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Investigation at Residue Level of the Early Steps during the Assembly of Two Proteins into Supramolecular Objects

Salvatore, Delphine B. ; Duraffourg, Nicolas ; Favier, Adrien ; Persson, Björn LU ; Lund, Mikael LU orcid ; Delage, Marie-Madeleine ; Silvers, Robert ; Schwalbe, Harald ; Croguennec, Thomas and Bouhallab, Said , et al. (2011) In Biomacromolecules 12(6). p.2200-2210
Abstract
Understanding the driving forces governing protein assembly requires the characterization of interactions at molecular level. We focus on two homologous oppositely charged proteins, lysozyme and alpha-lactalbumin, which can assemble into microspheres. The assembly early steps were characterized through the identification of interacting surfaces monitored at residue level by NMR chemical shift perturbations by titrating one N-15-labeled protein with its unlabeled partner. While a-lactalbumin has a narrow interacting site, lysozyme has interacting sites scattered on a broad surface. The further assembly of these rather unspecific heterodimers into tetrarners leads to the establishment of well-defined interaction sites. Within the tetramers,... (More)
Understanding the driving forces governing protein assembly requires the characterization of interactions at molecular level. We focus on two homologous oppositely charged proteins, lysozyme and alpha-lactalbumin, which can assemble into microspheres. The assembly early steps were characterized through the identification of interacting surfaces monitored at residue level by NMR chemical shift perturbations by titrating one N-15-labeled protein with its unlabeled partner. While a-lactalbumin has a narrow interacting site, lysozyme has interacting sites scattered on a broad surface. The further assembly of these rather unspecific heterodimers into tetrarners leads to the establishment of well-defined interaction sites. Within the tetramers, most of the electrostatic charge patches on the protein surfaces are shielded. Then, hydrophobic interactions, which are possible because alpha-lactalbumin is in a partially folded state, become preponderant, leading to the formation of larger oligomers. This approach will be particularly useful for rationalizing the design of protein assemblies as nanoscale devices. (Less)
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Biomacromolecules
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12
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2200 - 2210
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The American Chemical Society (ACS)
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1526-4602
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10.1021/bm200285e
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  abstract     = {{Understanding the driving forces governing protein assembly requires the characterization of interactions at molecular level. We focus on two homologous oppositely charged proteins, lysozyme and alpha-lactalbumin, which can assemble into microspheres. The assembly early steps were characterized through the identification of interacting surfaces monitored at residue level by NMR chemical shift perturbations by titrating one N-15-labeled protein with its unlabeled partner. While a-lactalbumin has a narrow interacting site, lysozyme has interacting sites scattered on a broad surface. The further assembly of these rather unspecific heterodimers into tetrarners leads to the establishment of well-defined interaction sites. Within the tetramers, most of the electrostatic charge patches on the protein surfaces are shielded. Then, hydrophobic interactions, which are possible because alpha-lactalbumin is in a partially folded state, become preponderant, leading to the formation of larger oligomers. This approach will be particularly useful for rationalizing the design of protein assemblies as nanoscale devices.}},
  author       = {{Salvatore, Delphine B. and Duraffourg, Nicolas and Favier, Adrien and Persson, Björn and Lund, Mikael and Delage, Marie-Madeleine and Silvers, Robert and Schwalbe, Harald and Croguennec, Thomas and Bouhallab, Said and Forge, Vincent}},
  issn         = {{1526-4602}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{2200--2210}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Biomacromolecules}},
  title        = {{Investigation at Residue Level of the Early Steps during the Assembly of Two Proteins into Supramolecular Objects}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm200285e}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/bm200285e}},
  volume       = {{12}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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