Sequential unfolding of ankyrin repeats in tumor suppressor p16.

The ANK repeat is a ubiquitous 33-residue motif that adopts a beta hairpin helix-loop-helix fold. Multiple tandem repeats stack in a linear manner to produce an elongated structure that is stabilized predominantly by short-range interactions between residues close in sequence. The tumor suppressor p16(INK4) consists of four repeats and represents the minimal ANK folding unit. We found from Phi value analysis that p16 unfolded sequentially. The two N-terminal ANK repeats, which are distorted from the canonical ANK structure in all INK4 proteins and which are important for functional specificity, were mainly unstructured in the rate-limiting transition state for folding/unfolding, while the two C-terminal repeats were fully formed. A sequential unfolding mechanism could have implications for the cellular fate of wild-type and cancer-associated mutant p16 proteins.

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