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  • Title: Kinetic studies of the unfolding-refolding of horse muscle phosphoglycerate kinase induced by guanidine hydrochloride.
    Author: Betton JM, Desmadril M, Mitraki A, Yon JM.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1985 Aug 13; 24(17):4570-7. PubMed ID: 4063338.
    Abstract:
    The kinetics of the unfolding and refolding of horse muscle phosphoglycerate kinase were studied with three different signals: fluorescence emission intensity at 336 nm (excitation at 292 nm), ellipticity at 220 nm, and enzyme activity. The results corroborate the conclusion on the existence of intermediates in the folding pathway obtained from equilibrium studies. Kinetic studies showed at least two phases of refolding, as revealed by fluorescence as well as by circular dichroism measurements. During the fast phase, an intermediate was formed with a fluorescence intensity higher than that of the native protein, but devoid of enzyme activity. The fluorescence emission spectrum of this intermediate was determined. Only the slow phase was detected for the unfolding process; it was not attributable to proline isomerization. Several models were assumed, and simulated kinetics derived from these models were compared with the experimental results. A plausible one accounting for most of the data is proposed.
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