Comparison of Inactivation and Unfolding of Calf Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase in Guanidinium Chloride Solution

IntroductionCalf intestinal alkaline phosphatase(CIP,EC3 .1 .3 .1 ) is a metalloenzyme which catalyzes thenonspecific hydrolysis of phosphate monoesters[1 ] .The X-ray crystal structure of bacterial alkalinephosphatase has been reported to0 .2 nm resolutionin the presence of inorganic phosphate[2 ] . Theactive site is a pocket containing a tight cluster oftwo zinc ions (0 .3 9nm separation) and onemagnesium ion (0 . 5 and 0 .7nm from two zincions) .CIP also contains zinc and magnesium ions…     

猪肾氨基酰化酶Ⅰ的初步晶体学研究

<正>氨基酰化酶Ⅰ(aminoacylase I,ACY-1)(3.5.1.14)主要存在于哺乳动物的肾脏和微生物中,是生物体进行氨基酸代谢时一个重要的水解酶,它可逆地催化酰化L-氨基酸的水解反应.该酶由772个氨基酸组成,分子量为85.500ku,是一个寡聚酶,由两个相同亚基组成,每个亚基含有一个锌离子.猪肾ACY-1与人的ACY-1的核酸序列有88.3%的同源性,氨基酸序列的同源性为87.7%.将猪肾ACY-1的氨基酸序列放在PROSITE数据库中检索,除了几个潜在的蛋白激酶磷酸化的位点和2个可能的N-糖基化位点外,没有其他明显的特征.把猪肾ACY-1的核酸序列和氨基酸序列与EMBL/GenBank和SwissProt Database中的序列进行比较,除了由E.coli表达的酰氨酶(amidase,succinyl-diaminopimelate desuccinylase),没有发现它与其他蛋白质有同源性,Wilbur-Lipman Algorithm统计分析表明,酰氨酶与猪肾ACY-1序列在400个氨基酸长度内有24%的等同性、这些结果提示,ACY-1是一类新的含锌金属蛋白.张艳等人用CD和FTIR谱对它的二级结构进行了研究.     

虫荧光素酶N末端缺失

目的是通过虫荧光素酶Ｎ末端氨基酸的缺失,研究缺失对酶活性的影响。采用聚合酶链式反应的方法,构建虫荧光素酶Ｎ－末端缺失７,８,９个氨基酸残基的突变体,导入大肠杆菌ＤＨ５α菌株中直接得到表达,再分离纯化粗酶,并检测酶活。结果表明,Ｎ末端缺失７个氨基酸的突变体几乎没有活性（小于天然活性的０．５％）,Ｎ末端缺失８个以上氨基酸残基的突变体则完全丧失活性。由于Ｎ末端缺失６个氨基酸的突变体保持了７７％的酶活性,因而萤火虫荧光素酶Ｎ末端第７个氨基酸与酶的催化活性密切相关。     

Unfolding and Inactivation of Green Crab ( Scylla Serrata) Alkaline Phosphatase during Thermal Denaturation *

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Activation of Calf Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase by Trifluoroethanol

IntroductionAlkaline phosphatase(EC3 .1 .3 .1 ) is a nonspecificphosphomonoesterase that is found in bothprocaryotes and eucaryotes as a dimer withidentical subunits[1] .It belongs to the group ofenzymes attached to the lipid bilayer of membranesby a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor[2 4] .Itis ametalloprotein that has two Zn2 +ions and oneMg2 +ion in each active site.Both its catalyticmechanism and structure have been thoroughlystudied and reviewed[5,6 ] .In mammals,alkalinephosphatase is…     

Characterization of the Partially Folded Monomeric Intermediate of Creatine Kinase

IntroductionRecent studies of the protein folding pathway andintermediate states in vitro and in vivo haveinduced much interest in the importance ofunderstanding the propertiesof partially structuredintermediates[1 7] . Studies have suggested thatintermed…     

低pH条件下酸诱导的氨基酰化酶的折叠研究

在低离子强度下，随着ｐＨ的降低，氨基酰化酶的构象逐渐伸展，至ｐＨ２．０附近去折叠程度达到最大，但ＣＤ光谱测量的结果表明此时酶分子仍具有一定的二级结构。通过增加ＨＣｌＯ４的浓度，使ｐＨ进一步降低，ＣｌＯ＾－４阴离子诱导氨基酰化酶发生协同性的再折叠过程，使酶分子的构象从伸展状态成与“融球结构”类似的状态，即分子折叠过程，使酶分子的构象从伸展状态转变成与“融球结构”类似的状态，即分子折叠至一定的紧密程度     

Unfolding of C2A Domain of Synaptotagmin I in the Presence of Guanidine Hydrochloride

The C2 domain originally referred to the second of four constant structural motifs in protein kinase C (PKC). Now this domain represents a large structural family sharing a homologous dimensional structure in many proteins that play important roles in many organisms. The C2A domain is one of the two C2 domains of synaptotagmin I involved in the Ca^2 regulation of exocytosis. This domain is mostly composed of β-sheet except for a small fraction of α-helix, and therefore provides an ideal model for a protein folding study. In this report, the unfolding equilibrium of the C2A domain in guanidine hydrochloride (GdnHCI) containing solutions has been studied using ultraviolet (UV) difference spectrum, fluorescence spectrum, size exclusion chromatography (SEC), and circular dichroism (CD) spectrum. The results suggest that unfolding of the C2A domain occurs as a two-state process during GdnHCI titration. By examining the changes of both tertiary structure and secondary structure, no intermediates could be detected during this unfolding study. However, it has been found that the native state of the C2A domain has a large hydrophobic surface. This result suggests that as a fragment of a protein, the C2A domain itself may exist in a state with large hydrophobic surface. This hydrophobic surface may be the molecular basis for interaction between domains in the whole protein.Furthermore, the hydrophobic behavior may play a role during the oligomerization of svnaptotagmin.     

Effect of Urea on Activity and Conformation of a Glycoprotein

Introduction In some enzymes, inactivation occurs before noticeable conformational change can be detected during denaturation by guanidinium chloride or urea[1-6]. Tsou[7] suggested that enzyme active sites are formed by relatively weak molecular interact…