Oxidative polypeptide cleavage mediated by EDTA-Fe covalently linked to cysteine residues
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Oxidative polypeptide cleavage mediated by EDTA-Fe covalently linked to cysteine residues
Abstract
Chemical cleavage with reactive oxygen species generated by EPD-Fe, a protein-tethered EDTA-Fe reagent, has been proposed as a method to map the structure of nonnative equilibrium protein folding intermediates [Ermácora, M. R., Delfino, J. M., Cuenoud, B., Schepartz, A., & Fox, R. O. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89, 6383-6387]. The chemical structure of protein cleavage products and the mechanism of backbone scission for this class of reagents have been unclear. Here, we report the nature of EPD-Fe-mediated backbone cleavage of a small model peptide. The EPD-Fe reagent was attached to a partially alpha-helical peptide, alpha 1BA1a (Ac-AEAEEAAKKAKEACKA-NH2), through a mixed disulfide. Backbone cleavage was initiated by addition of the iron reductant ascorbate. Chemical analysis of the novel cleavage products revealed an oxidative cleavage mechanism, probably initiated by diffusible hydroxyl radicals. The EPD-Fe-mediated cleavage technique appears to be suitable for the analysis of nonnative protein states such as the molten globule.
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