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Protein-folding landscapes in multichain systems.

Troy Cellmer1, Dusan Bratko, John M Prausnitz

  • 1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|August 6, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Protein folding studies reveal that protein chains folding in isolation differ from those folding with other molecules. Increased chain concentration lowers melting temperature and favors misfolded states, driven by entropy.

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Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Computational Biology
  • Protein Science

Background:

  • Protein folding is crucial for biological function.
  • Traditional studies often examine protein chains in isolation.
  • Real-world systems involve proteins folding amidst other molecules.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the thermodynamics of protein folding in isolation versus in the presence of other chains.
  • To understand how molecular crowding affects protein folding pathways and stability.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a Miyazawa-Jernigan model for a 64-mer protein chain.
  • Compared folding thermodynamics of an isolated chain to results in multichain systems.
  • Analyzed free-energy landscapes and interprotein interactions.

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Main Results:

  • Melting temperature decreases with increasing chain concentration.
  • Multichain systems exhibit a higher propensity for misfolded states.
  • The transition to misfolded and associated states is entropically driven near the folding temperature.
  • Native contacts are prevalent in early aggregation stages.

Conclusions:

  • Protein folding behavior is significantly altered by the presence of other molecules.
  • Molecular crowding can promote misfolding and aggregation.
  • Native protein topology influences early aggregation events.