Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin

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Torchio, Gabriela María; Ermácora, Mario Roberto; Sica, Mauricio Pablo
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2012
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β2-syntrophin, a dystrophin-associated protein, plays a pivotal role in insulin secretion by pancreatic β-cells. It contains a PDZ domain (β2S-PDZ) that, in complex with protein-tyrosine phosphatase ICA512, anchors the dense insulin granules to actin filaments. The phosphorylation state of β2-syntrophin allosterically regulates the affinity of β2S-PDZ for ICA512, and the disruption of the complex triggers the mobilization of the insulin granule stores. Here, we investigate the thermal unfolding of β2S-PDZ at different pH and urea concentrations. Our results indicate that, unlike other PDZ domains, β2S-PDZ is marginally stable. Thermal denaturation experiments show broad transitions and cold denaturation, and a two-state model fit reveals a significant unfolded fraction under physiological conditions. Furthermore, Tm and Tmax denaturant-dependent shifts and noncoincidence of melting curves monitored at different wavelengths suggest that two-state and three-state models fail to explain the equilibrium data properly and are in better agreement with a downhill scenario. Its higher stability at pH > 9 and the results of molecular dynamics simulations indicate that this behavior of β2S-PDZ might be related to its charge distribution. All together, our results suggest a link between the conformational plasticity of the native ensemble of this PDZ domain and the regulation of insulin secretion.
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PDZ domain
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin
title Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin
spellingShingle Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin
Torchio, Gabriela María
Ciencias Exactas
β2-syntrophin
PDZ domain
title_short Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin
title_full Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin
title_fullStr Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin
title_full_unstemmed Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin
title_sort Equilibrium unfolding of the PDZ domain of β2-syntrophin
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Torchio, Gabriela María
Ermácora, Mario Roberto
Sica, Mauricio Pablo
author Torchio, Gabriela María
author_facet Torchio, Gabriela María
Ermácora, Mario Roberto
Sica, Mauricio Pablo
author_role author
author2 Ermácora, Mario Roberto
Sica, Mauricio Pablo
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Exactas
β2-syntrophin
PDZ domain
topic Ciencias Exactas
β2-syntrophin
PDZ domain
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv β2-syntrophin, a dystrophin-associated protein, plays a pivotal role in insulin secretion by pancreatic β-cells. It contains a PDZ domain (β2S-PDZ) that, in complex with protein-tyrosine phosphatase ICA512, anchors the dense insulin granules to actin filaments. The phosphorylation state of β2-syntrophin allosterically regulates the affinity of β2S-PDZ for ICA512, and the disruption of the complex triggers the mobilization of the insulin granule stores. Here, we investigate the thermal unfolding of β2S-PDZ at different pH and urea concentrations. Our results indicate that, unlike other PDZ domains, β2S-PDZ is marginally stable. Thermal denaturation experiments show broad transitions and cold denaturation, and a two-state model fit reveals a significant unfolded fraction under physiological conditions. Furthermore, T<sub>m</sub> and T<sub>max</sub> denaturant-dependent shifts and noncoincidence of melting curves monitored at different wavelengths suggest that two-state and three-state models fail to explain the equilibrium data properly and are in better agreement with a downhill scenario. Its higher stability at pH > 9 and the results of molecular dynamics simulations indicate that this behavior of β2S-PDZ might be related to its charge distribution. All together, our results suggest a link between the conformational plasticity of the native ensemble of this PDZ domain and the regulation of insulin secretion.
Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular
description β2-syntrophin, a dystrophin-associated protein, plays a pivotal role in insulin secretion by pancreatic β-cells. It contains a PDZ domain (β2S-PDZ) that, in complex with protein-tyrosine phosphatase ICA512, anchors the dense insulin granules to actin filaments. The phosphorylation state of β2-syntrophin allosterically regulates the affinity of β2S-PDZ for ICA512, and the disruption of the complex triggers the mobilization of the insulin granule stores. Here, we investigate the thermal unfolding of β2S-PDZ at different pH and urea concentrations. Our results indicate that, unlike other PDZ domains, β2S-PDZ is marginally stable. Thermal denaturation experiments show broad transitions and cold denaturation, and a two-state model fit reveals a significant unfolded fraction under physiological conditions. Furthermore, T<sub>m</sub> and T<sub>max</sub> denaturant-dependent shifts and noncoincidence of melting curves monitored at different wavelengths suggest that two-state and three-state models fail to explain the equilibrium data properly and are in better agreement with a downhill scenario. Its higher stability at pH > 9 and the results of molecular dynamics simulations indicate that this behavior of β2S-PDZ might be related to its charge distribution. All together, our results suggest a link between the conformational plasticity of the native ensemble of this PDZ domain and the regulation of insulin secretion.
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