Structural dynamics and folding of beta-lactoglobulin probed by heteronuclear NMR. Export

@article{citeulike:4782843, abstract = {Bovine beta-lactoglobulin (beta LG) has been one of the most extensively studied proteins in the history of protein science mainly because its abundance in cow's milk makes it readily available to researchers. However, compared to other textbook proteins, progress in the study of beta LG has been slow because of obstacles such as a low reversibility from denaturation linked with thiol-disulfide exchange or monomer-dimer equilibrium preventing a detailed NMR analysis. Recently, the expression of various types of recombinant beta LGs combined with heteronuclear NMR analysis has significantly improved understanding of the physico-chemical properties of beta LG. In this review, we address several topics including pH-dependent structural dynamics, ligand binding, and the complex folding mechanism with non-native intermediates. These unique properties might be brought about by conformational frustration of the beta LG structure, partly attributed to the relatively large molecular size of beta LG. We expect studies with beta LG to continue to reveal various important findings, difficult to obtain with small globular proteins, leading to a more comprehensive understanding of the conformation, dynamics and folding of proteins.}, author = {Sakurai, Kazumasa and Konuma, Tsuyoshi and Yagi, Masanori and Goto, Yuji}, citeulike-article-id = {4782843}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.04.003}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0304416509000889}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19362581}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19362581}, doi = {10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.04.003}, issn = {0006-3002}, journal = {Biochimica et biophysica acta}, keywords = {dynamics, folding, nmr, protein}, month = {June}, number = {6}, pages = {527--537}, posted-at = {2009-11-10 13:49:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Structural dynamics and folding of beta-lactoglobulin probed by heteronuclear NMR.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.04.003}, volume = {1790}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4782843 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4782843 N2 - Bovine beta-lactoglobulin (beta LG) has been one of the most extensively studied proteins in the history of protein science mainly because its abundance in cow's milk makes it readily available to researchers. However, compared to other textbook proteins, progress in the study of beta LG has been slow because of obstacles such as a low reversibility from denaturation linked with thiol-disulfide exchange or monomer-dimer equilibrium preventing a detailed NMR analysis. Recently, the expression of various types of recombinant beta LGs combined with heteronuclear NMR analysis has significantly improved understanding of the physico-chemical properties of beta LG. In this review, we address several topics including pH-dependent structural dynamics, ligand binding, and the complex folding mechanism with non-native intermediates. These unique properties might be brought about by conformational frustration of the beta LG structure, partly attributed to the relatively large molecular size of beta LG. We expect studies with beta LG to continue to reveal various important findings, difficult to obtain with small globular proteins, leading to a more comprehensive understanding of the conformation, dynamics and folding of proteins. IS - 6 JF - Biochimica et biophysica acta SN - 0006-3002 EP - 537 TI - Structural dynamics and folding of beta-lactoglobulin probed by heteronuclear NMR. VL - 1790 SP - 527 KW - dynamics KW - folding KW - nmr KW - protein AU - Sakurai, Kazumasa AU - Konuma, Tsuyoshi AU - Yagi, Masanori AU - Goto, Yuji PY - 2009/06// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.04.003 ER -