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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2005

Urea-induced denaturation of apolipoprotein serum amyloid A reveals marginal stability of hexamer.

Limin Wang, Wilfredo Colón

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Limin WangRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
Wilfredo Colón
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · US

Funding

The Role of SOD Misfolding/Aggregation in Familial ALSR01NS042915 · NINDS · RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE · PI COLON, WILFREDO · 2002 to 2005
$985k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS042915NINDS NIH HHS R01NS42915
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serum Amyloid A (SAA) is an acute phase reactant protein that is predominantly found bound to high-density lipoprotein in plasma. Upon inflammation, the plasma concentration of SAA can increase dramatically, occasionally leading to the development of amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis, which involves the deposition of SAA amyloid fibrils in major organs. We previously found that the murine isoform SAA2.2 exists in aqueous solution as a hexamer containing a central channel. Here we show using various biophysical and biochemical techniques that the SAA2.2 hexamer can be totally dissociated into monomer by approximately 2 M urea, with the concerted loss of its alpha-helical structure. However, limited trypsin proteolysis experiments in urea showed a conserved digestion profile, suggesting the preservation of major backbone topological features in the urea-denatured state of SAA2.2. The marginal stability of hexameric SAA2.2 and the presence of residual structure in the denatured monomeric protein suggest that both forms may interconvert in vivo to exert different functions to meet the various needs during normal physiological conditions and in response to inflammatory stimuli.

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AnimalsBiopolymersChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCircular DichroismCross-Linking ReagentsMiceProtein Structure, SecondarySerum Amyloid A ProteinStructure-Activity RelationshipTrypsinUreaBiopolymersCross-Linking ReagentsSaa2 protein, mouseSerum Amyloid A ProteinTrypsinUrea

Identifiers

PMID15937280
PMCPMC2253367
OpenAlexW2064425143

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