title: Structure and dynamics of the retro-form of the bacteriophage T5 endolysin.
abstract: Using high-resolution NMR spectroscopy we conducted a comparative analysis of the structural and dynamic properties of the bacteriophage T5 endolysin (EndoT5) and its retro-form; i.e., a protein with the reversed direction of the polypeptide chain (R-EndoT5). We show that structurally, retro-form can be described as the molten globule-like polypeptide that is easily able to form large oligomers and aggregates. To avoid complications associated with this high aggregation propensity of the retro protein, we compared EndoT5 and R-EndoT5 in the presence of strong denaturants. This analysis revealed that these two proteins possess different internal dynamics in solutions containing 8M urea, with the retro-form being characterized by larger dimensions and slower internal dynamics. We also show that in the absence of denaturant, both forms of the bacteriophage T5 endolysin are able to interact with micelles formed by the zwitterionic detergent dodecylphosphocholine (DPC), and that the formation of the protein-micelle complexes leads to the significant structural rearrangement of polypeptide chain and to the formation of stable hydrophobic core in the R-Endo T5.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia. Electronic address: kutyshenko@rambler.ru.
authors.forename: Victor P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Kutyshenko
authors.affiliation: Branch of Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov's Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia.
authors.forename: Galina V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Mikoulinskaia
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia.
authors.forename: Nikolai V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Molochkov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia.
authors.forename: Dmitry A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Prokhorov
authors.affiliation: Branch of Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov's Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia.
authors.forename: Sergei A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Taran
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA; Laboratory of Structural Dynamics, Stability and Folding of Proteins, Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tikhoretsky Ave. 4, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia. Electronic address: vuversky@health.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Vladimir N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Uversky
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D003902:Detergents / Q000737:chemistry; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010767:Phosphorylcholine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D066329:Protein Aggregates / Q000502:physiology; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D014508:Urea / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents; D008823:Micelles; D010455:Peptides; D066329:Protein Aggregates; D010767:Phosphorylcholine; C028810:dodecylphosphocholine; D014508:Urea; D010450:Endopeptidases; C001143:endolysin
keywords: Endolysin; Flexibility; High-resolution NMR; Intrinsic disorder; Intrinsically disordered protein; Protein dynamics; Protein folding; Retro-protein