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Topological frustration in beta alpha-repeat proteins: sequence diversity modulates the conserved folding mechanisms of alpha/beta/alpha sandwich proteins.

Abstract：

:The thermodynamic hypothesis of Anfinsen postulates that structures and stabilities of globular proteins are determined by their amino acid sequences. Chain topology, however, is known to influence the folding reaction, in that motifs with a preponderance of local interactions typically fold more rapidly than those with a larger fraction of nonlocal interactions. Together, the topology and sequence can modulate the energy landscape and influence the rate at which the protein folds to the native conformation. To explore the relationship of sequence and topology in the folding of beta alpha-repeat proteins, which are dominated by local interactions, we performed a combined experimental and simulation analysis on two members of the flavodoxin-like, alpha/beta/alpha sandwich fold. Spo0F and the N-terminal receiver domain of NtrC (NT-NtrC) have similar topologies but low sequence identity, enabling a test of the effects of sequence on folding. Experimental results demonstrated that both response-regulator proteins fold via parallel channels through highly structured submillisecond intermediates before accessing their cis prolyl peptide bond-containing native conformations. Global analysis of the experimental results preferentially places these intermediates off the productive folding pathway. Sequence-sensitive Gō-model simulations conclude that frustration in the folding in Spo0F, corresponding to the appearance of the off-pathway intermediate, reflects competition for intra-subdomain van der Waals contacts between its N- and C-terminal subdomains. The extent of transient, premature structure appears to correlate with the number of isoleucine, leucine, and valine (ILV) side chains that form a large sequence-local cluster involving the central beta-sheet and helices alpha2, alpha 3, and alpha 4. The failure to detect the off-pathway species in the simulations of NT-NtrC may reflect the reduced number of ILV side chains in its corresponding hydrophobic cluster. The location of the hydrophobic clusters in the structure may also be related to the differing functional properties of these response regulators. Comparison with the results of previous experimental and simulation analyses on the homologous CheY argues that prematurely folded unproductive intermediates are a common property of the beta alpha-repeat motif.

journal_name

J Mol Biol

journal_title

Journal of molecular biology

authors

Hills RD Jr,Kathuria SV,Wallace LA,Day IJ,Brooks CL 3rd,Matthews CR

doi

10.1016/j.jmb.2010.03.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-04-30 00:00:00

pages

332-50

issue

eissn

0022-2836

issn

1089-8638

pii

S0022-2836(10)00239-1

journal_volume

398

pub_type

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Topological frustration in beta alpha-repeat proteins: sequence diversity modulates the conserved folding mechanisms of alpha/beta/alpha sandwich proteins.