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. 1992 Aug 1;89(15):6803–6807. doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.15.6803

Entropic stabilization of a mutant human lysozyme induced by calcium binding.

R Kuroki 1, S Kawakita 1, H Nakamura 1, K Yutani 1
PMCID: PMC49592  PMID: 1495968

Abstract

The stabilization mechanism of the mutant human lysozyme with a calcium binding site (D86/92) was investigated by using calorimetric approaches. By differential scanning calorimetry, the enthalpy change (delta H) in the unfolding of holo-D86/92 was found to be 6.8 kcal/mol smaller than that of the wild-type and apo-D86/92 lysozymes at 85 degrees C. However, the unfolding Gibbs energy change (delta G) of the holo mutant was 3.3 kcal/mol greater than the apo type at 85 degrees C, indicating a significant decrease of entropy (T delta S = 10.1 kcal/mol) in the presence of Ca2+. Subsequently, the Ca2+ binding process in the folded state of the mutant was analyzed by using titration isothermal calorimetry. The binding enthalpy change was estimated to be 4.5 kcal/mol, and delta G was -8.1 kcal/mol at 85 degrees C, which indicates that the binding was caused by a large increase in entropy (T delta S = 12.6 kcal/mol). From these analyses, the unfolded holo mutant was determined to bind Ca2+ with a binding delta G of -4.8 kcal/mol (delta H = -2.6 kcal/mol, T delta S = 2.2 kcal/mol) at 85 degrees C. Therefore, the major cause of stabilization of holo-D86/92 is the decrease in entropy of the peptide chain due to Ca2+ binding to the unfolded protein.

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