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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2012

Protein dynamics viewed by hydrogen exchange.

John J Skinner, Woon K Lim, Sabrina Bédard, Ben E Black, S Walter Englander

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

John J SkinnerJohnson Research Foundation, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6059, USA. skinnerj@uchicago.edu
Woon K Lim
Sabrina Bédard
Ben E Black
S Walter Englander

Funding

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008275 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WAND, A. JOSHUA · 1988 to 2018
$6.0M
Centromere Identity and FunctionR01GM082989 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BLACK, BEN E. · 2008 to 2018
$3.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM031847NIGMS NIH HHS GM082989NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008275
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To examine the relationship between protein structural dynamics and measurable hydrogen exchange (HX) data, the detailed exchange behavior of most of the backbone amide hydrogens of Staphylococcal nuclease was compared with that of their neighbors, with their structural environment, and with other information. Results show that H-bonded hydrogens are protected from exchange, with HX rate effectively zero, even when they are directly adjacent to solvent. The transition to exchange competence requires a dynamic structural excursion that removes H-bond protection and allows exposure to solvent HX catalyst. The detailed data often make clear the nature of the dynamic excursion required. These range from whole molecule unfolding, through smaller cooperative unfolding reactions of secondary structural elements, and down to local fluctuations that involve as little as a single peptide group or side chain or water molecule. The particular motion that dominates the exchange of any hydrogen is the one that allows the fastest HX rate. The motion and the rate it produces are determined by surrounding structure and not by nearness to solvent or the strength of the protecting H-bond itself or its acceptor type (main chain, side chain, structurally bound water). Many of these motions occur over time scales that are appropriate for biochemical function.

Indexed as

HydrogenHydrogen BondingMicrococcal NucleaseMolecular Dynamics SimulationNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryStaphylococcusWaterHydrogenMicrococcal NucleaseWater

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PMID22544544
PMCPMC3403437

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