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1A型α-突触核蛋白淀粉样蛋白中底物结合位点的计算机模拟鉴定

In silico identification of substrate-binding sites in type-1A α-synuclein amyloids.

作者信息

Parate Shraddha, Buratti Fiamma, Eriksson Leif A, Wittung-Stafshede Pernilla

机构信息

Department of Life Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.

Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.

出版信息

Biophys J. 2025 Aug 5;124(15):2418-2427. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2025.06.017. Epub 2025 Jun 18.

Abstract

Pathological amyloids associated with Parkinson and Alzheimer diseases have been shown to catalyze chemical reactions in vitro. To elucidate how small-molecule substrates interact with cross-β amyloid structures, we here employ computational approaches to investigate α-synuclein amyloid fibrils of the type-1A fold. Our initial binding pocket prediction analysis identified three distinct substrate-binding sites per protofilament, yielding a total of six sites in the dimeric type-1A amyloid structure. Molecular docking of the model phosphoester substrate para-nitrophenyl phosphate (pNPP), previously shown to be dephosphorylated by α-synuclein amyloids in vitro, was performed on the three identified sites. Docking was validated by molecular dynamics simulations for a period of 100 ns. The results revealed a pronounced preference for a single binding site (termed Site 2), as pNPP migrated to this region when primarily placed at the other two sites. Site 2 is located near the interface between the two protofilaments in a cavity enriched with lysine residues and histidine-50. Binding site analysis suggests stable, yet dynamic, interactions between pNPP and these residues in the α-synuclein amyloid fibril. Our work provides molecular-mechanistic details of the interaction between a small-molecule substrate and one α-synuclein amyloid polymorph. This framework may be extended to other reactive substrates and amyloid polymorphs.

摘要

与帕金森病和阿尔茨海默病相关的病理性淀粉样蛋白已被证明在体外能催化化学反应。为了阐明小分子底物如何与交叉β淀粉样蛋白结构相互作用,我们在此采用计算方法来研究1A型折叠的α-突触核蛋白淀粉样纤维。我们最初的结合口袋预测分析确定每个原纤维有三个不同的底物结合位点,在二聚体1A型淀粉样结构中总共产生六个位点。对先前已证明在体外能被α-突触核蛋白淀粉样蛋白去磷酸化的模型磷酸酯底物对硝基苯磷酸酯(pNPP),在三个确定的位点上进行了分子对接。通过100纳秒的分子动力学模拟对对接进行了验证。结果显示出对单个结合位点(称为位点2)有明显偏好,因为当pNPP主要放置在其他两个位点时,它会迁移到这个区域。位点2位于两个原纤维之间的界面附近,处于一个富含赖氨酸残基和组氨酸-50的腔内。结合位点分析表明pNPP与α-突触核蛋白淀粉样纤维中的这些残基之间存在稳定但动态的相互作用。我们的工作提供了小分子底物与一种α-突触核蛋白淀粉样多形体之间相互作用的分子机制细节。这个框架可能会扩展到其他反应性底物和淀粉样多形体。

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