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WW结构域的优势折叠途径

Dominant Folding Pathways of a WW Domain

S. a Beccara, T. Skrbic, R. Covino, P. Faccioli

摘要:

我们研究了WW结构域Fip35的折叠机制,使用一个现实的原子力场,通过应用主导反应途径(DRP)的方法。我们发现的证据存在两个折叠途径,这两个发夹的形成顺序不同。这一结果与WW结构域折叠动力学实验数据的分析和大规模分子动力学(MD)模拟的结果是一致的。在两个粗粒度模型中进行的自由能计算支持我们的结果的鲁棒性,并表明主导路径的定性结构主要由本机相互作用形成。在48个CPU上计算原子细节的折叠轨迹只需要大约一个小时。计算效率的提高为系统研究大量球状蛋白质的折叠途径打开了大门。

英文摘要:

We investigate the folding mechanism of the WW domain Fip35 using a realistic atomistic force field by applying the Dominant Reaction Pathways (DRP) approach. We find evidence for the existence of two folding pathways, which differ by the order of formation of the two hairpins. This result is consistent with the analysis of the experimental data on the folding kinetics of WW domains and with the results obtained from large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of this system. Free-energy calculations performed in two coarse-grained models support the robustness of our results and suggest that the qualitative structure of the dominant paths are mostly shaped by the native interactions. Computing a folding trajectory in atomistic detail only required about one hour on 48 CPU's. The gain in computational efficiency opens the door to a systematic investigation of the folding pathways of a large number of globular proteins.

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