Abstract
•The prevalence of homocystinuria in Qatar is 1:1800, mainly due to a founder missense mutation p.R336C.•The cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS) R336C mutant was bacterially expressed, purified and its molecular properties were compared to CBS wild type (WT) recombinant protein.•Our data revealed that p.R336C mutation results in a dramatic reduction (∼86%) of CBS enzymatic activity.•Circular Dichroism experiments suggested that the p.R336C mutation does not significantly alter the secondary structure of the CBS protein.•CD spectra also revealed distinct differences in the thermal unfolding mechanisms of CBS WT and R336C mutant protein species.•Chemical denaturation experiments indicated that the WT CBS protein is thermodynamically more stable than the R336C mutant, suggesting a destabilizing effect of the p.R336C mutation.•This study provides mechanistic insight into the pathogenicity of the p.R336C mutation that leads to a severe homocystinuria phenotype.
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