Pressure denaturation of proteins: evaluation of compressibility effects

Biochemistry
K E PrehodaJ L Markley

Abstract

One of the key pieces of information from pressure denaturation experiments is the standard volume change for unfolding (Delta V(o)). The pressure dependence of the volume change, the standard compressibility change (Delta K(o)T), is typically assumed to be zero in the analysis of these experiments. We show here that this assumption can be incorrect and that the neglect of compressibility differences can skew the interpretation of experimental results. Analysis of experimental, variable-pressure NMR data for bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A in 2H2O at pH 2.0 and 295 K yielded the following statistically significant, non-zero values: Delta K(o) T = 0.015 +/- 0.002 mL mol-1 bar-1, Delta V(o) = -21 +/- 2 mL mol-1, and Delta G(o) = 2.8 +/- 0.3 kcal mol-1. The experimental protein stability is in good agreement with one (Delta G(o) = 2.5 kcal mol-1) determined independently for the same protein by calorimetry at atmospheric pressure under equivalent conditions [Makhatadze, G. I., Clore, G. M., and Gronenborn, A. M. (1995) Nat. Struct. Biol. 2, 852-855]. The positive value for Delta K(o)T indicates that the denatured form of ribonuclease A is more compressible than the native form; this is explained in terms of an interplay between t...Continue Reading

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