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Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Transthyretin Association from Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

ABSTRACT: Molecular dynamics simulations are used in this work to probe the structural stability and the dynamics of engineered mutants of transthyretin (TTR), i.e., the double mutant F87M/L110M (MT-TTR) and the triple mutant F87M/L110M/S117E (3M-TTR), in relation to wild-type. Free energy analysis from end-point simulations and statistical effective energy functions are used to analyze trajectories, revealing that mutations do not have major impact on protein structure but rather on protein association, shifting the equilibria towards dissociated species. The result is confirmed by the analysis of 3M-TTR which shows dissociation within the first 10 ns of the simulation, indicating that contacts are lost at the dimer-dimer interface, whereas dimers (formed by monomers which pair to form two extended ?-sheets) appear fairly stable. Overall the simulations provide a detailed view of the dynamics and thermodynamics of wild-type and mutant transthyretins and a rationale of the observed effects.

SUBMITTER: Dongmo Foumthuim CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008865 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Transthyretin Association from Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

Dongmo Foumthuim Cedrix J CJ   Corazza Alessandra A   Berni Rodolfo R   Esposito Gennaro G   Fogolari Federico F  

BioMed research international 20180605

Molecular dynamics simulations are used in this work to probe the structural stability and the dynamics of engineered mutants of transthyretin (TTR), i.e., the double mutant F87M/L110M (MT-TTR) and the triple mutant F87M/L110M/S117E (3M-TTR), in relation to wild-type. Free energy analysis from end-point simulations and statistical effective energy functions are used to analyze trajectories, revealing that mutations do not have major impact on protein structure but rather on protein association,  ...[more]

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