Abstract
Two highly fluorescent mutants of ubiquitin (E51Q and E51A) were produced by mutation of a single amino acid, demonstrating that excited-state proton transfer from the tyrosine residue to the carboxylate group of Glu-51 in ubiquitin is responsible for the reduced fluorescence of wild-type ubiquitin (wt-UBQ) at pH 5. E51A shows a T-m = 59 degrees C at pH 1.5 and a T-m > 80 degrees C at pH 5 similar to wt-UBQ, which shows that the mutation has not altered the protein structure significantly. The high and constant fluorescence from pH 1.5 to pH 7 allows for the study of the folding/unfolding over a wide range of pHs which would otherwise be impossible with wt-UBQ.
Original language | Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 3580-3583 |
Journal | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |