Refolding of [6-19F]tryptophan-labeled Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase in the presence of ligand: a stopped-flow NMR spectroscopy study

Biochemistry
S D Hoeltzli, C Frieden

Abstract

Escherichia coli dihydrofolate reductase contains five tryptophan residues that are spatially distributed throughout the protein and located in different secondary structural elements. When these tryptophans are replaced with [6-19F]tryptophan, distinct native and unfolded resonances can be resolved in the 1-D 19F NMR spectra. Using site-directed mutagenesis, these resonances have been assigned to individual tryptophans [Hoeltzli, S. D., and Frieden, C. (1994) Biochemistry 33, 5502-5509], allowing both the native and unfolded environments of each tryptophan to be monitored during the refolding process. We have previously used these assignments and stopped-flow NMR to investigate the behavior of specific regions of the protein during refolding of apo dihydrofolate reductase from urea in real time. These studies now have been extended to investigate the real time behavior of specific regions of the protein during refolding of dihydrofolate reductase in the presence of either NADP+ or dihydrofolate. As observed for the apoprotein, in the presence of either ligand, unfolded resonance intensities present at the first observed time point (1.5 s) disappear in two phases similar to those monitored by either stopped-flow fluorescence or...Continue Reading

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