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Conformational analysis of HAMLET, the folding variant of human alpha-lactalbumin associated with apoptosis

Casbarra, A ; Birolo, L ; Infusini, G ; DAL Piaz, F ; Svensson, M ; Pucci, P ; Svanborg, Catharina LU and Marino, G (2004) In Protein Science 13(5). p.1322-1330
Abstract
A combination of hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange and limited proteolysis experiments coupled to mass spectrometry analysis was used to depict the conformation in solution of HAMLET, the folding variant of human alpha-lactalbumin, complexed to oleic acid, that induces apoptosis in tumor and immature cells. Although near- and far-UV CD and fluorescence spectroscopy were not able to discriminate between HAMLET and apo-alpha-lactalbumin, H/D exchange experiments clearly showed that they correspond to two distinct conformational states, with HAMLET incorporating a greater number of deuterium atoms than the apo and holo forms. Complementary proteolysis experiments revealed that HAMLET and apo are both accessible to proteases in the P-domain... (More)
A combination of hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange and limited proteolysis experiments coupled to mass spectrometry analysis was used to depict the conformation in solution of HAMLET, the folding variant of human alpha-lactalbumin, complexed to oleic acid, that induces apoptosis in tumor and immature cells. Although near- and far-UV CD and fluorescence spectroscopy were not able to discriminate between HAMLET and apo-alpha-lactalbumin, H/D exchange experiments clearly showed that they correspond to two distinct conformational states, with HAMLET incorporating a greater number of deuterium atoms than the apo and holo forms. Complementary proteolysis experiments revealed that HAMLET and apo are both accessible to proteases in the P-domain but showed substantial differences in accessibility to proteases at specific sites. The overall results indicated that the conformational changes associated with the release of Ca2+ are not sufficient to induce the HAMLET conformation. Metal depletion might represent the first event to produce a partial unfolding in the beta-domain of a-lactalbumin, but some more unfolding is needed to generate the active conformation HAMLET, very likely allowing the protein to bind the C18:1 fatty acid moiety. On the basis of these data, a putative binding site of the oleic acid, which stabilizes the HAMLET conformation, is proposed. (Less)
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limited proteolysis, H/D exchange, conformational analysis, HAMLET, alpha-lactalbumin
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1469-896X
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10.1110/ps.03474704
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  abstract     = {{A combination of hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange and limited proteolysis experiments coupled to mass spectrometry analysis was used to depict the conformation in solution of HAMLET, the folding variant of human alpha-lactalbumin, complexed to oleic acid, that induces apoptosis in tumor and immature cells. Although near- and far-UV CD and fluorescence spectroscopy were not able to discriminate between HAMLET and apo-alpha-lactalbumin, H/D exchange experiments clearly showed that they correspond to two distinct conformational states, with HAMLET incorporating a greater number of deuterium atoms than the apo and holo forms. Complementary proteolysis experiments revealed that HAMLET and apo are both accessible to proteases in the P-domain but showed substantial differences in accessibility to proteases at specific sites. The overall results indicated that the conformational changes associated with the release of Ca2+ are not sufficient to induce the HAMLET conformation. Metal depletion might represent the first event to produce a partial unfolding in the beta-domain of a-lactalbumin, but some more unfolding is needed to generate the active conformation HAMLET, very likely allowing the protein to bind the C18:1 fatty acid moiety. On the basis of these data, a putative binding site of the oleic acid, which stabilizes the HAMLET conformation, is proposed.}},
  author       = {{Casbarra, A and Birolo, L and Infusini, G and DAL Piaz, F and Svensson, M and Pucci, P and Svanborg, Catharina and Marino, G}},
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  keywords     = {{limited proteolysis; H/D exchange; conformational analysis; HAMLET; alpha-lactalbumin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{1322--1330}},
  publisher    = {{The Protein Society}},
  series       = {{Protein Science}},
  title        = {{Conformational analysis of HAMLET, the folding variant of human alpha-lactalbumin associated with apoptosis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1110/ps.03474704}},
  doi          = {{10.1110/ps.03474704}},
  volume       = {{13}},
  year         = {{2004}},
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