Perturbation of conformational dynamics of ASCUT-1 from Ascaris lumbricoides by temperature and sodium dodecyl sulfate

Sabato D'Auria, Paolo Bazzicalupo, Mose Rossi, Ignacy Gryczynski, Joseph R. Lakowicz

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Abstract

ASCUT-1 is a protein found in cuticlin, the insoluble residue of the cuticles of the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides. It contains the CUT-1-like domain which is shared by members of a novel family of components of extracellular matrices. The monomeric form of ASCUT-1 contains a single tryptophan residue. An understanding of the structure-function relationship of the protein under different chemical-physical conditions is of fundamental importance for an understanding of its structure and function in cuticles. In this paper we report the effect of the temperature and sodium dodecyl sulfate on the structural stability of this protein. The structure of the protein was studied in the temperature range 25-85°C in the absence and in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate by frequency-domain measurements of the intrinsic fluorescence intensity and anisotropy decays. The time-resolved fluorescence data in the absence of SDS indicated that the tryptophanyl emission decays were well described by a bimodal lifetime distribution, and that the temperature increases resulted in the sharpening and in the shortening of the tryptophanyl lifetime distribution. In the presence of SDS an unimodal fluorescence lifetime distribution as well as a marked decrease in the anisotropy decay values were observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-33
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Fluorescence
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

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