Characterization of the PH-dependent Protein Stability of 3α-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/carbonyl Reductase by Differential Scanning Fluorimetry

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Journal Protein Sci

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2023 Jun 24

PMID 37354013

Authors

Yun-Hao Chou

Chia-Lin Hsieh

Yan-Liang Chen

Tzu-Pin Wang

Wen-Jeng Wu

Chi-Ching Hwang

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Abstract

The characterization of protein stability is essential for understanding the functions of proteins. Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase is involved in the biosynthesis of steroid hormones and the detoxification of xenobiotic carbonyl compounds. However, the stability of hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases has not yet been characterized in detail. Here, we determined the changes in Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, entropy, and heat capacity of unfolding for 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/carbonyl reductase (3α-HSD/CR) by varying the pH and urea concentration through differential scanning fluorimetry and presented pH-dependent protein stability as a function of temperature. 3α-HSD/CR shows the maximum stability of 30.79 kJ mol at 26.4°C, pH 7.6 and decreases to 7.74 kJ mol at 25.7°C, pH 4.5. The change of heat capacity of 30.25 ± 1.38 kJ mol K is obtained from the enthalpy of denaturation as a function of melting temperature at varied pH. Two proton uptakes are linked to protein unfolding from residues with differential pK of 4.0 and 6.5 in the native and denatured states, respectively. The large positive heat capacity change indicated that hydrophobic interactions played an important role in the folding of 3α-HSD/CR. These studies reveal the mechanism of protein unfolding in HSD and provide a convenient method to extract thermodynamic parameters for characterizing protein stability using differential scanning fluorimetry.

Citing Articles

Characterization of the pH-dependent protein stability of 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/carbonyl reductase by differential scanning fluorimetry.

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PMID: 37354013 PMC: 10357940. DOI: 10.1002/pro.4710.

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