2qxu
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| - | Understanding the structural basis of altered properties of proteins due | + | Understanding the structural basis of altered properties of proteins due to changes in temperature or pH provides useful insights in designing proteins with improved stability. Here we report the basis for the pH-dependent thermostability of the Bacillus subtilis lipase (Lip A) using spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic studies. At pH values above 7, lipase denatures and aggregates when heated at temperatures above 45 degrees C. However, at pH below 6 lipase denatures upon heating but the activity and its native structure is completely recovered upon cooling. In order to obtain the structural basis of this unusual stability of lipase, we determined high-resolution crystal structures of the lipase in two different crystal forms at pH 4.5 and 5. These structures show linear oligomerization of lipase using only two types of dimeric associations and these inter-molecular interactions are completely absent in several crystal forms of wild-type and mutant proteins obtained at basic pH. In accordance with the crystallographic studies, spectroscopic investigations reveal an invariant secondary structure in the pH range of 4-10. Quaternary organization of lipase at low pH resulted in changes in the tryptophan environment and binding of 1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfate (ANS) at low pH. Low pH stability of the lipase is not observed in the presence of sodium chloride (>0.2 M) indicating the importance of ionic interactions at low pH. Inter- and intra-molecular ionic interactions that occur at pH below 6.0 are proposed to trap the molecule in a conformation that allows its complete refolding upon cooling. |
==About this Structure== | ==About this Structure== | ||
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| - | Structural basis for the remarkable stability of Bacillus subtilis lipase (Lip A) at low pH., Rajakumara E, Acharya P, Ahmad S, Sankaranaryanan R, Rao NM, Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Nov 12 | + | Structural basis for the remarkable stability of Bacillus subtilis lipase (Lip A) at low pH., Rajakumara E, Acharya P, Ahmad S, Sankaranaryanan R, Rao NM, Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Feb;1784(2):302-11. Epub 2007 Nov 12. PMID:[http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il//pmbin/getpm?pmid=18053819 18053819] |
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[[Category: Single protein]] | [[Category: Single protein]] | ||
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Crystal Structure Analysis of the Bacillus subtilis lipase crystallized at pH 5.0
Overview
Understanding the structural basis of altered properties of proteins due to changes in temperature or pH provides useful insights in designing proteins with improved stability. Here we report the basis for the pH-dependent thermostability of the Bacillus subtilis lipase (Lip A) using spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic studies. At pH values above 7, lipase denatures and aggregates when heated at temperatures above 45 degrees C. However, at pH below 6 lipase denatures upon heating but the activity and its native structure is completely recovered upon cooling. In order to obtain the structural basis of this unusual stability of lipase, we determined high-resolution crystal structures of the lipase in two different crystal forms at pH 4.5 and 5. These structures show linear oligomerization of lipase using only two types of dimeric associations and these inter-molecular interactions are completely absent in several crystal forms of wild-type and mutant proteins obtained at basic pH. In accordance with the crystallographic studies, spectroscopic investigations reveal an invariant secondary structure in the pH range of 4-10. Quaternary organization of lipase at low pH resulted in changes in the tryptophan environment and binding of 1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfate (ANS) at low pH. Low pH stability of the lipase is not observed in the presence of sodium chloride (>0.2 M) indicating the importance of ionic interactions at low pH. Inter- and intra-molecular ionic interactions that occur at pH below 6.0 are proposed to trap the molecule in a conformation that allows its complete refolding upon cooling.
About this Structure
2QXU is a Single protein structure of sequence from Bacillus subtilis. Active as Triacylglycerol lipase, with EC number 3.1.1.3 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structural basis for the remarkable stability of Bacillus subtilis lipase (Lip A) at low pH., Rajakumara E, Acharya P, Ahmad S, Sankaranaryanan R, Rao NM, Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Feb;1784(2):302-11. Epub 2007 Nov 12. PMID:18053819
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