Induced fit for mRNA/TIS11d complex

被引:32
作者
Qin, Fang [1 ]
Chen, Yue [1 ]
Li, Yi-Xue [2 ]
Chen, Hai-Feng [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Coll Life Sci & Biotechnol, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
[2] Shanghai Ctr Bioinformat Technol, Shanghai 200235, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ZINC-FINGER PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE-P-PROTEIN; AU-RICH ELEMENT; TRANSITION-STATE; SECONDARY STRUCTURE; COUPLED BINDING; MESSENGER-RNA; RECOGNITION; MECHANISMS;
D O I
10.1063/1.3224126
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
TIS11d tandem zinc finger (TZF) domain can bind the class II AU-rich element of target mRNA and regulate mRNA turnover by promoting or inhibiting degradation. NMR spectra show that TIS11d(TZF) undergoes a transition from disordered to well folded upon binding to Zn and mRNA. To gain an insight into the mechanism, we have performed explicit-solvent molecular dynamics simulations (MD) for both bound and apo-TIS11d(TZF) to study the interdependence of binding and folding in the mRNA-TIS11d(TZF) complex. These results are in qualitative agreement with NMR experiment. Furthermore, this method could be used to other study about protein folding upon ligand binding. (C) 2009 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3224126]
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