Abstract:
:Structural roles of loop regions are frequently overlooked in proteins. Nevertheless, they may be key players in the definition of protein topology and in the self-assembly processes occurring through domain swapping. We here investigate the effects on structure and stability of replacing the loop connecting the last two β-strands of RNase A with the corresponding region of the more thermostable Onconase. The crystal structure of this chimeric variant (RNaseA-ONC) shows that its terminal loop size better adheres to the topological rules for the design of stabilized proteins, proposed by Baker and coworkers [43]. Indeed, RNaseA-ONC displays a thermal stability close to that of RNase A, despite the lack of Pro at position 114, which, due to its propensity to favor a cis peptide bond, has been identified as an important stabilizing factor of the native protein. Accordingly, RNaseA-ONC is significantly more stable than RNase A variants lacking Pro114; RNaseA-ONC also displays a higher propensity to form oligomers in native conditions when compared to either RNase A or Onconase. This finding demonstrates that modifications of terminal loops should to be carefully controlled in terms of size and sequence to avoid unwanted and/or potentially harmful aggregation processes.
journal_name
Int J Biol Macromoljournal_title
International journal of biological macromoleculesauthors
Esposito L,Donnarumma F,Ruggiero A,Leone S,Vitagliano L,Picone Ddoi
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.04.164subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-07-15 00:00:00pages
1125-1133eissn
0141-8130issn
1879-0003pii
S0141-8130(19)31077-3journal_volume
133pub_type
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