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Characterization of an alternative low energy fold for bovine α-lactalbumin formed by disulfide bond shuffling.

Proteins. 2012 Mar;80(3):913-9. doi:10.1002/prot.23247. Epub 2011 Dec 21
Sarah Lewney 1 , Lorna J Smith
Sarah Lewney 1 , Lorna J Smith

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  • 1 Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom.

摘要


Bovine α-lactalbumin (αLA) forms a misfolded disulfide bond shuffled isomer, X-αLA. This X-αLA isomer contains two native disulfide bridges (Cys 6-Cys 120 and Cys 28-Cys 111) and two non-native disulfide bridges (Cys 61-Cys 73 and Cys 77-Cys 91). MD simulations have been used to characterize the X-αLA isomer and its formation via disulfide bond shuffling and to compare it with the native fold of αLA. In the simulations of the X-αLA isomer the structure of the α-domain of native αLA is largely retained in agreement with experimental data. However, there are significant rearrangements in the β-domain, including the loss of the native β-sheet and calcium binding site. Interestingly, the energies of X-αLA and native αLA in simulations in the absence of calcium are closely similar. Thus, the X-αLA isomer represents a different low energy fold for the protein. Calcium binding to native αLA is shown to help preserve the structure of the β-domain of the protein limiting possibilities for disulfide bond shuffling. Hence, binding calcium plays an important role in both maintaining the native structure of αLA and providing a mechanism for distinguishing between folded and misfolded species.

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