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Prodan fluorescence mimics the GroEL folding cycle.

Yogeet Kaur1, Paul M Horowitz

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.

The Protein Journal
|January 8, 2005
PubMed
Summary

The fluorescent probe prodan detects subtle hydrophobic changes on GroEL during protein folding. Unlike other probes, prodan reveals GroEL

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Protein Folding

Background:

  • GroEL is a molecular chaperone essential for protein folding.
  • Understanding GroEL's conformational changes is key to deciphering its function.
  • Hydrophobic interactions play a critical role in protein folding and GroEL's mechanism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the conformational changes of GroEL during its functional cycle using a fluorescent probe.
  • To assess the sensitivity of different hydrophobic probes in detecting subtle changes in GroEL's surface hydrophobicity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the fluorescent probe 6-propionyl-2-(dimethylamino) naphthalene sulfonate (prodan) to monitor GroEL's hydrophobicity.
  • Compared prodan's sensitivity with other hydrophobic probes like bis-ANS and dansyl lysine.
  • Measured fluorescence emission peaks and intensities under various GroEL-bound states (GroEL, GroEL-ATP, GroEL-ATP-GroES).

Main Results:

  • Prodan exhibited distinct fluorescence emission shifts and intensity changes when bound to GroEL, GroEL-ATP, and GroEL-ATP-GroES.
  • These changes in prodan's fluorescence mimicked the exposure of hydrophobic surfaces on GroEL during its folding cycle.
  • Bis-ANS and dansyl lysine failed to detect minor hydrophobic alterations in GroEL upon ATP binding, unlike prodan.

Conclusions:

  • Prodan is a sensitive fluorescent probe for detecting dynamic changes in GroEL's surface hydrophobicity.
  • Prodan's sensitivity surpasses that of bis-ANS and dansyl lysine for minor hydrophobic exposure changes.
  • The study highlights prodan's utility in characterizing the conformational dynamics of molecular chaperones like GroEL.

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