Thermally induced conformational transitions of Bence-Jones protein IVA and its proteolytic fragments.
Biochim Biophys Acta
; 492(1): 102-11, 1977 May 27.
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ABSTRACT
The thermally induced conformational transitions of the kappa-type Bence-Jones protein IVA and its proteolytic fragments (variable and constant halves) were studied by differential adiabatic scanning microcalorimetry, circular dichroism and thermal differential spectroscopy. The striking feature of the results is the good agreement between the experimental heat of thermal denaturation of intact Bence-Jones protein and the heat calculated from the individual variable and constant halves. The results suggested that the variable and constant halves have independent secondary and tertiary structures. It is likely that in the intact light chain, the variable and constant domains have weak non-covalent interactions between themselves. It was shown that at pH values from 7.4 to 2.0 the variable halves exist in the dimeric form. Evidence was obtained that two relatively independent regions of strong non-covalent interactions stabilize the dimers of variable and constant domains.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteína de Bence Jones
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Biochim Biophys Acta
Año:
1977
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Article