scholarly journals Conformational effects of Lys191 in the human GnRH receptor: mutagenesis and molecular dynamics simulations studies

2009 ◽  
Vol 201 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Jardón-Valadez ◽  
Arturo Aguilar-Rojas ◽  
Guadalupe Maya-Núñez ◽  
Alfredo Leaños-Miranda ◽  
Ángel Piñeiro ◽  
...  

In the present study, we analyzed the role of Lys191 on function, structure, and dynamic behavior of the human GnRH receptor (hGnRHR) and the formation of the Cys14–Cys200 bridge, which is essential for receptor trafficking to the plasma membrane. Several mutants were studied; mutants lacked either the Cys14–Cys200 bridge, Lys191 or both. The markedly reduced expression and function of a Cys14Ser mutant lacking the 14–200 bridge, was nearly restored to wild-type/ΔLys191 levels upon deletion of Lys191. Lys191 removal resulted in changes in the dynamic behavior of the mutants as disclosed by molecular dynamics simulations: the distance between the sulfur- (or oxygen-) sulfur groups of Cys (or Ser)14 and Cys200 was shorter and more constant, and the conformation of the NH2-terminus and the exoloop 2 exhibited fewer fluctuations than when Lys191 was present. These data provide novel information on the role of Lys191 in defining an optimal configuration for the hGnRHR intracellular trafficking and function.

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (43) ◽  
pp. 9095-9107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Mendoza ◽  
José M. Lluch ◽  
Laura Masgrau

QM(DFT)/MM calculations and molecular dynamics simulations on wild-type retaining α1,4-N-acetylhexosaminyltransferase (EXTL2) and Arg293Ala, Asp246Ala, Arg293Ala/Asp246Ala and Asp246Glu mutants are used to understand the role of these two residues.


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 14527-14533
Author(s):  
Kunlu Liu ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
Yubo Zhou ◽  
Hongxiang Wang ◽  
Yudong Liu ◽  
...  

Phosphite dehydrogenase (Pdh) catalyzes the NAD-dependent oxidation of phosphite to phosphate with the formation of NADH.


Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 2942-2956
Author(s):  
Rishabh D. Guha ◽  
Ogheneovo Idolor ◽  
Katherine Berkowitz ◽  
Melissa Pasquinelli ◽  
Landon R. Grace

We investigated the effect of temperature variation on the secondary bonding interactions between absorbed moisture and epoxies with different morphologies using molecular dynamics simulations.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 5984-5991
Author(s):  
Letizia Tavagnacco ◽  
Ester Chiessi ◽  
Emanuela Zaccarelli

By using extensive all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of an atactic linear polymer chain, we unveil the role of pressure in the coil-to-globule transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM).


Biochemistry ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (22) ◽  
pp. 4789-4797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Vanni ◽  
Marilisa Neri ◽  
Ivano Tavernelli ◽  
Ursula Rothlisberger

Langmuir ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (42) ◽  
pp. 11543-11553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Deshuai Yang ◽  
Trevor R. Fisher ◽  
Qi Qiao ◽  
Zhen Yang ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 110 (7) ◽  
pp. 3323-3329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Hamad ◽  
Changman Moon ◽  
C. Richard A. Catlow ◽  
Ashley T. Hulme ◽  
Sarah L. Price

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