TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the molecular mechanism of enzyme dynamics of ribonuclease a through protonation/deprotonation of HIS48
AU - Ji, Chang G.
AU - Zhang, John Z.H.
PY - 2011/11/9
Y1 - 2011/11/9
N2 - Molecular dynamics simulation is carried out to investigate the enzyme dynamics of RNase A with the HIS48 in three different states (HIP48 (protonated), HID48 (deprotonated), and H48A mutant). Insights derived from the current theoretical study, combined with the available experimental observations, enabled us to provide a microscopic picture for the efficient enzyme dynamics. Specifically, in the "closed" state or HIP48, the N-terminal hinge loop is intact and the enzyme remains in a relatively stable conformation which is preferred for catalytic reaction. Deprotonation of HIS48 induces the denaturing of this hinge-loop into a 3 10-helix, causing it to break the original interaction network around the loop-1 and drive the partial unfolding of the N-terminal. The enhanced dynamic motion of the N-terminal helix facilitates the release of the catalytic product (the rate limiting step) and speeds up the overall catalytic process. The current study established that HIS49 acts as a modulator for the transformation of conformational states through the perturbing of hydrogen bond networks across loop-1, the N-terminal helix, and other residues nearby. Our study suggests that HIS48 may also serve to transport loop-1's kinetic energy to the reaction center.
AB - Molecular dynamics simulation is carried out to investigate the enzyme dynamics of RNase A with the HIS48 in three different states (HIP48 (protonated), HID48 (deprotonated), and H48A mutant). Insights derived from the current theoretical study, combined with the available experimental observations, enabled us to provide a microscopic picture for the efficient enzyme dynamics. Specifically, in the "closed" state or HIP48, the N-terminal hinge loop is intact and the enzyme remains in a relatively stable conformation which is preferred for catalytic reaction. Deprotonation of HIS48 induces the denaturing of this hinge-loop into a 3 10-helix, causing it to break the original interaction network around the loop-1 and drive the partial unfolding of the N-terminal. The enhanced dynamic motion of the N-terminal helix facilitates the release of the catalytic product (the rate limiting step) and speeds up the overall catalytic process. The current study established that HIS49 acts as a modulator for the transformation of conformational states through the perturbing of hydrogen bond networks across loop-1, the N-terminal helix, and other residues nearby. Our study suggests that HIS48 may also serve to transport loop-1's kinetic energy to the reaction center.
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U2 - 10.1021/ja206212a
DO - 10.1021/ja206212a
M3 - Article
C2 - 21942333
AN - SCOPUS:80455123904
SN - 0002-7863
VL - 133
SP - 17727
EP - 17737
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
IS - 44
ER -