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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
Hydrophobin SC3 is a protein with special self-association properties that differ depending on whether it is in solution, on an air/water interface or on a solid surface. Its self-association on an air/water interface and solid surface have been extensively characterized. The current study focuses on its self-association in water because this is the starting point for the other two association processes. Size-exclusion chromatography was used to fractionate soluble-state SC3. Real-time multiangular light scattering detection of the eluate indicated that SC3 mainly exists as a dimer in buffer, accompanied with a small amount of monomer, tetramer, and larger aggregates. Dimeric SC3 has very likely an elongated shape, as indicated by the hydrodynamic radius determined by using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and fluorescence anisotropy measurements on dansyl-labeled SC3. Size-exclusion chromatography experiments also indicated that the protein oligomerizes very slowly at low temperature (4 degrees C) but rather rapidly at room temperature. Ionic strength plays an important role in the oligomerization; a short-lived monomeric SC3 species could be observed in pure water. Oligomerization was not affected by low pH but was accelerated by high pH. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer showed that dissociation occurred when the protein concentration was lowered; a large population of oligomers, presumably dimers, dissociate when the protein concentration is <4.5 microg/mL. This value is similar to the critical concentration for SC3 self-assembly. Therefore, dimeric SC3 is indicated to be the building block for both aggregation in solution and self-assembly at hydrophobic/hydrophilic interfaces.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0961-8368
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
810-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Chromatography, Gel, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Circular Dichroism, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Fluorescent Dyes, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Fungal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Models, Chemical, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Osmolar Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Scattering, Radiation, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Spectrometry, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Trifluoroacetic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:14978312-Water
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Oligomerization of hydrophobin SC3 in solution: from soluble state to self-assembly.
pubmed:affiliation
BioMaDe Technology Foundation, and Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article