Bhavesh, Neel S. ; Panchal, Sanjay C. ; Mittal, Rohit ; Hosur, Ramakrishna V. (2001) NMR identification of local structural preferences in HIV-1 protease tethered heterodimer in 6 M guanidine hydrochloride FEBS Letters, 509 (2). pp. 218-224. ISSN 0014-5793
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Abstract
Understanding protein folding requires complete characterization of all the states of the protein present along the folding pathways. For this purpose nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has proved to be a very powerful technique because of the great detail it can unravel regarding the structure and dynamics of protein molecules. We report here NMR identification of local structural preferences in human immunodeficiency virus-1 protease in the 'unfolded state'. Analyses of the chemical shifts revealed the presence of local structural preferences many of which are native-like, and there are also some non-native structural elements. Three-bond HN-Hα coupling constants that could be measured for some of the N-terminal and C-terminal residues are consistent with the native-like β-structure. Unusually shifted 15N and amide proton chemical shifts of residues adjacent to some prolines and tryptophans also indicate the presence of some structural elements. These conclusions are supported by amide proton temperature coefficients and nuclear Overhauser enhancement data. The locations of the residues exhibiting preferred structural propensities on the crystal structure of the protein, give useful insights into the folding mechanism of this protein.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Protease; Denatured; Unfolded Protein; Guanidine Hydrochloride; Backbone Resonance Assignment; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; HNN; HN(C)N; Residual Structural Propensity |
ID Code: | 16661 |
Deposited On: | 15 Nov 2010 13:29 |
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