PMID: 2496758Feb 7, 1989Paper

Conformational states of beta-lactamase: molten-globule states at acidic and alkaline pH with high salt

Biochemistry
Y Goto, A L Fink

Abstract

We present evidence that beta-lactamase is close to fully unfolded (i.e., random coil conformation) at low ionic strength at the extremes of pH and that the presence of salt causes a cooperative transition to a conformation with the properties of a molten globule, namely, a compact state with native-like secondary structure but disordered side chains (tertiary structure). The conformation of beta-lactamase I from Bacillus cereus was examined over the pH 1.5-12.5 region by circular dichroism (CD), tryptophan fluorescence, dynamic light scattering, and 1-anilino-8-naphthalenesulfonate (ANS) binding. Under conditions of low ionic strength (I = 0.05) beta-lactamase was unfolded below pH 2.5 and above pH 11.5, on the basis of the far-UV and near-UV CD and tryptophan fluorescence. However, at high ionic strength and low pH an intermediate conformation (state A) was observed, with a secondary structure content similar to that of the native protein but a largely disordered tertiary structure. The transition from the unfolded state (U) to state A induced by KCl was cooperative and had a midpoint at 0.12 M KCl (I = 0.17 M) at pH 1.6. A similar conformation (state B) was observed at high pH and high ionic strength. The transition from the...Continue Reading

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