Edmond H. Fischer Signal Transduction Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China.
Molecules. 2021 Feb 5;26(4):837. doi: 10.3390/molecules26040837.
CagA is a major virulence factor of . CagA is geographically subclassified into East Asian CagA and Western CagA, which are characterized by the presence of a EPIYA-D or EPIYA-C segment. The East Asian CagA is more closely associated with gastric cancer than the Western CagA. In this study, molecular dynamic (MD) simulations were performed to investigate the binding details of SHP2 and EPIYA segments, and to explore the allosteric regulation mechanism of SHP2. Our results show that the EPIYA-D has a stronger binding affinity to the N-SH2 domain of SHP2 than EPIYA-C. In addition, a single EPIYA-D binding to N-SH2 domain of SHP2 can cause a deflection of the key helix B, and the deflected helix B could squeeze the N-SH2 and PTP domains to break the autoinhibition pocket of SHP2. However, a single EPIYA-C binding to the N-SH2 domain of SHP2 cannot break the autoinhibition of SHP2 because the secondary structure of the key helix B is destroyed. However, the tandem EPIYA-C not only increases its binding affinity to SHP2, but also does not significantly break the secondary structure of the key helix B. Our study can help us better understand the mechanism of gastric cancer caused by infection.
CagA 是 的主要毒力因子。CagA 按地域分为东亚 CagA 和西方 CagA,其特征是存在 EPIYA-D 或 EPIYA-C 片段。东亚 CagA 与胃癌的相关性比西方 CagA 更强。在这项研究中,进行了分子动力学(MD)模拟,以研究 SHP2 和 EPIYA 片段的结合细节,并探索 SHP2 的变构调节机制。我们的结果表明,EPIYA-D 与 SHP2 的 N-SH2 结构域的结合亲和力强于 EPIYA-C。此外,单个 EPIYA-D 结合到 SHP2 的 N-SH2 结构域可以导致关键螺旋 B 的偏斜,并且偏斜的螺旋 B 可以挤压 N-SH2 和 PTP 结构域以破坏 SHP2 的自动抑制口袋。然而,单个 EPIYA-C 结合到 SHP2 的 N-SH2 结构域不能破坏 SHP2 的自动抑制,因为关键螺旋 B 的二级结构被破坏。然而,串联的 EPIYA-C 不仅增加了与 SHP2 的结合亲和力,而且对关键螺旋 B 的二级结构没有明显的破坏。我们的研究可以帮助我们更好地了解 感染引起胃癌的机制。