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Although conformational perturbation of the active sites of many enzymes has been reported to precede global molecular conformational changes [Tsou (1993) Science 262, 380-381], little effort has been made to compare the susceptibility of the ligand-binding site of proteins and the protein molecules as a whole to perturbation by denaturants. Immunoglobulin is chosen in this study to address this problem. It is found that the variable and constant regions (Fv and Fc) of a monoclonal antibody of an IgG subclass against adenylate kinase lose their abilities to bind antigen and staphylococcal Protein A after treatment with guanidinium chloride concentrations considerably lower than those required to change the global conformation of the antibody as a whole, as detected by fluorescence and second-derivative UV absorption spectroscopy. These results indicate that both ligand-binding sites of the antibody concerned are more fragile than the molecule as a whole and that the Fv and Fc regions of the antibody molecule unfold sequentially during denaturation.

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Perturbation of the antigen-binding site and staphylococcal Protein A-binding site of IgG before significant changes in global conformation during denaturation: an equilibrium study