Hydrogen Bonding on the Ice-Binding Face of a β-Helical Antifreeze Protein Indicated by Amide Proton NMR Chemical Shifts

Autor: Steffen P. Graether, Brian D. Sykes, Margaret E Daley
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Biochemistry. 43:13012-13017
ISSN: 1520-4995
0006-2960
DOI: 10.1021/bi0488092
Popis: The dependence of amide proton chemical shifts on temperature is used as an indication of the hydrogen bonding properties in a protein. The amide proton temperature coefficients of the beta-helical antifreeze protein from Tenebrio molitor are examined to determine their hydrogen bonding state in solution. The temperature-dependent chemical shift behavior of the amides in T. molitor antifreeze protein varies widely throughout the protein backbone; however, very subtle effects of hydrogen bonding can be distinguished using a plot of chemical shift deviation (CSD) versus the backbone amide chemical shift temperature gradient (Deltadelta/DeltaT). We show that differences between the two ranks of ice-binding threonine residues on the surface of the protein indicate that threonine residues in the left-hand rank participate in intrastrand hydrogen bonds that stabilize the flat surface required for optimal ice binding.
Databáze: OpenAIRE