Investigation of flap flexibility of β-secretase using molecular dynamic simulations.

Abstract:

:Flap motif and its dynamics were extensively reported in aspartate proteases, e.g. HIV proteases and plasmepsins. Herein, we report the first account of flap dynamics amongst different conformations of β-secretase using molecular dynamics simulation. Various parameters were proposed and a selected few were picked which could appropriately describe the flap motion. Three systems were studied, namely Free (BACEFree) and two ligand-bound conformations, which belonged to space groups P6122 (BACEBound1) and C2221 (BACEBound2), respectively and four parameters (distance between the flaps tip residue, Thr72 and Ser325, d1; dihedral angle, ϕ (Thr72-Asp32-Asp228-Ser325); TriCα angles, θ1 (Thr72-Asp32-Ser325), and θ2 (Thr72-Asp228-Ser325)) were proposed to understand the change in dynamics of flap domain and the extent of flap opening and closing. Analysis of, θ2, d1, θ1 and ϕ confirmed that the BACEFree adopted semi-open, open and closed conformations with slight twisting during flap opening. However, BACEBound1 (P6122) showed an adaptation to open conformation due to lack of hydrogen bond interaction between the ligand and flap tip residue. A slight flap twisting, ϕ (lateral twisting) was observed for BACEBound1 during flap opening which correlates with the opening of BACEFree. Contradictory to the BACEBound1, the BACEBound2 locked the flap in a closed conformation throughout the simulation due to formation of a stable hydrogen bond interaction between the flap tip residue and ligand. Analyses of all three systems highlight that d1, θ2 and ϕ can be precisely used to describe the extent of flap opening and closing concurrently with snapshots along the molecular dynamics trajectory across several conformations of β-secretase.

journal_name

J Biomol Struct Dyn

authors

Kumalo HM,Bhakat S,Soliman ME

doi

10.1080/07391102.2015.1064831

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-05-01 00:00:00

pages

1008-19

issue

5

eissn

0739-1102

issn

1538-0254

journal_volume

34

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Variability analysis of HIV-1 gp120 V3 region: III. Distinctions between various sets of peptide fragments derived from the sequences belonging to different HIV-1 taxons.

    abstract::Distinction criterion for various sets of fixed length peptide fragments and integral distinction measure for various sets of peptide fragments with different length and start position ranges have been introduced on the base of an enumeration procedure and a point estimators for the amino acid distribution characteris...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1997.10508964

    authors: Shchelkanov MYu,Starikov NS,Yaroslavtsev IV,Yudin AN,Antonov AV,Novak IL,Vedenov AA,Karamov EV

    更新日期:1997-12-01 00:00:00

  • Control region of SV40 minichromosomes is preferentially cleaved by single-strand specific S1 nuclease.

    abstract::We have analysed S1 sensitivity of SV40 minichromosomes isolated from the nuclei of infected cells at the late stage of infection. We show that a fraction of purified minichromosomes is sensitive towards double-strand cleavage by S1 nuclease. The pattern of specific cleavage reminiscent of that found for subcloned fra...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1989.10506522

    authors: Nedospasov SA,Shakhov AN,Hirt B

    更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00

  • Homology models of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia pestis general porins and comparative analysis of their functional and antigenic regions.

    abstract::The amino acid sequences of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis porin (YPS) and Y. pestis porin (YPT) have recently deduced but their three-dimensional structures were not known. These sequences were analyzed using the servers 3D-PSSM and PredPort. The YPS and YPT porins were shown to have a high degree of identity (above...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2005.10507056

    authors: Likhatskaya GN,Solov'eva TF,Novikova OD,Issaeva MP,Gusev KV,Kryzhko IB,Trifonov EV,Nurminski EA

    更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00

  • QSAR, docking, ADMET, and system pharmacology studies on tormentic acid derivatives for anticancer activity.

    abstract::To explore the anticancer compounds from tormentic acid derivatives, a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model was developed by the multiple linear regression methods. The developed QSAR model yielded a high activity-descriptors relationship accuracy of 94% referred by regression coefficient (r2 = .9...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2017.1355846

    authors: Alam S,Khan F

    更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00

  • General acid-base catalysis in nucleobase amino proton exchange: cytidine.

    abstract::A useful property of DMSO solvent has been exploited to reveal a new catalytic route for cytidine amino proton exchange, relevant to exchange in the macromolecular state, but hidden in aqueous solution. Additional exchange mechanisms in aqueous monomeric cytidine (and adenosine) are obscured by the formation of a fast...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1986.10506359

    authors: McConnell B

    更新日期:1986-12-01 00:00:00

  • Computational studies of essential dynamics of Pseudomonas cepacia lipase.

    abstract::In order to investigate the interfacial activation of a lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia (PcL), molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and essential dynamics (ED) analysis were performed in different solvent environments: vacuum and explicit water solvents. Starting from the active (open) structure of PcL, the essential d...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2000.10506667

    authors: Lee J,Suh SW,Shin S

    更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00

  • Exploring the dysregulated mRNAs-miRNAs-lncRNAs interactions associated to idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia.

    abstract::Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is the most clinical problem in case of infertility. About 70% of NOA patients are idiopathic with uncharacterized molecular mechanisms. This study aimed to analyze the possible pathogenic miRNA-target gene interaction and lncRNA-miRNA association involved in NOA. In the current study...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2021.1875879

    authors: Sabetian S,Zarei M,Jahromi BN,Morowvat MH,Tabei SMB,Cava C

    更新日期:2021-01-26 00:00:00

  • Molecular modeling study of the norfloxacin-DNA complex.

    abstract::Molecular modeling and molecular dynamics were performed to investigate the interaction of norfloxacin with the DNA oligonucleotide 5'-d(ATACGTAT)(2). Eight quinolone-DNA binding structures were built by molecular modeling on the basis of experimental results. A 100ps molecular dynamics calculation was carried out on ...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2002.10506811

    authors: Lee HM,Kim JK,Kim SK

    更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00

  • Carbon and boron nanotubes as a template material for adsorption of 6-Thioguanine chemotherapeutic: a molecular dynamics and density functional approach.

    abstract::The interaction of 6-Thioguanine molecule, an antitumor drug with carbon nanotube and boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Based on the obtained results, the strongest negative van der Waals interaction is found between 6-TG and BNNT among the studied nanotubes, which ind...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2019.1585951

    authors: Hasanzade Z,Raissi H

    更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00

  • A tale of two paralogs: human Transformer2 proteins with differential RNA-binding affinities.

    abstract::The Transformer2 (Tra2) proteins in humans are homologues of the Drosophila Tra2 protein. One of the two RNA-binding paralogs, Tra2β, has been very well-studied over the past decade, but not much is known about Tra2α. It was very recently shown that the two proteins demonstrate the phenomenon of paralog compensation. ...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2015.1100551

    authors: Ghosh P,Grellscheid SN,Sowdhamini R

    更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00

  • Comparative study of the interactions between bisphenol-A and its endocrine disrupting analogues with bovine serum albumin using multi-spectroscopic and molecular docking studies.

    abstract::Interaction studies of bisphenol analogues; biphenol-A (BPA), bisphenol-B (BPB), and bisphenol-F (BPF) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were performed using multi-spectroscopic and molecular docking studies at the protein level. The mechanism of binding of bisphenols with BSA was dynamic in nature. SDS refolding experi...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2018.1461136

    authors: Ikhlas S,Usman A,Ahmad M

    更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00

  • Exploring the structural features of Aspartate Trans Carbamoylase (TtATCase) from Thermus thermophilus HB8 through in silico approaches: a potential drug target for inborn error of pyrimidine metabolism.

    abstract::Enzymes involved in the pyrimidine biosynthesis pathway have become an important target for the pharmacological intervention. One among those enzymes, Aspartate Trans Carbamoylase (ATCase), catalyses the condensation of aspartate and carbamoyl phosphate to form N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate and inorganic phosphate. The pres...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2013.782825

    authors: Kanagarajan S,Mutharasappan N,Dhamodharan P,Jeyaraman M,Ramadas K,Jeyaraman J

    更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00

  • Loading efficacy and binding analysis of retinoids with milk proteins: a short review.

    abstract::In this review, the loading efficacies of retinoids with milk proteins are investigated. It has been shown that milk proteins β-lactoglobulin, α-, and β-caseins bind retinol and retinoic acid via hydrophobic, hydrophilic, and H-bonding contacts causing minor alterations of protein secondary structure. Hydrophobic cont...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2017.1411833

    authors: Agudelo D,Bourassa P,Bariyanga J,Tajmir-Riahi HA

    更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00

  • Design of sequence-specific DNA binding ligands that use a two-stranded peptide motif for DNA sequence recognition.

    abstract::The design and DNA binding activity of beta-structure-forming peptides and netropsin-peptide conjugates are reported. It is found that a pair of peptides-S,S'-bis(Lys-Gly-Val-Cys-Val-NH-NH-Dns)-bridged by an S-S bond binds at least 10 times more strongly to poly(dG).poly(dC) than to poly(dA).poly(dT). This peptide can...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1996.10508927

    authors: Nikolaev VA,Grokhovsky SL,Surovaya AN,Leinsoo TA,Sidorova NYu,Zasedatelev AS,Zhuze AL,Strahan GA,Shafer RH,Gursky GV

    更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00

  • Interaction of purine nucleotides with inert paramagnetic Cr(III) probes evaluated by NMR relaxation effects. Molecular mechanics calculations on Cr(III) and Co(III) polyphosphate complexes.

    abstract::The 1H NMR relaxation effects produced by paramagnetic Cr(III) complexes on nucleoside 5'-mono- and -triphosphates in D2O solution at pH' = 3 were measured. The paramagnetic probes were [Cr(III)(H2O)6]3+, [Cr(III)(H2O)3(HATP)], [Cr(III)(H2O)3(HCTP)] and [Cr(III)(H2O)3(UTP)-, while the matrix nucleotides (0.1 M) were H...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1990.10508529

    authors: Cini R,Giorgi G,Laschi F,Rossi C,Marzilli LG

    更新日期:1990-02-01 00:00:00

  • DNA bending and sugar switching.

    abstract::Abstract Using high frequency antiphase NMR spectroscopy and computer simulations of the antiphase spectra, we studied the equlibria in the sugar conformations in the DNA duplex 11-mer containing the AAA tract surrounded by cytosines. We demonstrate that at the 3'-end of the A-tract, the sugar switches from the comm...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2000.10506637

    authors: Kamath S,Sarma MH,Zhurkin VB,Turner CJ,Sarma RH

    更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00

  • Exploring the binding interactions of janus green blue with serum albumins from spectroscopic and calorimetric studies aided by in silico calculations.

    abstract::Binding interactions of the phenazinium dye Janus green blue (JGB) with human and bovine serum albumins (BSA - and BSA) have been explored for the first time from multi-spectroscopic and calorimetric measurements aided by in silico calculations. The formation of ground state complexes between JGB and the respective se...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2020.1870156

    authors: Saha S,Bhattacharjee S,Chowdhury J

    更新日期:2021-01-07 00:00:00

  • Model of a LexA repressor dimer bound to recA operator.

    abstract::A complete three dimensional model (RCSB000408; PDB code 1qaa) for the LexA repressor dimer bound to the recA operator site consistent with relevant biochemical and biophysical data for the repressor is proposed. A model of interaction of the N-terminal operator binding domain 1-72 with the operator was available. We ...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2000.10506657

    authors: Chattopadhyaya R,Ghosh K,Namboodiri VM

    更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00

  • Resolution of parallel and antiparallel oligonucleotide triple helices formation and melting processes by multivariate curve resolution.

    abstract::A procedure is described for the complete resolution of concentration profiles of oligonucleotide triplexes as a function of pH and temperature. The pH and temperature ranges at which triplexes are present and the relative concentrations of all the species involved in acid-base and conformational equilibria are succes...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2003.10506922

    authors: Jaumot J,Aviña A,Eritja R,Tauler R,Gargallo R

    更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00

  • Wobble↔Watson-Crick tautomeric transitions in the homo-purine DNA mismatches: a key to the intimate mechanisms of the spontaneous transversions.

    abstract::The intrinsic capability of the homo-purine DNA base mispairs to perform wobble↔Watson-Crick/Topal-Fresco tautomeric transitions via the sequential intrapair double proton transfer was discovered for the first time using QM (MP2/DFT) and QTAIM methodologies that are crucial for understanding the microstructural mechan...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2015.1077737

    authors: Brovarets' OO,Hovorun DM

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular dynamics simulations on parallel and antiparallel C.G*G triplexes.

    abstract::Molecular dynamics (MD) studies have been carried out on the Hoogsteen hydrogen bonded parallel and the reverse Hoogsteen hydrogen bonded antiparallel C.G*G triplexes. Earlier, the molecular mechanics studies had shown that the parallel structure was energetically more favourable than the antiparallel structure. To ch...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1998.10508266

    authors: Kiran MR,Bansal M

    更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00

  • Study on the binding characteristics of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers and thyroid transporters using the multispectral technique and computational simulation.

    abstract::Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) are a class of toxic environmental pollutants that are persistent, bioaccumulative, and difficult to degrade. Their structure is very similar to the thyroid hormone (T4) and uses the body's thyroid transporter (TTR) binding to interfere with the endocrine balance,...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2018.1461134

    authors: Wei Y,Yi Z,Xu J,Yang W,Yang L,Liu H

    更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00

  • Exploring the nature of the H-bonds between the human class II MHC protein, HLA-DR1 (DRB*0101) and the influenza virus hemagglutinin peptide, HA306-318, using the quantum theory of atoms in molecules.

    abstract::The nature of the H-bonds between the human protein HLA-DR1 (DRB*0101) and the hemagglutinin peptide HA306-318 has been studied using the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules for the first time. We have found four H-bond groups: one conventional CO··HN bond group and three nonconventional CO··HC, π··HC involving aroma...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2017.1418432

    authors: Aray Y,Aguilera-García R,Izquierdo DR

    更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00

  • The comparative analysis of the properties and structures of purine nucleoside phosphorylases from thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27.

    abstract::Two recombinant purine nucleoside phosphorylases from thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27 encoded by genes TT_C1070 (TthPNPI) and TT_C0194 (TthPNPII) were purified and characterized. The comparative analysis of their sequences, molecular weight, enzymes specificity and kinetics of the catalyzed reaction w...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2020.1848628

    authors: Timofeev VI,Fateev IV,Kostromina MA,Abramchik YA,Konstantinova ID,Volkov VV,Lykoshin DD,Mikheeva OO,Muravieva TI,Esipov RS,Kuranova IP

    更新日期:2020-11-23 00:00:00

  • Variability analysis of HIV-1 gp120 V3 region: I. Point estimators for the amino acid distribution characteristics.

    abstract::Enumerating procedure for symbol sequences is proposed. Relationship between Hamming distance for symbol sequences and Euclidean distance for corresponding enumerations is established, and more universal Hamming-transformed Euclidean measure is constructed. A distribution function of amino acid substitutions and some ...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1997.10508187

    authors: Shchelkanov MYu,Yudin AN,Antonov AV,Starikov NS,Vedenov AA,Karamov EV

    更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00

  • Genetics-directed drug discovery for combating Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

    abstract::Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the pathogen of tuberculosis (TB), is one of the most infectious bacteria in the world. The traditional strategy to combat TB involves targeting the pathogen directly; however, the rapid evolution of drug resistance lessens the efficiency of this anti-TB method. Therefore, in recent y...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2016.1157037

    authors: Quan Y,Xiong L,Chen J,Zhang HY

    更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00

  • Human microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 4 is stable at extremes of pH.

    abstract::MAP/microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 4 (MARK4) is a member of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinases, directly associated with cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we have cloned, expressed, and purified two variants of MARK4 [the kinase domain (MARK4-F2), and kinase domain along with 59 N-ter...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2015.1074942

    authors: Naz F,Singh P,Islam A,Ahmad F,Imtaiyaz Hassan M

    更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00

  • Aqueous hydration of nucleic acid constituents: Monte Carlo computer simulation studies.

    abstract::Monte Carlo computer simulations were performed on dilute aqueous solutions of thymine, cytosine, uracil, adenine, guanine, the dimethyl phosphate anion in the gauche-gauche conformation and a ribose and deoxyribose derivative. The aqueous hydration of each molecule was analysed in terms of quasi-component distributio...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1984.10507565

    authors: Beveridge DL,Maye PV,Jayaram B,Ravishanker G,Mezei M

    更新日期:1984-10-01 00:00:00

  • A conformational analysis of the (+) anti BPDE adduct to the guanine amino group of dCpdG.

    abstract::The (+) anti isomer of benz[a]pyrene diol epoxide (BPDE), 7 beta, 8 alpha-dihydroxy-9 alpha, 10 alpha-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenz [a] pyrene has been identified as the probable tumorigenic lesion in mammalian systems. It forms a predominant adduct with DNA at N2 of guanine. In order to elucidate its conformation in ...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.1983.10507492

    authors: Hingerty B,Broyde S

    更新日期:1983-12-01 00:00:00

  • The novel approach to the protein design: active truncated forms of human 1-CYS peroxiredoxin.

    abstract::The object of the present study is the verification of a new approach to the design of the active truncated forms of enzymes. The method is based on a new way of investigating the protein sequences--the ANalysis of Informational Structure (ANIS). The analysis of informational structure allows to determine the hierarch...

    journal_title:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1080/07391102.2007.10507133

    authors: Nekrasov AN,Radchenko VV,Shuvaeva TM,Novoselov VI,Fesenko EE,Lipkin VM

    更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00