Cold denaturation of the HIV-1 protease monomer

Heike Ilona Rösner, Martina Caldarini, Andreas Prestel, Maria Antonietta Vanoni, Ricardo Americo Broglia, Alessandro Aliverti, Guido Tiana, Birthe Brandt Kragelund

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Abstract

The human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) protease is a complex protein that in its active form adopts a homodimer dominated by β-sheet structures. We have discovered a cold-denatured state of the monomeric subunit of HIV-1 protease that is populated above 0 °C and therefore directly accessible to various spectroscopic approaches. Using nuclear magnetic resonance secondary chemical shifts, temperature coefficients, and protein dynamics, we suggest that the cold-denatured state populates a compact wet globule containing transient non-native-like α-helical elements. From the linearity of the temperature coefficients and the hydrodynamic radii, we propose that the overall architecture of the cold-denatured state is maintained over the temperature range studied.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftBiochemistry
Vol/bind56
Udgave nummer8
Sider (fra-til)1029-1032
Antal sider4
ISSN0006-2960
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 28 feb. 2017

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