Structural Reorganization Triggered by Charging of Lys Residues in the Hydrophobic Interior of a Protein

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• 作者：Michael  ; S. Chimenti¹ ; Victor  ; S. Khangulov¹ ; Aaron  ; C. Robinson¹ ; Annie Heroux³ ; Ananya Majumdar¹ ; Jamie  ; L. Schlessman² ; Bertrand Garcí ; a-Moreno¹ ; ^{bertrand@jhu.edu}
• 刊名：Structure
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：143_09692126
• 类别：bio
• 出版时间：6 June, 2012
• 卷：20
• 期：6
• 页码：1071-1085
• 文件大小：1377 K

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Summary

Structural consequences of ionization of residues buried in the hydrophobic interior of proteins were examined systematically in 25 proteins with internal Lys residues. Crystal structures showed that the ionizable groups are buried. NMR spectroscopy showed that in 2 of 25 cases studied, the ionization of an internal Lys unfolded the protein globally. In five cases, the internal charge triggered localized changes in structure and dynamics, and in three cases, it promoted partial or local unfolding. Remarkably, in 15 proteins, the ionization of the internal Lys had no detectable structural consequences. Highly stable proteins appear to be inherently capable of withstanding the presence of charge in their hydrophobic interior, without the need for specialized structural adaptations. The extent of structural reorganization paralleled loosely with global thermodynamic stability, suggesting that structure-based pm>Km>_a calculations for buried residues could be improved by calculation of thermodynamic stability and by enhanced conformational sampling.