The pioneering experiments of Anfinsen on the oxidative folding of RNase have been revisited discovering some details, which update the statement of his dogma and shed new light on the leading role of the correct disulfide in the attainment of the native structure. CD analysis, mass spectrometry, fluorescence spectroscopy and enzyme activity indicate that native disulfides drive the formation of the secondary and tertiary structures that cannot be entirely formed in their absence. This opposes a common opinion that these structures are first formed and then stabilized by the native disulfides. Our results also indicate that a spontaneous re-oxidation of a reduced RNase cannot produce a complete recovery of activity, as described by many textbooks; this can be obtained only in the presence of a reshuffling solution such as GSH/GSSG.

Gambardella, G., Notari, S., Cavaterra, D., Iavarone, F., Castagnola, M., Bocedi, A., et al. (2022). The Anfinsen dogma: intriguing details sixty-five years later. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(14) [10.3390/ijms23147759].

The Anfinsen dogma: intriguing details sixty-five years later

Bocedi, Alessio;Ricci, Giorgio
2022-07-14

Abstract

The pioneering experiments of Anfinsen on the oxidative folding of RNase have been revisited discovering some details, which update the statement of his dogma and shed new light on the leading role of the correct disulfide in the attainment of the native structure. CD analysis, mass spectrometry, fluorescence spectroscopy and enzyme activity indicate that native disulfides drive the formation of the secondary and tertiary structures that cannot be entirely formed in their absence. This opposes a common opinion that these structures are first formed and then stabilized by the native disulfides. Our results also indicate that a spontaneous re-oxidation of a reduced RNase cannot produce a complete recovery of activity, as described by many textbooks; this can be obtained only in the presence of a reshuffling solution such as GSH/GSSG.
14-lug-2022
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Settore BIO/10 - BIOCHIMICA
English
disulfide
oxidative folding
protein folding
protein structure
ribonuclease
Gambardella, G., Notari, S., Cavaterra, D., Iavarone, F., Castagnola, M., Bocedi, A., et al. (2022). The Anfinsen dogma: intriguing details sixty-five years later. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(14) [10.3390/ijms23147759].
Gambardella, G; Notari, S; Cavaterra, D; Iavarone, F; Castagnola, M; Bocedi, A; Ricci, G
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