Brandsdal B O, Heimstad E S, Sylte I, Smalås A O
Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø, Norway.
J Biomol Struct Dyn. 1999 Dec;17(3):493-506. doi: 10.1080/07391102.1999.10508380.
It is well established that the dynamic motion of proteins plays an important functional role, and that the adaptation of a protein molecule to its environment requires optimization of internal non-covalent interactions and protein-solvent interactions. Serine proteinases in general, and trypsin in particular has been used as a model system in exploring possible structural features for cold adaptation. In this study, a 500 p.s. and a 1200 p.s. molecular dynamics (MD) simulation at 300 K of both anionic salmon trypsin and cationic bovine trypsin are analyzed in terms of molecular flexibility, internal non-covalent interactions and protein-solvent interactions. The present MD simulations do not indicate any increased flexibility of the cold adapted enzyme on an overall basis. However, the apparent higher flexibility and deformability of the active site of anionic salmon trypsin may lower the activation energy for ligand binding and for catalysis, and might be a reason for the increased binding affinity and catalytic efficiency compared to cationic bovine trypsin.
蛋白质的动态运动发挥着重要的功能作用,且蛋白质分子对其环境的适应需要优化内部非共价相互作用和蛋白质 - 溶剂相互作用,这一点已得到充分证实。一般而言,丝氨酸蛋白酶,尤其是胰蛋白酶,已被用作探索冷适应可能结构特征的模型系统。在本研究中,从分子柔韧性、内部非共价相互作用和蛋白质 - 溶剂相互作用方面,分析了在300 K下阴离子鲑鱼胰蛋白酶和阳离子牛胰蛋白酶的500皮秒和1200皮秒分子动力学(MD)模拟。目前的MD模拟总体上并未表明冷适应酶有任何更高的柔韧性。然而,阴离子鲑鱼胰蛋白酶活性位点明显更高的柔韧性和可变形性可能会降低配体结合和催化的活化能,这可能是其与阳离子牛胰蛋白酶相比结合亲和力和催化效率增加的一个原因。