Conformational stability, dynamics and function of human frataxin: Tryptophan side chain interplay

Lucía D Espeche1, Karl Ellioth Sewell2, Ignacio H Castro2

  • 1Departamento de Diagnóstico Genético, Centro Nacional de Genética Médica "Dr. Eduardo E. Castilla" A.N.L.I.S., Av. Las Heras 2670, C1425ASQ, C.A.B.A, Argentina.

Summary

Investigating frataxin variants revealed that specific tryptophan mutations impact iron-sulfur cluster assembly. Altered protein dynamics, particularly at Trp155, affect the supercomplex

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