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ArticleChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry2025

Unfolding of the Villin Headpiece Domain: Revealing Structural Heterogeneity with Time-Resolved X-Ray Solution Scattering and Markov State Modeling.

Adam K Nijhawan, Arnold M Chan, Madeline B Ho, Changmin Lee, Irina Kosheleva, Lin X Chen, Kevin L Kohlstedt

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Article in Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Adam K NijhawanDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Arnold M ChanDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Madeline B HoDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Changmin LeeDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Irina KoshelevaCenter for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Lin X ChenDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8450-6687
Kevin L KohlstedtDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8045-0930

Funding

Capturing Transient Protein Structures on Multiple Spatial and Temporal ScalesR01GM115761 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, LIN X · 2015 to 2023
$3.0M
Molecular Biophysics Training Program at Northwestern UniversityT32GM140995 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Heather Wendy Pinkett, Reza Vafabakhsh · 2021 to 2026
$2.5M
BioCARS: A Synchrotron Structure Biology ResourceR24GM111072 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI MOFFAT, JOHN KEITH · 2013 to 2016
$2.3M
Argonne National Laboratory DE-AC02-06CH11357BioCARSNational Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01-GM115761National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) T32GM140995National Institute of Health R01-GM115761NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115761NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM111072NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM140995NIH-NIGMS R24GM111072
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding protein folding pathways is crucial to deciphering the principles of protein structure and function. Here, the unfolding dynamics of the 35-residue villin headpiece (HP35) and a norleucine-substituted variant (2F4K) using a combination of experimental and computational techniques is investigated. Time-resolved X-ray solution scattering coupled with equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations and Markov state modeling reveals distinct unfolding mechanisms between the two variants: HP35 and 2F4K. Specifically, HP35 exhibits a two-state unfolding process, whereas an intermediate state is identified for the 2F4K mutant. A Markov state model constructed from simulations is used to map atomic-level transitions to experimental observations, providing insights into the role of sequence variations in modulating folding pathways. The findings underscore the importance of integrating experimental and computational approaches to unravel protein unfolding mechanisms between heterogenous structural ensembles.

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Microfilament ProteinsMarkov ChainsMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein DomainsProtein UnfoldingSolutionsX-Ray DiffractionMicrofilament ProteinsSolutionsvillinMarkov state modelsmolecular dynamicstime-resolved X-ray scattering solutionT-jumpvillin

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PMID40192555
PMCPMC12188166

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