Reentrant condensation of proteins in solution induced by multivalent counterions

F Zhang, MWA Skoda, RMJ Jacobs, S Zorn, RA Martin… - Physical review …, 2008 - APS
F Zhang, MWA Skoda, RMJ Jacobs, S Zorn, RA Martin, CM Martin, GF Clark, S Weggler…
Physical review letters, 2008APS
Negatively charged globular proteins in solution undergo a condensation upon adding
trivalent counterions between two critical concentrations C* and C**, C*< C**. This reentrant
condensation behavior above C** is caused by short-ranged electrostatic interactions
between multivalent cations and acidic residues, mechanistically different from the case of
DNA. Small-angle x-ray scattering indicates a short-ranged attraction between counterion-
bound proteins near C* and C**. Monte Carlo simulations (under these strong electrostatic …
Negatively charged globular proteins in solution undergo a condensation upon adding trivalent counterions between two critical concentrations and , . This reentrant condensation behavior above is caused by short-ranged electrostatic interactions between multivalent cations and acidic residues, mechanistically different from the case of DNA. Small-angle x-ray scattering indicates a short-ranged attraction between counterion-bound proteins near and . Monte Carlo simulations (under these strong electrostatic coupling conditions) support an effective inversion of charge on surface side chains through binding of the multivalent counterions.
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