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Fluorescence and circular dichroism were used to follow thepH-dependent conformational changes of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). Tryptophan fluorescence of the spectra monitored at 344 nm, or after deconvolution of the emission spectra, at 345 nm, showed a decrease in intensity on going frompH 7 to 4, with a midtransitionpH of 5.8. On the other hand, tyrosine fluorescence measured either by the ratio of intensity at 308 nm to that at 344 nm, or by the fluorescence intensity at 303 nm after deconvolution of the spectra, increased in intensity as thepH was changed from 6 to 2.5, with a midtransitionpH of 4.5. Near UV circular dichroic spectra also showed changes betweenpH 7.5 and 4.5, which correlated with the transition monitored by the tryptophan fluorescence. The guanidine hydrochloride-induced conformational changes of G-CSF at fivepH values from 2.5 to 7.5 were also studied. Circular dichroic and fluorescence spectra revealed minor conformational changes by the addition of 1 or 2 M guanidine HCl at allpH values examined, while the major conformational transition occurred between 2 and 4 M guanidine hydrochloride. The secondary structure of the protein was most stable betweenpH 3.3 and 4.5. The guanidine HCl-induced denaturation of G-CSF involved more than a two-state transition, with detectable intermediate(s) present, and the structure of the intermediate(s) appeared to depend on thepH used. These results are consistent with thepH dependence of the structure described above, and demonstrate the complex conformational properties of G-CSF.
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Narhi, L.O., Kenney, W.C. & Arakawa, T. Conformational changes of recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor induced bypH and guanidine hydrochloride. J Protein Chem 10, 359–367 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01025250
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