Solvent-induced collapse of alpha-synuclein and acid-denatured cytochrome c

Protein Science : a Publication of the Protein Society
A S MorarG J Pielak

Abstract

The effects of solution conditions on protein collapse were studied by measuring the hydrodynamic radii of two unfolded proteins, alpha-synuclein and acid-denatured ferricytochrome c, in dilute solution and in 1 M glucose. The radius of alpha-synuclein in dilute solution is less than that predicted for a highly denatured state, and adding 1 M glucose causes further collapse. Circular dichroic data show that alpha-synuclein lacks organized structure in both dilute solution and 1 M glucose. On the other hand, the radius of acid-denatured cytochrome c in dilute solution is consistent with that of a highly denatured state, and 1 M glucose induces collapse to the size and structure of native cytochrome c. Taken together, these data show that alpha-synuclein, a natively unfolded protein, is collapsed even in dilute solution, but lacks structure.

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