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Two exposed amino acid residues confer thermostability on a cold shock protein

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Perl, Dieter ; Mueller, Uwe ; Heinemann, Udo ; Schmid, Franz X.:
Two exposed amino acid residues confer thermostability on a cold shock protein.
In: Nature Structural Biology. Vol. 7 (2000) Issue 5 . - pp. 380-383.
ISSN 1072-8368
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/75151

Abstract in another language

Thermophilic organisms produce proteins of exceptional stability. To understand protein thermostability at the molecular level we studied a pair of cold shock proteins, one of mesophilic and one of thermophilic origin, by systematic mutagenesis. Although the two proteins differ in sequence at 12 positions, two surface-exposed residues are responsible for the increase in stability of the thermophilic protein (by 15.8 kJ mol-1 at 70 degrees C). 11.5 kJ mol-1 originate from a predominantly electrostatic contribution of Arg 3 and 5.2 kJ mol-1 from hydrophobic interactions of Leu 66 at the carboxy terminus. The mesophilic protein could be converted to a highly thermostable form by changing the Glu residues at positions 3 and 66 to Arg and Leu, respectively. The variation of surface residues may thus provide a simple and powerful approach for increasing the thermostability of a protein.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Additional notes: PubMed-ID: 10802723
Institutions of the University: Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors > Professor Biochemistry - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Xaver Schmid
Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Professorship Biochemistry
Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors
Result of work at the UBT: Yes
DDC Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry
Date Deposited: 28 May 2015 06:49
Last Modified: 28 Feb 2023 13:36
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/14367