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Trimethylamine N-oxide stabilizes proteins via a distinct mechanism compared with
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Liao YT
; Manson AC
; DeLyser MR
; Noid WG
; Cremer PS
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
2017[Mar]; 114
(10
): 2479-2484
PMID28228526
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We report experimental and computational studies investigating the effects of
three osmolytes, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), betaine, and glycine, on the
hydrophobic collapse of an elastin-like polypeptide (ELP). All three osmolytes
stabilize collapsed conformations of the ELP and reduce the lower critical
solution temperature (LSCT) linearly with osmolyte concentration. As expected
from conventional preferential solvation arguments, betaine and glycine both
increase the surface tension at the air-water interface. TMAO, however, reduces
the surface tension. Atomically detailed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations
suggest that TMAO also slightly accumulates at the polymer-water interface,
whereas glycine and betaine are strongly depleted. To investigate alternative
mechanisms for osmolyte effects, we performed FTIR experiments that characterized
the impact of each cosolvent on the bulk water structure. These experiments
showed that TMAO red-shifts the OH stretch of the IR spectrum via a mechanism
that was very sensitive to the protonation state of the NO moiety. Glycine also
caused a red shift in the OH stretch region, whereas betaine minimally impacted
this region. Thus, the effects of osmolytes on the OH spectrum appear
uncorrelated with their effects upon hydrophobic collapse. Similarly, MD
simulations suggested that TMAO disrupts the water structure to the least extent,
whereas glycine exerts the greatest influence on the water structure. These
results suggest that TMAO stabilizes collapsed conformations via a mechanism that
is distinct from glycine and betaine. In particular, we propose that TMAO
stabilizes proteins by acting as a surfactant for the heterogeneous surfaces of
folded proteins.