Energetic rationale for an unexpected and abrupt reversal of guanidinium chloride-induced unfolding of peptide deformylase |
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Authors: | Berg Alexander K Manokaran Sumathra Eiler Daniel Kooren Joel Mallik Sanku Srivastava D K |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA. |
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Abstract: | Peptide deformylase (PDF) catalyzes the removal of formyl group from the N-terminal methionine residues of nascent proteins in prokaryotes, and this enzyme is a high priority target for antibiotic design. In pursuit of delineating the structural-functional features of Escherichia coli PDF (EcPDF), we investigated the mechanistic pathway for the guanidinium chloride (GdmCl)-induced unfolding of the enzyme by monitoring the secondary structural changes via CD spectroscopy. The experimental data revealed that EcPDF is a highly stable enzyme, and it undergoes slow denaturation in the presence of varying concentrations of GdmCl. The most interesting aspect of these studies has been the abrupt reversal of the unfolding pathway at low to moderate concentrations of the denaturant, but not at high concentration. An energetic rationale for such an unprecedented feature in protein chemistry is offered. |
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Keywords: | peptide deformylase protein unfolding denaturation guanidinium chloride CD spectroscopy |
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