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X-Ray Crystallography to Study the Oligomeric State Transition of the Thermotoga maritima M42 Aminopeptidase TmPep1050
Published on: May 13, 2020
Three-state thermal unfolding of onconase
Salvador Casares-Atienza1, Ulrich Weininger, Ana Cámara-Artigas
1Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada. Avda. Fuentenueva s/n. 18071 Granada, Spain.
Abstract:
Onconase is a member of the ribonuclease A superfamily currently in phase IIIb clinical trials as a treatment for malign mesothelioma due to its cytotoxic activity selective against tumor-cells. In this work, we have studied the equilibrium thermal unfolding of onconase using a combination of several structural and biophysical techniques. Our results indicate that at least one significantly populated intermediate, which implies the exposure of hydrophobic surface and significant changes in the environment around Trp3, occurs during the equilibrium unfolding process of this protein. The intermediate begins to populate at about 30° below the global unfolding temperature, reaching a maximum population of nearly 60%, 10° below the global unfolding temperature.
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