Sharma, Swati and Guptasarma, Purnananda (2008) Dimorphic aggregation behavior of a fusion polypeptide incorporating a stable protein domain (EGFP) with an amyloidogenic sequence (retroCspA). FEBS letters, 582 (15). pp. 2203-11. ISSN 0014-5793
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Abstract
We describe the behavior of a polypeptide consisting of the genetic fusion of a structurally stable single-domain protein, EGFP (an analog of the green fluorescent protein) with an amyloidogenic sequence, retroCspA (known to readily form amyloid fibrils). Refolding of the fusion protein through single-step removal of denaturant and salt results in precipitation into amyloid aggregates displaying fibrillar morphology, thioflavin T binding as well as green fluorescence. Refolding through step-wise reduction of denaturant concentration in the presence of salt yields a soluble aggregate containing a folded, thermally-stable, non-fluorescent EGFP domain. Together, these results indicate that retroCspA forces the fusion protein to aggregate; however, the EGFP domain remains folded in a native-like structural format in both soluble aggregates and precipitates.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Scienece |
Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology |
Depositing User: | Dr. K.P.S.Sengar |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2011 19:38 |
Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2011 19:38 |
URI: | http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/591 |
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