Motion of aromatic side chains, picosecond fluorescence, and internal energy transfer in Escherichia coli thioredoxin studied by site-directed mutagenesis, time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, and molecular dynamics simulations. 1991

A Elofsson, and R Rigler, and L Nilsson, and J Roslund, and G Krause, and A Holmgren
Department of Medical Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

We have determined the picosecond fluorescence of the four aromatic amino acid residues (W28, W31, Y49, and Y70) in wild-type Escherichia coli thioredoxin (wt Trx) and a mutant Trx with W31 replaced by phenylalanine, Trx-W28-W31F. The internal motions of the four aromatic side chains were also analyzed. We examined the possibility of using internal energy transfer from tyrosine to tryptophan as a measure of long-range distances. The major features of the lifetime distribution of tryptophan fluorescence were unchanged in the W31F mutation, indicating that the environment of W28 is similar in both wt Trx and Trx-W28-W31F. However, the mutation of W31F changed the mobility of W28, situated close to the active-site disulfide/dithiol, but not the mobility of two tyrosines, Y49 and Y70, situated on the other side of the molecule. The mobility of the two tyrosine residues increased upon reduction of the active-site disulfide, indicating a looser structure with reduction. This increased motion could also be seen from molecular dynamics simulations. The change in energy transfer rates, as judged by tyrosine fluorescence lifetimes, was in agreement with energy transfer rates calculated from the molecular dynamics simulations. The anisotropy of tryptophan and tyrosine fluorescence could be separated in three parts: (I) overall rotation of the protein (10(-9)s), (II) internal mobility of side chains (10(-10)s), and (III) a very fast relaxation (10(-12)s). We can only experimentally detect this very fast relaxation when the internal motion is not present.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010649 Phenylalanine An essential aromatic amino acid that is a precursor of MELANIN; DOPAMINE; noradrenalin (NOREPINEPHRINE), and THYROXINE. Endorphenyl,L-Phenylalanine,Phenylalanine, L-Isomer,L-Isomer Phenylalanine,Phenylalanine, L Isomer
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D004220 Disulfides Chemical groups containing the covalent disulfide bonds -S-S-. The sulfur atoms can be bound to inorganic or organic moieties. Disulfide
D004735 Energy Transfer The transfer of energy of a given form among different scales of motion. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed). It includes the transfer of kinetic energy and the transfer of chemical energy. The transfer of chemical energy from one molecule to another depends on proximity of molecules so it is often used as in techniques to measure distance such as the use of FORSTER RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER. Transfer, Energy
D004926 Escherichia coli A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI), etc. Alkalescens-Dispar Group,Bacillus coli,Bacterium coli,Bacterium coli commune,Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli,E coli,EAggEC,Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,Enterococcus coli,Diffusely Adherent E. coli,Enteroaggregative E. coli,Enteroinvasive E. coli,Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
D005454 Fluorescence Polarization Measurement of the polarization of fluorescent light from solutions or microscopic specimens. It is used to provide information concerning molecular size, shape, and conformation, molecular anisotropy, electronic energy transfer, molecular interaction, including dye and coenzyme binding, and the antigen-antibody reaction. Anisotropy, Fluorescence,Fluorescence Anisotropy,Polarization, Fluorescence,Anisotropies, Fluorescence,Fluorescence Anisotropies,Fluorescence Polarizations,Polarizations, Fluorescence
D006860 Hydrogen Bonding A low-energy attractive force between hydrogen and another element. It plays a major role in determining the properties of water, proteins, and other compounds. Hydrogen Bonds,Bond, Hydrogen,Hydrogen Bond
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D013329 Structure-Activity Relationship The relationship between the chemical structure of a compound and its biological or pharmacological activity. Compounds are often classed together because they have structural characteristics in common including shape, size, stereochemical arrangement, and distribution of functional groups. Relationship, Structure-Activity,Relationships, Structure-Activity,Structure Activity Relationship,Structure-Activity Relationships
D013879 Thioredoxins Hydrogen-donating proteins that participates in a variety of biochemical reactions including ribonucleotide reduction and reduction of PEROXIREDOXINS. Thioredoxin is oxidized from a dithiol to a disulfide when acting as a reducing cofactor. The disulfide form is then reduced by NADPH in a reaction catalyzed by THIOREDOXIN REDUCTASE. Thioredoxin,Thioredoxin 1,Thioredoxin 2,Thioredoxin-1,Thioredoxin-2

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