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Protein complex formation by acetylcholinesterase and the neurotoxin fasciculin-2 appears to involve an induced-fit mechanism.

ABSTRACT: Specific, rapid association of protein complexes is essential for all forms of cellular existence. The initial association of two molecules in diffusion-controlled reactions is often influenced by the electrostatic potential. Yet, the detailed binding mechanisms of proteins highly depend on the particular system. A complete protein complex formation pathway has been delineated by using structural information sampled over the course of the transformation reaction. The pathway begins at an encounter complex that is formed by one of the apo forms of neurotoxin fasciculin-2 (FAS2) and its high-affinity binding protein, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), followed by rapid conformational rearrangements into an intermediate complex that subsequently converts to the final complex as observed in crystal structures. Formation of the intermediate complex has also been independently captured in a separate 20-ns molecular dynamics simulation of the encounter complex. Conformational transitions between the apo and liganded states of FAS2 in the presence and absence of AChE are described in terms of their relative free energy profiles that link these two states. The transitions of FAS2 after binding to AChE are significantly faster than in the absence of AChE; the energy barrier between the two conformational states is reduced by half. Conformational rearrangements of FAS2 to the final liganded form not only bring the FAS2/AChE complex to lower energy states, but by controlling transient motions that lead to opening or closing one of the alternative passages to the active site of the enzyme also maximize the ligand's inhibition of the enzyme.

SUBMITTER: Bui JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1591298 | biostudies-literature |

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