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18234223

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-18
pubmed:abstractText
The 90-residue N-terminal Phox and Bem1p (PB1) domain of NBR1 forms an alpha/beta ubiquitin-like fold. Kinetic analysis using stopped-flow fluorescence reveals two-state kinetics; however, nonlinear effects in the denaturant dependence of the unfolding data demonstrate changes in the position of the rate-limiting barrier along the folding coordinate as the folding conditions change. The kinetics of wt-PB1 and several mutants show that this curvature is consistent with a single-pathway mechanism involving sequential transition states (TS1 and TS2) separated by a transiently populated high-energy intermediate, rather than movement of the transition state on a broad energy plateau. We show that the two transition states within the sequential model represent structurally and thermodynamically distinct species. TS1 is a collapsed state (alpha(TS1)=0.71) with a large enthalpic barrier to formation that is rate-limiting under conditions that strongly favour folding. TS2 is highly native-like (alpha(TS2)=0.93) and represents a late entropic barrier to formation of the native state. In support of the sequential transition state mechanism, we show that the G62A helix 2 substitution stabilises TS1 and the intermediate to such an extent that the latter becomes significantly populated, leading to the observation of a fast kinetic phase representing the initial U-->I transition, with TS2 (alpha(TS2)=0.87) becoming rate-limiting. The folding rate is not retarded by populating an intermediate, which would be expected for a misfold state, but is accelerated, suggesting that the I state is productive and on-pathway. The results show that the apparent two-state folding of the wt-PB1 domain occurs along a well-defined pathway involving structurally and thermodynamically distinct sequential transition states and an obligatory metastable intermediate that represents a productive local minimum in the energy landscape that increases the efficiency of barrier crossing through favourable effects on the entropy of activation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1089-8638
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
376
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1463-77
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Sequential barriers and an obligatory metastable intermediate define the apparent two-state folding pathway of the ubiquitin-like PB1 domain of NBR1.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Chemistry, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't