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<StructureSection load='1hlp' size='350' side='right' caption='halophilic enzyme (PDB entry [[1hlp]])' scene='Extremophile/1hlp_secondary/2'> | <StructureSection load='1hlp' size='350' side='right' caption='halophilic enzyme (PDB entry [[1hlp]])' scene='Extremophile/1hlp_secondary/2'> | ||
| - | + | '''Extraordinary Proteins''' | |
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| + | By adapting their proteins, organisms have managed to colonize extraordinary environments. "Extreme" proteins demonstrate many intriguing biophysical features neccessary for living in harsh environments. | ||
| - | Life - DNA, Proteins, physiology, behavior, and all - has managed to weather extreme environments - almost every hole we've poked a stick into contains thriving living communities. Proteins are a necessity for living, and therefore guarding - or more accurately put, "tuning" - their structures to an extreme environment is of paramount value to an evolving organism seeking an extraordinary niche. In this article we'll present the biophysical strategies apparent from some extreme protein structures. | ||
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| + | '''Well-tuned surface charges enable solubility in a broad range of salt conditions''' | ||
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The green alga ''Dunaliella salina'' lives in the Dead Sea of Israel where water currents can change its environment swiftly and dramatically from low to high salt concentrations. The problem for its proteins is staying soluble in both solvents. | The green alga ''Dunaliella salina'' lives in the Dead Sea of Israel where water currents can change its environment swiftly and dramatically from low to high salt concentrations. The problem for its proteins is staying soluble in both solvents. | ||
| - | In 2005, | + | In 2005, scientists from the Weizmann Institute reported the first crystal structure of a halotolerant enzyme, from ''D. salina'', a <scene name='JMS/sandbox9/Carbonic_anhydrase/1'>carbonic anhydrase</scene> ([[1y7w]]). In 1995, they solved (together with scientists from Tel Aviv University) the first structure of a halophilic enzyme, a <scene name='Extremophile/1hlp_secondary/2'>malate/lactate dehydrogenase</scene> ([[1hlp]]) from ''Haloarcula marismortui''. |
| - | They conclude that a general solution for remaining soluble in salty conditions | + | They conclude that a general solution for remaining soluble in salty conditions is to become "anion-like" through increasing the negative charge surface density. Too little negative charge and the enzyme can only tolerate low salt conditions, too much negative charge and the enzyme can only stand high salt conditions, but the "right" amount of negative charge enables an enzyme to remain soluble in both low and high salt conditoins. |
| - | + | In the list below, notice how the negative surface charge density - the ratio of negative "redish" amino acids to positive "bluish" amino acids - is low for the mesophilic enzymes, high for the halophilic enzymes, and medium for the halotolerant enzyme. These ratios are approximately ''1:1'' (negative to positive amino acids on the surface) for the mesophilic enzymes; ''3:1'' for the halophilic enzyme, and ''2:1'' for the halotolerant enzyme. | |
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| - | + | |<applet load='1raz.pdb' name='A' size='300' frame='true' align='right' caption='Mesophilic carbonic anhydrase' align='left' scene='JMS/sandbox9/1raz/5'/> | |
| + | |<applet load='1y7w.pdb' name='B' size='300' frame='true' align='right' caption='Halotolerant carbonic anhydrase. Notice this enzyme has fewer positive "blue" amino acids than its mesophilic counterpart' align='left' scene='JMS/sandbox9/1y7w/4'/> | ||
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| - | == High temperatures encourage using proline to lower entropy loss and between-chain ion-network bonding to increase enthalpy gain == | ||
| - | Some bacteria and even animals can survive great temperatures. Eggs fry - meaning their proteins denature, at 65℃. But ''Thermoanearobacter brockii'', discovered in Yellowstone Park, continues to grow in 80℃ | + | {| |
| + | |<applet load='Ncbi.pdb' name='C' size='300' frame='true' align='right' caption='Mesophilic malate/lactate dehydrogenase' align='left' scene='JMS/sandbox9/1ldm_qua/3'/> | ||
| + | |<applet load='4JCO.pdb' name='D' size='300' frame='true' align='right' caption='Halophilic malate/lactate dehydrogenase. Notice this enzyme has both fewer positive "bluish" amino acids, as well as many more negative "redish" amino acids than its mesophilic counterpart' align='left' scene='JMS/sandbox9/1hlp_new/5'/> | ||
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| + | '''High temperatures encourage using proline to lower entropy loss''' | ||
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| + | Some bacteria and even animals can survive great temperatures. Eggs fry - meaning their proteins denature, at 65℃. But ''Thermoanearobacter brockii'', discovered in Yellowstone Park, continues to grow in 80℃. | ||
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| + | Professors Yigal Burstein (Weizmann Institute) and Felix Frolow (Tel Aviv University) studied a<scene name='JMS/sandbox5/Tbadh/1'>thermophilic alcohol dehydrogenase</scene> ([[1ykf]]) from ''T. brockii'' that maintains its structure in over 83℃. | ||
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| + | They identified that the hyperthermophilic enzyme was <scene name='JMS/sandbox5/Proline/2'>enriched for proline</scene> in position 275, as was the thermophilic enzyme in position 100. Because proline's side chain has minimal degree of freedom, proline's, unlike other amino acids, are minimally restricted by folding. There is therefore a smaller loss of entropy upon folding into the native structure. | ||
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