Protein Science, Vol 1, Issue 4 522-529, Copyright © 1992 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Renaturation of citrate synthase: Influence of denaturant and folding assistants

W. ZHI, S. J. LANDRY, L. M. GIERASCH and P. A. SRERE
Pre-Clinical Science Unit, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4500 South Lancaster Rd., Dallas, Texas 75216

Citrate synthase (CS), which has been denatured in either guanidine hydrochloride (GdnHCl) or urea can be assisted in its renaturation in a variety of ways. The addition of each of the assistants-bovine serum albumin (BSA), oxaloacetate (OAA), and glycerol-promotes renaturation. In combination, the effect of these substances is additive with respect to the yield of folded CS. The report of Buchner et al. (Buchner, J., Schmidt, M., Fuchs, M., Jaenicke, R., Rudolph, R., Schmid, F.X., & Kiefhaber, T., 1991, Biochemistry 30, 1586-1591) that refolding of CS is facilitated by the GroE system (an Escherichia coli chaperonin [cpn] that is composed of GroEL [cpn60] and GroES [cpn10]) has been confirmed. However, we observed substantially higher yield of reactivated CS, 82%, and almost no reactivation in the absence of GroES, <5%, whereas Buchner et al. reported 28% and 16%, respectively. In addition, we find that GroE-assisted refolding is more efficient for CS denatured in GdnHCl than for CS denatured in urea. This result is discussed in light of the known difference in the denatured states generated in GdnHCl and urea. Because GroEL inhibits the BSA/glycerol/OAA-assisted refolding, this system will be useful in future studies on the mechanism of GroE-facilitated refolding.
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