Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations point out the effects of pressure on the stability and dynamics of the porcine odorant-binding protein
✍ Scribed by Maria Staiano; Michele Saviano; Petr Herman; Zygmunt Grycznyski; Carlo Fini; Antonio Varriale; Antonietta Parracino; Ane Bisgaard Kold; Mosè Rossi; Sabato D'Auria
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 356 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3525
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The effects of hydrostatic pressure on the structure and stability of porcine odorant‐binding protein (pOBP) in the presence and absence of the odorant molecule 2‐isobutyl‐3‐methoxypyrazine (IBMP) were studied by steady‐state and time‐resolved fluorescence spectroscopy as well as by molecular dynamics simulation. The authors found that the application of moderate values of hydrostatic pressure to pOBP solutions perturbed the microenvironment of Trp^16^ and disrupted its highly quenched complex with Met^39^. In addition, compared with the protein in the absence of IBMP, the MD simulations experiments carried out at different pressures highlighted the role of this ligand in stabilizing the Trp^16^/Met^39^ interaction even at 2000 bar. The obtained results will assist for the tailoring of this protein as specific sensing element in a new class of fluorescence‐based biosensors for the detection of explosives. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 89: 284–291, 2008.
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