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  • Title: Functional properties of the individual thioredoxin-like domains of protein disulfide isomerase.
    Author: Darby NJ, Creighton TE.
    Journal: Biochemistry; 1995 Sep 19; 34(37):11725-35. PubMed ID: 7547904.
    Abstract:
    The two thioredoxin-like domains of human protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) have been produced in bacteria as individual soluble, folded protein molecules, and their functional properties have been compared to those of intact PDI. The two individual domains were very similar in their functional properties, and there were no indications of synergy between them, so it is unlikely that they have intrinsically different functions in PDI. Both domains efficiently introduced disulfide bonds into unfolded model proteins and peptides but were less efficient than PDI with folded substrate protein molecules. Relative to PDI, neither domain had substantial activity in catalyzing disulfide bond isomerization. This pattern of activities is very similar to that of the bacterial catalyst DsbA and probably reflects similarities in the catalytic mechanisms of these proteins. The differences in activity between PDI and its thioredoxin-like domains suggest that other features of the PDI molecule are also required for its complete range of thiol-disulfide exchange activities.
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