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Zhao C, Kleiman DE, Shukla D. Resolving binding pathways and solvation thermodynamics of plant hormone receptors. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105456. [PMID: 37949229 PMCID: PMC10704434 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Plant hormones are small molecules that regulate plant growth, development, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. They are specifically recognized by the binding site of their receptors. In this work, we resolved the binding pathways for eight classes of phytohormones (auxin, jasmonate, gibberellin, strigolactone, brassinosteroid, cytokinin, salicylic acid, and abscisic acid) to their canonical receptors using extensive molecular dynamics simulations. Furthermore, we investigated the role of water displacement and reorganization at the binding site of the plant receptors through inhomogeneous solvation theory. Our findings predict that displacement of water molecules by phytohormones contributes to free energy of binding via entropy gain and is associated with significant free energy barriers for most systems analyzed. Also, our results indicate that displacement of unfavorable water molecules in the binding site can be exploited in rational agrochemical design. Overall, this study uncovers the mechanism of ligand binding and the role of water molecules in plant hormone perception, which creates new avenues for agrochemical design to target plant growth and development.
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- Chuankai Zhao
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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Song G. Uncovering the release mechanism of nucleotide import by HIV-1 capsid. Phys Biol 2020; 18:016004. [PMID: 33027780 DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/abbf32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Efficient nucleotide import is critical to fuel the reverse DNA synthesis that takes place within the HIV-1 capsid. However, the mechanism by which the HIV-1 capsid imports nucleotides is presently unclear. In this work, we carry out a series of Brownian diffusion simulations to elucidate the nucleotide import process through the hexamer pores of the HIV-1 capsid. Our simulations reveal a significant role of the electrostatic field in the import process and the mechanism by which deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) diffuse through the arginine ring: specifically, how IP6s and ATPs, though competing with dNTPs for binding at the pore of the arginine ring, end up accelerating the dNTP import rate by thousands of folds so that it is sufficiently high to fuel the encapsidated DNA synthesis.
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- Guang Song
- Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States of America. Program of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States of America
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Chandran A, Chee X, Prole DL, Rahman T. Exploration of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP 3) regulated dynamics of N-terminal domain of IP 3 receptor reveals early phase molecular events during receptor activation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2454. [PMID: 30792485 PMCID: PMC6385359 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39301-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (IP3) binding at the N-terminus (NT) of IP3 receptor (IP3R) allosterically triggers the opening of a Ca2+-conducting pore located ~100 Å away from the IP3-binding core (IBC). However, the precise mechanism of IP3 binding and correlated domain dynamics in the NT that are central to the IP3R activation, remains unknown. Our all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations recapitulate the characteristic twist motion of the suppressor domain (SD) and reveal correlated ‘clam closure’ dynamics of IBC with IP3-binding, complementing existing suggestions on IP3R activation mechanism. Our study further reveals the existence of inter-domain dynamic correlation in the NT and establishes the SD to be critical for the conformational dynamics of IBC. Also, a tripartite interaction involving Glu283-Arg54-Asp444 at the SD – IBC interface seemed critical for IP3R activation. Intriguingly, during the sub-microsecond long simulation, we observed Arg269 undergoing an SD-dependent flipping of hydrogen bonding between the first and fifth phosphate groups of IP3. This seems to play a major role in determining the IP3 binding affinity of IBC in the presence/absence of the SD. Our study thus provides atomistic details of early molecular events occurring within the NT during and following IP3 binding that lead to channel gating.
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- Aneesh Chandran
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, CB2 1PD, Cambridge, UK. .,Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, CB2 1PD, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, CB2 1PD, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, CB2 1PD, Cambridge, UK.
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Feng J, He L, Li Y, Xiao F, Hu G. Modeling of PH Domains and Phosphoinositides Interactions and Beyond. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1111:19-32. [DOI: 10.1007/5584_2018_236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Le Coq J, Camacho-Artacho M, Velázquez JV, Santiveri CM, Gallego LH, Campos-Olivas R, Dölker N, Lietha D. Structural basis for interdomain communication in SHIP2 providing high phosphatase activity. eLife 2017; 6. [PMID: 28792888 PMCID: PMC5550278 DOI: 10.7554/elife.26640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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SH2-containing-inositol-5-phosphatases (SHIPs) dephosphorylate the 5-phosphate of phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate (PI(3,4,5)P3) and play important roles in regulating the PI3K/Akt pathway in physiology and disease. Aiming to uncover interdomain regulatory mechanisms in SHIP2, we determined crystal structures containing the 5-phosphatase and a proximal region adopting a C2 fold. This reveals an extensive interface between the two domains, which results in significant structural changes in the phosphatase domain. Both the phosphatase and C2 domains bind phosphatidylserine lipids, which likely helps to position the active site towards its substrate. Although located distant to the active site, the C2 domain greatly enhances catalytic turnover. Employing molecular dynamics, mutagenesis and cell biology, we identify two distinct allosteric signaling pathways, emanating from hydrophobic or polar interdomain interactions, differentially affecting lipid chain or headgroup moieties of PI(3,4,5)P3. Together, this study reveals details of multilayered C2-mediated effects important for SHIP2 activity and points towards interesting new possibilities for therapeutic interventions. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.26640.001
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- Johanne Le Coq
- Cell Signalling and Adhesion Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cell Signalling and Adhesion Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cell Signalling and Adhesion Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cell Signalling and Adhesion Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Structural Computational Biology Group, Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Cell Signalling and Adhesion Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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Lipid interaction sites on channels, transporters and receptors: Recent insights from molecular dynamics simulations. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:2390-2400. [PMID: 26946244 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lipid molecules are able to selectively interact with specific sites on integral membrane proteins, and modulate their structure and function. Identification and characterization of these sites are of importance for our understanding of the molecular basis of membrane protein function and stability, and may facilitate the design of lipid-like drug molecules. Molecular dynamics simulations provide a powerful tool for the identification of these sites, complementing advances in membrane protein structural biology and biophysics. We describe recent notable biomolecular simulation studies which have identified lipid interaction sites on a range of different membrane proteins. The sites identified in these simulation studies agree well with those identified by complementary experimental techniques. This demonstrates the power of the molecular dynamics approach in the prediction and characterization of lipid interaction sites on integral membrane proteins. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Biosimulations edited by Ilpo Vattulainen and Tomasz Róg.
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Wang X, Hirao H. ONIOM (DFT:MM) Study of the Catalytic Mechanism of myo-Inositol Monophosphatase: Essential Role of Water in Enzyme Catalysis in the Two-Metal Mechanism. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:833-42. [DOI: 10.1021/jp312483n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Xiaoqing Wang
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore
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Rosen SAJ, Gaffney PRJ, Spiess B, Gould IR. Understanding the relative affinity and specificity of the pleckstrin homology domain of protein kinase B for inositol phosphates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:929-36. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp22240f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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