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结构在蛋白质动力学转变中的作用

The Role of Structure in the Protein Dynamical Transition

Yunfen He, Andrea G. Markelz

摘要:

利用太赫兹时域光谱(THz-TDS)研究了蛋白质结构对蛋白质动力学跃迁的影响。天然状态和变性鸡蛋清溶菌酶(HEWL)进行的测量表明,蛋白质结构是不必要的动态过渡。我们发现,温度依赖性激活行为,并没有证据表明一个脆弱的强过渡。短链聚丙氨酸的测量显示了动态转变为五丙氨酸,但是没有观察到二丙氨酸或三丙氨酸的转变。这些测量表明,温度依赖性严格地从侧链与溶剂的相互作用产生。短链多肽缺乏过渡可能表明温度依赖性来自于与多肽链长度成比例的相邻水的净排序。

英文摘要:

The protein dynamical transition is investigated as a function of protein structure using terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). Measurements performed for native state and denatured hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) show that protein structure is not necessary for the dynamical transition. We find the temperature dependence follows activated behavior and there is no evidence of a fragile to strong transition. Measurements of short chain poly alanine show a dynamical transition down to penta-alanine, however no transition is observed for di-alanine or tri-alanine. These measurements demonstrate that the temperature dependence arises strictly from the interaction of the side chains with the solvent. The lack of a transition for shorter chain polypeptides may indicate the temperature dependence arises from a net ordering of the adjacent water which scales with the length of the polypeptide chain.

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