Andricioaei Ioan, Goel Anita, Herschbach Dudley, Karplus Martin
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
Biophys J. 2004 Sep;87(3):1478-97. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.103.039313.
Molecular dynamics simulations are presented for a Thermus aquaticus (Taq) DNA polymerase I complex (consisting of the protein, the primer-template DNA strands, and the incoming nucleotide) subjected to external forces. The results obtained with a force applied to the DNA template strand provide insights into the effect of the tension on the activity of the enzyme. At forces below 30 pN a local model based on the parameters determined from the simulations, including the restricted motion of the DNA bases at the active site, yields a replication rate dependence on force in agreement with experiment. Simulations above 40 pN reveal large conformational changes in the enzyme-bound DNA that may have a role in the force-induced exonucleolysis observed experimentally.
本文展示了对嗜热水生栖热菌(Taq)DNA聚合酶I复合物(由蛋白质、引物-模板DNA链和进入的核苷酸组成)施加外力的分子动力学模拟。对DNA模板链施加力所获得的结果,为张力对酶活性的影响提供了见解。在低于30皮牛的力作用下,基于模拟确定的参数(包括活性位点处DNA碱基的受限运动)的局部模型,得出的复制速率与力的关系与实验相符。超过40皮牛的模拟显示,与酶结合的DNA发生了巨大的构象变化,这可能在实验观察到的力诱导的核酸外切作用中发挥作用。