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Charge‐Induced Unzipping of Isolated Proteins to a Defined Secondary Structure

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González Flórez, Ana Isabel, Mucha, Eike, Ahn, Doo‐Sik, Gewinner, Sandy, Schöllkopf, Wieland, Pagel, Kevin, von Helden, Gert·2016·Angewandte Chemie International Edition

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Here we present a combined experimental and theoretical study on the secondary structure of isolated proteins as a function of charge state. In infrared spectra of the proteins ubiquitin and cytochrome c, amide I (C=O stretch) and amide II (N–H bend) bands can be found at positions that are typical for condensed‐phase proteins. For high charge states a new band appears, substantially red‐shifted from the amide II band observed at lower charge states. The observations are interpreted in terms of Coulomb‐driven transitions in secondary structures from mostly helical to extended C 5 ‐type hydrogen‐bonded structures. Support for this interpretation comes from simple energy considerations as well as from quantum chemical calculations on model peptides. This transition in secondary structure is most likely universal for isolated proteins that occur in mass spectrometric experiments.

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Authors
González Flórez, A. I., Mucha, E., Ahn, D., Gewinner, S., Schöllkopf, W., Pagel, K., & von Helden, G.
Affiliations
  • Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Faradayweg 4–6 14195 Berlin Germany
  • Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (DE)
Venue
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-02-05
Volume
55
Issue
10
Pages
3295-3299
ISSN
  • 1433-7851 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-3773
OpenAlex
W2239839812
Cited by
79
References
23
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FWCI
5.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
Keywords
protein secondary structure, isolated proteins, high charge states, ubiquitin, cytochrome c, amide I band, amide II band, hydrogen-bonded structure, protein mass spectrometry, infrared spectra, model peptides
MeSH terms
Hydrogen Bonding, Spectrophotometry, Infrared, Protein Structure, Secondary, Ubiquitin, Cytochromes c

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