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蛋白质折叠核的毛细管样生长

Capillarity-like growth of protein folding nuclei

Xianghon Qi, John J. Portman

摘要:

我们分析了折叠路线预测的变分模型的广义形式主义的毛细作用标度理论为28个两态蛋白质。标度指数范围为0.2 ~ 0.45,平均为0.33。这个平均值对应于刚性物体的堆积,也就是说,平均而言,原子核的折叠核心是相对弥散的。我们还研究了折叠核和界面沿折叠路线的密度或包装分数的增长。折叠芯和界面区域的演化可以分为三种生长模式,这取决于折叠芯的生长如何通过界面密度的变化来平衡。最后,我们通过直接计算折叠芯和界面区域的堆积分数来量化临界核的扩散与极化结构。我们的研究结果支持了将蛋白质折叠描述为折叠核的毛细管样生长的一般描述。

英文摘要:

We analyzed folding routes predicted by a variational model in terms of a generalized formalism of the capillarity scaling theory for 28 two-state proteins. The scaling exponent ranged from 0.2 to 0.45 with an average of 0.33. This average value corresponds to packing of rigid objects.That is, on average the folded core of the nucleus is found to be relatively diffuse. We also studied the growth of the folding nucleus and interface along the folding route in terms of the density or packing fraction. The evolution of the folded core and interface regions can be classified into three patterns of growth depending on how the growth of the folded core is balanced by changes in density of the interface. Finally, we quantified the diffuse versus polarized structure of the critical nucleus through direct calculation of the packing fraction of the folded core and interface regions. Our results support the general picture of describing protein folding as the capillarity-like growth of folding nuclei.

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