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Identification of calcium binding sites on calsequestrin 1 and their implications for polymerization.


ABSTRACT: Biophysical studies have shown that each molecule of calsequestrin 1 (CASQ1) can bind about 70-80 Ca(2+) ions. However, the nature of Ca(2+)-binding sites has not yet been fully characterized. In this study, we employed in silico approaches to identify the Ca(2+) binding sites and to understand the molecular basis of CASQ1-Ca(2+) recognition. We built the protein model by extracting the atomic coordinates for the back-to-back dimeric unit from the recently solved hexameric CASQ1 structure (PDB id: ) and adding the missing C-terminal residues (aa350-364). Using this model we performed extensive 30 ns molecular dynamics simulations over a wide range of Ca(2+) concentrations ([Ca(2+)]). Our results show that the Ca(2+)-binding sites on CASQ1 differ both in affinity and geometry. The high affinity Ca(2+)-binding sites share a similar geometry and interestingly, the majority of them were found to be induced by increased [Ca(2+)]. We also found that the system shows maximal Ca(2+)-binding to the CAS (consecutive aspartate stretch at the C-terminus) before the rest of the CASQ1 surface becomes saturated. Simulated data show that the CASQ1 back-to-back stacking is progressively stabilized by the emergence of an increasing number of hydrophobic interactions with increasing [Ca(2+)]. Further, this study shows that the CAS domain assumes a compact structure with an increase in Ca(2+) binding, which suggests that the CAS domain might function as a Ca(2+)-sensor that may be a novel structural motif to sense metal. We propose the term "Dn-motif" for the CAS domain.

SUBMITTER: Kumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3719380 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of calcium binding sites on calsequestrin 1 and their implications for polymerization.

Kumar Amit A   Chakravarty Harapriya H   Bal Naresh C NC   Balaraju Tuniki T   Jena Nivedita N   Misra Gauri G   Bal Chandralata C   Pieroni Enrico E   Periasamy Muthu M   Sharon Ashoke A  

Molecular bioSystems 20130429 7


Biophysical studies have shown that each molecule of calsequestrin 1 (CASQ1) can bind about 70-80 Ca(2+) ions. However, the nature of Ca(2+)-binding sites has not yet been fully characterized. In this study, we employed in silico approaches to identify the Ca(2+) binding sites and to understand the molecular basis of CASQ1-Ca(2+) recognition. We built the protein model by extracting the atomic coordinates for the back-to-back dimeric unit from the recently solved hexameric CASQ1 structure (PDB i  ...[more]

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