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|PDB= 1gez |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>1gez</scene>, resolution 1.8Å | |PDB= 1gez |SIZE=350|CAPTION= <scene name='initialview01'>1gez</scene>, resolution 1.8Å | ||
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|LIGAND= <scene name='pdbligand=NA:SODIUM ION'>NA</scene> | |LIGAND= <scene name='pdbligand=NA:SODIUM+ION'>NA</scene> | ||
|ACTIVITY= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysozyme Lysozyme], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.2.1.17 3.2.1.17] | |ACTIVITY= <span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysozyme Lysozyme], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.2.1.17 3.2.1.17] </span> | ||
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|RELATEDENTRY=[[1eq4|1EQ4]], [[1gev|1GEV]], [[1gf0|1GF0]], [[1gf3|1GF3]], [[1gf4|1GF4]], [[1gf5|1GF5]], [[1gf6|1GF6]], [[1gf7|1GF7]] | |||
|RESOURCES=<span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1gez FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1gez OCA], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1gez PDBsum], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1gez RCSB]</span> | |||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
It has been generally believed that polar residues are usually located on the surface of protein structures. However, there are many polar groups in the interior of the structures in reality. To evaluate the contribution of such buried polar groups to the conformational stability of a protein, nonpolar to polar mutations (L8T, A9S, A32S, I56T, I59T, I59S, A92S, V93T, A96S, V99T, and V100T) in the interior of a human lysozyme were examined. The thermodynamic parameters for denaturation were determined using a differential scanning calorimeter, and the crystal structures were analyzed by X-ray crystallography. If a polar group had a heavy energy cost to be buried, a mutant protein would be remarkably destabilized. However, the stability (Delta G) of the Ala to Ser and Val to Thr mutant human lysozymes was comparable to that of the wild-type protein, suggesting a low-energy penalty of buried polar groups. The structural analysis showed that all polar side chains introduced in the mutant proteins were able to find their hydrogen bond partners, which are ubiquitous in protein structures. The empirical structure-based calculation of stability change (Delta Delta G) [Takano et al. (1999) Biochemistry 38, 12698--12708] revealed that the mutant proteins decreased the hydrophobic effect contributing to the stability (Delta G(HP)), but this destabilization was recovered by the hydrogen bonds newly introduced. The present study shows the favorable contribution of polar groups with hydrogen bonds in the interior of protein molecules to the conformational stability. | It has been generally believed that polar residues are usually located on the surface of protein structures. However, there are many polar groups in the interior of the structures in reality. To evaluate the contribution of such buried polar groups to the conformational stability of a protein, nonpolar to polar mutations (L8T, A9S, A32S, I56T, I59T, I59S, A92S, V93T, A96S, V99T, and V100T) in the interior of a human lysozyme were examined. The thermodynamic parameters for denaturation were determined using a differential scanning calorimeter, and the crystal structures were analyzed by X-ray crystallography. If a polar group had a heavy energy cost to be buried, a mutant protein would be remarkably destabilized. However, the stability (Delta G) of the Ala to Ser and Val to Thr mutant human lysozymes was comparable to that of the wild-type protein, suggesting a low-energy penalty of buried polar groups. The structural analysis showed that all polar side chains introduced in the mutant proteins were able to find their hydrogen bond partners, which are ubiquitous in protein structures. The empirical structure-based calculation of stability change (Delta Delta G) [Takano et al. (1999) Biochemistry 38, 12698--12708] revealed that the mutant proteins decreased the hydrophobic effect contributing to the stability (Delta G(HP)), but this destabilization was recovered by the hydrogen bonds newly introduced. The present study shows the favorable contribution of polar groups with hydrogen bonds in the interior of protein molecules to the conformational stability. | ||
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
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[[Category: Yamagata, Y.]] | [[Category: Yamagata, Y.]] | ||
[[Category: Yutani, K.]] | [[Category: Yutani, K.]] | ||
[[Category: buried polar]] | [[Category: buried polar]] | ||
[[Category: stability]] | [[Category: stability]] | ||
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