Equilibrium unfolding thermodynamics of beta2-microglobulin analyzed through native-state H/D exchange.
The exchange rates for the amide hydrogens of beta(2)-microglobulin, the protein responsible for dialysis-related amyloidosis, were measured under native conditions at different temperatures ranging from 301 to 315 K. The pattern of protection factors within different regions of the protein correlates well with the hydrogen-bonding pattern of the deposited structures. Analysis of the exchange rates indicates the presence of mixed EX1- and EX2-limit mechanisms. The measured parameters are consistent with a two-process model in which two competing pathways, i.e., global unfolding in the core region and partial openings of the native state, determine the observed exchange rates. These findings are analyzed with respect to the amyloidogenic properties of the protein.
Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy and Istituto Nazionale Biostrutture e Biosistemi, Rome, Italy. enrico.rennella@uniud.it
Enrico
E
Rennella
Alessandra
A
Corazza
Federico
F
Fogolari
Paolo
P
Viglino
Sofia
S
Giorgetti
Monica
M
Stoppini
Vittorio
V
Bellotti
Gennaro
G
Esposito
D000465:Algorithms; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D041961:Deuterium Exchange Measurement; D006859:Hydrogen; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics
D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin; D014867:Water; D006859:Hydrogen