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On the difference in stability between horse and sperm whale myoglobins
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Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics. Elsevier Science Inc, v. 436, n. 1, n. 168, n. 177, 2005.
0003-9861
WOS:000227685000020
10.1016/j.abb.2005.01.016
Author
Regis, WCB
Fattori, J
Santoro, MM
Jamin, M
Ramos, CHI
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Abstract
The work in the literature on apomyoglobin is almost equally divided between horse and sperm whale myoglobins. The two proteins share high homology, show similar folding behavior, and it is often assumed that all folding phenomena found with one protein will also be found with the other. We report data at equilibrium showing that horse myoglobin was 2.1 kcal/mol less stable than sperm whale myoglobin at pH 5.0 and aggregated at high concentrations as measured by gel filtration and analytical ultracentrifugation experiments. The higher stability of sperm whale myoglobin was identified for both apo and holo forms, and was independent of pH from 5 to 8 and of the presence of sodium chloride. We also show that the substitution of sperm whale myoglobin residues Ala 15 and Ala74 to Gly, the residues found at positions 15 and 74 in horse myoglobin, decreased the stability by 1.0 kcal/mol, indicating that helix propensity is an important component of the explanation for the difference in stability between the two proteins. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 436 1 168 177