solvation in proteins and nucleic acids;
preferential interaction parameters;
halophilic proteins;
solvation dependent stabilization;
structure and dynamics;
HALOPHILIC MALATE-DEHYDROGENASE;
HALOARCULA-MARISMORTUI;
DEAD-SEA;
PREFERENTIAL INTERACTIONS;
PROTEIN INTERACTIONS;
NEUTRON-SCATTERING;
X-RAY;
SOLVENT;
BACTERIA;
STABILIZATION;
D O I:
10.1002/bip.22154
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
The discovery of extreme halophile microorganisms in the Dead Sea, which are specifically dependent on a multimolar salt environment to survive, stimulated major developments in biology and physical chemistry. The minireview focuses on the molecular level. After a brief introduction to the history of halophile studies, protein and nucleic acid solvent interactions and their influence on macromolecular structure stabilization and dynamics are discussed. (c) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 99: 233238, 2013.