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. 1991 Mar 1;274(Pt 2):503–507. doi: 10.1042/bj2740503

The secondary structure of protein G', a robust molecule.

C R Goward 1, L I Irons 1, J P Murphy 1, T Atkinson 1
PMCID: PMC1150167  PMID: 2006913

Abstract

The secondary structure of recombinant streptococcal Protein G' was predicted and compared with spectropolarimetric data. The predicted secondary structure consisted of 37 +/- 4% alpha-helix and 30 +/- 5% beta-sheet, whereas the values obtained from c.d. data were 29 +/- 2% alpha-helix and 41 +/- 3% beta-sheet. An alpha-helix-beta-sheet/turn-alpha-helix motif is conjectured to comprise the Fc-binding unit. The c.d. spectra in the near u.v. and far u.v. show that the Protein G' molecule is stable to heating at 100 degrees C and to extremes of pH (pH 1.5 to 11.0). The protein retained biological activity at these extremes. The molecule uncoils above pH 11.5 in a time-dependent fashion. Unfolding of the molecule in guanidinium chloride was monitored by c.d. and fluorescence emission; 3 M-guanidinium chloride was required to unfold the protein by 50%. The protein was completely unfolded in 5.5 M-guanidinium chloride and fully refolded with restoration of activity after removal of guanidinium chloride.

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