分子动力学模拟研究点突变(Met108→Leu108)对树胶醛糖结合蛋白与配体作用的影响

为了研究点突变(Met108→Leu108)对树胶醛糖结合蛋白(ABP)与配体结合能力的影响,对ABP、ABP结合树胶醛糖复合物及ABP结合半乳糖复合物以及它们各自的突变体分别进行60 ns的分子动力学模拟.模拟结果表明,108号残基突变前后,电子等排体的两个氨基酸残基,使蛋白与配体间的范德华相互作用发生明显变化,同时导致蛋白的内部运动也发生变化,进而影响蛋白与配体的相互作用.进一步分析表明,突变前后的蛋白构象变化都趋向于两个结构域张开,而与配体的结合可减缓张开程度.

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study on the Effect of Mutant(Met108→Leu108) on Interactions Between Arabinose-binding Protein and Ligand

In order to understand the effect of the mutant(Met108→Leu108) of the arabinose-binding protein(ABP) on the interactions between the protein and ligand, a series of 60 ns molecular dynamics simulations for the ABP, ABP bound ARA, ABP bound GAL and their mutants was performed, respectively. The results show that the mutation(Met108→Leu108) in ABP leads to the significant change of the van der Waals interaction between residue 108 and ligand, which further causes the changes of the protein's internal motion and interactions between the protein and ligand. The varieties in interaction between the protein and ligand make the two globular domains of wild-type and mutation-type of ABP gradually open and the ligand binding can control the open movement of the protein.