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Biophys J, August 2000, p. 1030-1038, Vol. 79, No. 2

Characterization and Isolation of Intermediates in beta -Lactoglobulin Heat Aggregation at High pH

Rogert Bauer, Rita Carrotta, Christian Rischel, and Lars Øgendal

Department of Physics, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark

The early stages of heat induced aggregation at 67.5°C of beta -lactoglobulin were studied by combined static light scattering and size exclusion chromatography. At all conditions studied (pH 8.7 without salt and pH 6.7 with or without 60 mM NaCl) we observe metastable heat-modified dimers, trimers, and tetramers. These oligomers reach a maximum in concentration at about the time when large aggregates (1000-4000 kg/mol) appear, after which they decline in concentration. By isolating the oligomers it was demonstrated that they rapidly form aggregates upon heating in the absence of monomeric protein, showing that these species are central to the aggregation process. To our knowledge this is the first time that intermediates in protein aggregation have been isolated. At all stages of aggregation the dominant oligomer was the heat-modified dimer. Whereas the heat-modified oligomers are formed at a higher rate at pH 8.7 than at pH 6.7, the opposite is the case for the formation of aggregates from the metastable oligomers indicating cross-linking via disulfide bridges for the oligomers and noncovalent interaction in the formation of the aggregates. The data suggest that an aggregate nucleus is formed from four oligomers. For protein concentrations of 10 or 20 g/l a heat-modified monomer can be observed until about the time when the maximum in concentration appears of the heat-modified dimer. The disappearance of this heat-modified monomer correlates to the formation of dimers (trimers and tetramers).

Biophys J, August 2000, p. 1030-1038, Vol. 79, No. 2
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