Population and structure determination of hidden folding intermediates by native-state hydrogen exchange-directed protein engineering and nuclear magnetic resonance

Methods Mol Biol. 2007:350:69-81. doi: 10.1385/1-59745-189-4:69.

Abstract

Structural characterization of folding intermediates has been one of the important steps toward understanding the mechanism of protein folding. However, it has been very difficult to obtain high-resolution structures of folding intermediates. Such results have become available only very recently. Here, we review a procedure that uses the native-state amide hydrogen exchange-directed protein engineering method to populate partially unfolded intermediates and multidimensional NMR to solve the high-resolution structures of the intermediates.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Models, Molecular*
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / methods*
  • Protein Conformation*
  • Protein Engineering / methods*
  • Protein Folding*
  • Proteins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Proteins