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Structural and electrostatic asymmetry at the active site in typical and atypical peroxiredoxin dimers.


ABSTRACT: The peroxiredoxins (Prx) are ubiquitous peroxidases involved in important biological processes; however, details of their enzymatic mechanism remain elusive. To probe potential dynamics-function relationships, molecular dynamics simulations and electrostatic calculations were performed on the atypical 2-cysteine thiol peroxidase (Tpx) from Streptococcus pneumoniae and results compared to a previous study of a typical 2-cysteine Prx from Trypanosoma cruzi. The analyses indicate a commonality between both typical and atypical Prx: dynamic asymmetry. Asymmetry is observed in structure, fluctuations, and active site electrostatics. Key residues, including Glu150 and Phe153, play roles in the developing asymmetry; furthermore, in the atypical 2-Cys Tpx, Glu150 exhibits conformation fluctuations suggesting involvement in a proton shuttle. The existence of a pathway of connected residues appears to propagate the asymmetry. The commonality of asymmetry and coupling pathways in both typical and atypical Prxs suggests a driving force toward dimer asymmetry as a common feature that plays a functional role in creating one active site with a lower cysteine pK(a).

SUBMITTER: Salsbury FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3383837 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural and electrostatic asymmetry at the active site in typical and atypical peroxiredoxin dimers.

Salsbury Freddie R FR   Yuan Ye Y   Knaggs Michael H MH   Poole Leslie B LB   Fetrow Jacquelyn S JS  

The journal of physical chemistry. B 20120404 23


The peroxiredoxins (Prx) are ubiquitous peroxidases involved in important biological processes; however, details of their enzymatic mechanism remain elusive. To probe potential dynamics-function relationships, molecular dynamics simulations and electrostatic calculations were performed on the atypical 2-cysteine thiol peroxidase (Tpx) from Streptococcus pneumoniae and results compared to a previous study of a typical 2-cysteine Prx from Trypanosoma cruzi. The analyses indicate a commonality betw  ...[more]

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