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Magkakis K, Orädd F, Ahn B, Da Silva V, Appio R, Plivelic TS, Andersson M. Real-time structural characterization of protein response to a caged compound by fast detector readout and high-brilliance synchrotron radiation. Structure 2024:S0969-2126(24)00192-8. [PMID: 38889721 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2024.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Protein dynamics are essential to biological function, and methods to determine such structural rearrangements constitute a frontier in structural biology. Synchrotron radiation can track real-time protein dynamics, but accessibility to dedicated high-flux single X-ray pulse time-resolved beamlines is scarce and protein targets amendable to such characterization are limited. These limitations can be alleviated by triggering the reaction by laser-induced activation of a caged compound and probing the structural dynamics by fast-readout detectors. In this work, we established time-resolved X-ray solution scattering (TR-XSS) at the CoSAXS beamline at the MAX IV Laboratory synchrotron. Laser-induced activation of caged ATP initiated phosphoryl transfer in the adenylate kinase (AdK) enzyme, and the reaction was monitored up to 50 ms with a 2-ms temporal resolution achieved by the detector readout. The time-resolved structural signal of the protein showed minimal radiation damage effects and excellent agreement to data collected by a single X-ray pulse approach.
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Ji S, Zhou Y, Chen J, Yang M, Li C, Liu M, Liu Y, Jiang L. An ATP "Synthase" Derived from a Single Structural Domain of Bacterial Histidine Kinase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318503. [PMID: 38311597 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is a vital energy source for living organisms, and its biosynthesis and precise concentration regulation often depend on macromolecular machinery composed of protein complexes or complicated multidomain proteins. We have identified a single-domain protein HK853CA derived from bacterial histidine kinases (HK) that can catalyze ATP synthesis efficiently. Here, we explored the reaction mechanism and multiple factors that influence this catalysis through a combination of experimental techniques and molecular simulations. Moreover, we optimized its enzymatic activity and applied it as an ATP replenishment machinery to other ATP-dependent systems. Our results broaden the understanding of ATP biosynthesis and show that the single CA domain can be applied as a new biomolecular catalyst used for ATP supply.
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- Shixia Ji
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological System, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Nam K, Shao Y, Major DT, Wolf-Watz M. Perspectives on Computational Enzyme Modeling: From Mechanisms to Design and Drug Development. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:7393-7412. [PMID: 38405524 PMCID: PMC10883025 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Understanding enzyme mechanisms is essential for unraveling the complex molecular machinery of life. In this review, we survey the field of computational enzymology, highlighting key principles governing enzyme mechanisms and discussing ongoing challenges and promising advances. Over the years, computer simulations have become indispensable in the study of enzyme mechanisms, with the integration of experimental and computational exploration now established as a holistic approach to gain deep insights into enzymatic catalysis. Numerous studies have demonstrated the power of computer simulations in characterizing reaction pathways, transition states, substrate selectivity, product distribution, and dynamic conformational changes for various enzymes. Nevertheless, significant challenges remain in investigating the mechanisms of complex multistep reactions, large-scale conformational changes, and allosteric regulation. Beyond mechanistic studies, computational enzyme modeling has emerged as an essential tool for computer-aided enzyme design and the rational discovery of covalent drugs for targeted therapies. Overall, enzyme design/engineering and covalent drug development can greatly benefit from our understanding of the detailed mechanisms of enzymes, such as protein dynamics, entropy contributions, and allostery, as revealed by computational studies. Such a convergence of different research approaches is expected to continue, creating synergies in enzyme research. This review, by outlining the ever-expanding field of enzyme research, aims to provide guidance for future research directions and facilitate new developments in this important and evolving field.
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- Kwangho Nam
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-5251, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Institute for Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel
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Nam K, Arattu Thodika AR, Grundström C, Sauer UH, Wolf-Watz M. Elucidating Dynamics of Adenylate Kinase from Enzyme Opening to Ligand Release. J Chem Inf Model 2024; 64:150-163. [PMID: 38117131 PMCID: PMC10778088 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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This study explores ligand-driven conformational changes in adenylate kinase (AK), which is known for its open-to-close conformational transitions upon ligand binding and release. By utilizing string free energy simulations, we determine the free energy profiles for both enzyme opening and ligand release and compare them with profiles from the apoenzyme. Results reveal a three-step ligand release process, which initiates with the opening of the adenosine triphosphate-binding subdomain (ATP lid), followed by ligand release and concomitant opening of the adenosine monophosphate-binding subdomain (AMP lid). The ligands then transition to nonspecific positions before complete dissociation. In these processes, the first step is energetically driven by ATP lid opening, whereas the second step is driven by ATP release. In contrast, the AMP lid opening and its ligand release make minor contributions to the total free energy for enzyme opening. Regarding the ligand binding mechanism, our results suggest that AMP lid closure occurs via an induced-fit mechanism triggered by AMP binding, whereas ATP lid closure follows conformational selection. This difference in the closure mechanisms provides an explanation with implications for the debate on ligand-driven conformational changes of AK. Additionally, we determine an X-ray structure of an AK variant that exhibits significant rearrangements in the stacking of catalytic arginines, explaining its reduced catalytic activity. In the context of apoenzyme opening, the sequence of events is different. Here, the AMP lid opens first while the ATP lid remains closed, and the free energy associated with ATP lid opening varies with orientation, aligning with the reported AK opening and closing rate heterogeneity. Finally, this study, in conjunction with our previous research, provides a comprehensive view of the intricate interplay between various structural elements, ligands, and catalytic residues that collectively contribute to the robust catalytic power of the enzyme.
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- Kwangho Nam
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå 90187, SE, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå 90187, SE, Sweden
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Mahato DR, Andersson M. Dynamic lipid interactions in the plasma membrane Na +,K +-ATPase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2023; 1870:119545. [PMID: 37481079 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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The function of ion-transporting Na+,K+-ATPases depends on the surrounding lipid environment in biological membranes. Two established lipid-interaction sites A and B within the transmembrane domain have been observed to induce protein activation and stabilization, respectively. In addition, lipid-mediated inhibition has been assigned to a site C, but with the exact location not experimentally confirmed. Also, possible effects on lipid interactions by disease mutants dwelling in the membrane-protein interface remain relatively uncharacterized. We simulated human Na+,K+-ATPase α1β1FXYD homology models in E1 and E2 states in an asymmetric, multicomponent plasma membrane to determine both wild-type and disease mutant lipid-protein interactions. The simulated wild-type lipid interactions at the established sites A and B were in agreement with experimental results thereby confirming the membrane-protein model system. The less well-characterized, proposed inhibitory site C was dominated by lipids lacking inhibitory properties. Instead, two sites hosting inhibitory lipids were identified at the extracellular side and also a cytoplasmic CHL-binding site that provide putative alternative locations of Na+,K+-ATPase inhibition. Three disease mutations, Leu302Arg, Glu840Arg and Met859Arg resided in the lipid-protein interface and caused drastic changes in the lipid interactions. The simulation results show that lipid interactions to the human Na+,K+-ATPase α1β1FXYD protein in the plasma membrane are highly state-dependent and can be disturbed by disease mutations located in the lipid interface, which can open up for new venues to understand genetic disorders.
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- Dhani Ram Mahato
- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi, Universitat de Girona, Girona, 17003, Spain
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Pounot K, Schirò G, Levantino M. Tracking the structural dynamics of proteins with time-resolved X-ray solution scattering. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2023; 82:102661. [PMID: 37536065 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2023.102661] [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: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Relevant events during protein function such as ligand binding/release and interaction with substrates or with light are often accompanied by out-of-equilibrium structural dynamics. Time-resolved experimental techniques have been developed to follow protein structural changes as they happen in real time after a given reaction-triggering event. Time-resolved X-ray solution scattering is a promising approach that bears structural sensitivity with temporal resolution in the femto-to-millisecond time range, depending on the X-ray source characteristics and the triggering method. Here we present the basic principles of the technique together with a description of the most relevant results recently published and a discussion on the computational methods currently developed to achieve a structural interpretation of the time-resolved X-ray solution scattering experimental data.
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- Kevin Pounot
- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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- ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
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Tischlik S, Oelker M, Rogne P, Sauer-Eriksson AE, Drescher M, Wolf-Watz M. Insights into Enzymatic Catalysis from Binding and Hydrolysis of Diadenosine Tetraphosphate by E. coli Adenylate Kinase. Biochemistry 2023; 62:2238-2243. [PMID: 37418448 PMCID: PMC10399197 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Adenylate kinases play a crucial role in cellular energy homeostasis through the interconversion of ATP, AMP, and ADP in all living organisms. Here, we explore how adenylate kinase (AdK) from Escherichia coli interacts with diadenosine tetraphosphate (AP4A), a putative alarmone associated with transcriptional regulation, stress, and DNA damage response. From a combination of EPR and NMR spectroscopy together with X-ray crystallography, we found that AdK interacts with AP4A with two distinct modes that occur on disparate time scales. First, AdK dynamically interconverts between open and closed states with equal weights in the presence of AP4A. On a much slower time scale, AdK hydrolyses AP4A, and we suggest that the dynamically accessed substrate-bound open AdK conformation enables this hydrolytic activity. The partitioning of the enzyme into open and closed states is discussed in relation to a recently proposed linkage between active site dynamics and collective conformational dynamics.
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- Sonja Tischlik
- Department
of Chemistry, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Centre
of Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå
University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
- Centre
of Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå
University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Chan AM, Nijhawan AK, Hsu DJ, Leshchev D, Rimmerman D, Kosheleva I, Kohlstedt KL, Chen LX. The Role of Transient Intermediate Structures in the Unfolding of the Trp-Cage Fast-Folding Protein: Generating Ensembles from Time-Resolved X-ray Solution Scattering with Genetic Algorithms. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:1133-1139. [PMID: 36705525 PMCID: PMC10167713 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
The Trp-cage miniprotein is one of the smallest systems to exhibit a stable secondary structure and fast-folding dynamics, serving as an apt model system to study transient intermediates with both experimental and computational analyses. Previous spectroscopic characterizations that have been done on Trp-cage have inferred a single stable intermediate on a pathway from folded to unfolded basins. We aim to bridge the understanding of Trp-cage structural folding dynamics on microsecond-time scales, by utilizing time-resolved X-ray solution scattering to probe the temperature-induced unfolding pathway. Our results indicate the formation of a conformationally extended intermediate on the time scale of 1 μs, which undergoes complete unfolding within 5 μs. We further investigated the atomistic structural details of the unfolding pathway using a genetic algorithm to generate ensemble model fits to the scattering profiles. This analysis paves the way for direct benchmarking of theoretical models of protein folding ensembles produced with molecular dynamics simulations.
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- Arnold M Chan
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois60439, United States
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Nam K, Wolf-Watz M. Protein dynamics: The future is bright and complicated! STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (MELVILLE, N.Y.) 2023; 10:014301. [PMID: 36865927 PMCID: PMC9974214 DOI: 10.1063/4.0000179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biological life depends on motion, and this manifests itself in proteins that display motion over a formidable range of time scales spanning from femtoseconds vibrations of atoms at enzymatic transition states, all the way to slow domain motions occurring on micro to milliseconds. An outstanding challenge in contemporary biophysics and structural biology is a quantitative understanding of the linkages among protein structure, dynamics, and function. These linkages are becoming increasingly explorable due to conceptual and methodological advances. In this Perspective article, we will point toward future directions of the field of protein dynamics with an emphasis on enzymes. Research questions in the field are becoming increasingly complex such as the mechanistic understanding of high-order interaction networks in allosteric signal propagation through a protein matrix, or the connection between local and collective motions. In analogy to the solution to the "protein folding problem," we argue that the way forward to understanding these and other important questions lies in the successful integration of experiment and computation, while utilizing the present rapid expansion of sequence and structure space. Looking forward, the future is bright, and we are in a period where we are on the doorstep to, at least in part, comprehend the importance of dynamics for biological function.
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- Kwangho Nam
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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Lu J, Scheerer D, Haran G, Li W, Wang W. Role of Repeated Conformational Transitions in Substrate Binding of Adenylate Kinase. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:8188-8201. [PMID: 36222098 PMCID: PMC9589722 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c05497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The catalytic cycle of the enzyme adenylate kinase involves large conformational motions between open and closed states. A previous single-molecule experiment showed that substrate binding tends to accelerate both the opening and the closing rates and that a single turnover event often involves multiple rounds of conformational switching. In this work, we showed that the repeated conformational transitions of adenylate kinase are essential for the relaxation of incorrectly bound substrates into the catalytically competent conformation by combining all-atom and coarse-grained molecular simulations. In addition, free energy calculations based on all-atom and coarse-grained models demonstrated that the enzyme with incorrectly bound substrates has much a lower free energy barrier for domain opening compared to that with the correct substrate conformation, which may explain the the acceleration of the domain opening rate by substrate binding. The results of this work provide mechanistic understanding to previous experimental observations and shed light onto the interplay between conformational dynamics and enzyme catalysis.
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- Jiajun Lu
- Department
of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing210093, China,Wenzhou
Key Laboratory of Biophysics, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang325000, China
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot761001, Israel
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann
Institute of Science, Rehovot761001, Israel,
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- Department
of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing210093, China,Wenzhou
Key Laboratory of Biophysics, Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang325000, China,
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- Department
of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing210093, China,
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Sarabi D, Ostojić L, Bosman R, Vallejos A, Linse JB, Wulff M, Levantino M, Neutze R. Modeling difference x-ray scattering observations from an integral membrane protein within a detergent micelle. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (MELVILLE, N.Y.) 2022; 9:054102. [PMID: 36329868 PMCID: PMC9625836 DOI: 10.1063/4.0000157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Time-resolved x-ray solution scattering (TR-XSS) is a sub-field of structural biology, which observes secondary structural changes in proteins as they evolve along their functional pathways. While the number of distinct conformational states and their rise and decay can be extracted directly from TR-XSS experimental data recorded from light-sensitive systems, structural modeling is more challenging. This step often builds from complementary structural information, including secondary structural changes extracted from crystallographic studies or molecular dynamics simulations. When working with integral membrane proteins, another challenge arises because x-ray scattering from the protein and the surrounding detergent micelle interfere and these effects should be considered during structural modeling. Here, we utilize molecular dynamics simulations to explicitly incorporate the x-ray scattering cross term between a membrane protein and its surrounding detergent micelle when modeling TR-XSS data from photoactivated samples of detergent solubilized bacteriorhodopsin. This analysis provides theoretical foundations in support of our earlier approach to structural modeling that did not explicitly incorporate this cross term and improves agreement between experimental data and theoretical predictions at lower x-ray scattering angles.
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- Daniel Sarabi
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Integration of Adenylate Kinase 1 with Its Peptide Conformational Imprint. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126521. [PMID: 35742970 PMCID: PMC9223553 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In the present study, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were used as a tool to grasp a targeted α-helix or β-sheet of protein. During the fabrication of the hinge-mediated MIPs, elegant cavities took shape in a special solvent on quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) chips. The cavities, which were complementary to the protein secondary structure, acted as a peptide conformational imprint (PCI) for adenylate kinase 1 (AK1). We established a promising strategy to examine the binding affinities of human AK1 in conformational dynamics using the peptide-imprinting method. Moreover, when bound to AK1, PCIs are able to gain stability and tend to maintain higher catalytic activities than free AK1. Such designed fixations not only act on hinges as accelerators; some are also inhibitors. One example of PCI inhibition of AK1 catalytic activity takes place when PCI integrates with an AK19-23 β-sheet. In addition, conformation ties, a general MIP method derived from random-coil AK1133-144 in buffer/acetonitrile, are also inhibitors. The inhibition may be due to the need for this peptide to execute conformational transition during catalysis.
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Berntsson O, Terry AE, Plivelic TS. A setup for millisecond time-resolved X-ray solution scattering experiments at the CoSAXS beamline at the MAX IV Laboratory. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2022; 29:555-562. [PMID: 35254321 PMCID: PMC8900842 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577522000996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The function of biomolecules is tightly linked to their structure, and changes therein. Time-resolved X-ray solution scattering has proven a powerful technique for interrogating structural changes and signal transduction in photoreceptor proteins. However, these only represent a small fraction of the biological macromolecules of interest. More recently, laser-induced temperature jumps have been introduced as a more general means of initiating structural changes in biomolecules. Here we present the development of a setup for millisecond time-resolved X-ray solution scattering experiments at the CoSAXS beamline, primarily using infrared laser light to trigger a temperature increase, and structural changes. We present results that highlight the characteristics of this setup along with data showing structural changes in lysozyme caused by a temperature jump. Further developments and applications of the setup are also discussed.
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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