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arXiv 0810.1250physics.bio-ph
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单蛋白质力实验中的非结构中间态

Unstructured intermediate states in single protein force experiments

Ivan Junier, Felix Ritort

摘要:

最近对单结构域蛋白质的单分子力测量突出了三态折叠机制,其中在拉伸状态和天然状态之间的折叠轨迹上观察到稳定的中间状态(I)。在这里,我们研究了晶格上的蛋白质类杂聚物模型,导致一个三态机制,并表明力的实验可以用来确定结构的I。我们已经发现,我主要是由一个由大量本地联系人稳定的核心,加上一个非结构化的扩展链组成的。寿命的我被证明是敏感的蛋白质的修改,破坏的核心。然后,我们提出了三种类型的修饰-点突变,切割和环状排列-旨在:(1)确认核心的存在和(2)确定其位置,在一个氨基酸的准确性,沿多肽链。我们还提出了旨在探测I的开/关通路性质的力跳跃协议。

英文摘要:

Recent single-molecule force measurements on single-domain proteins have highlighted a three-state folding mechanism where a stabilized intermediate state (I) is observed on the folding trajectory between the stretched state and the native state. Here we investigate on-lattice protein-like heteropolymer models that lead to a three-state mechanism and show that force experiments can be useful to determine the structure of I. We have mostly found that I is composed of a core stabilized by a high number of native contacts, plus an unstructured extended chain. The lifetime of I is shown to be sensitive to modifications of the protein that spoil the core. We then propose three types of modifications--point mutations, cuts, and circular permutations--aiming at: (1) confirming the presence of the core and (2) determining its location, within one amino acid accuracy, along the polypeptide chain. We also propose force jump protocols aiming to probe the on/off-pathway nature of I.

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