Biology – Quantitative Biology – Biomolecules
Scientific paper
2006-11-29
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (2006) vol 103, 18939-18944
Biology
Quantitative Biology
Biomolecules
32 pages, 10 figures (Longer version than the one published)
Scientific paper
10.1073/pnas.0608759103
The chaperonin GroEL-GroES, a machine which helps some proteins to fold, cycles through a number of allosteric states, the $T$ state, with high affinity for substrate proteins (SPs), the ATP-bound $R$ state, and the $R^{\prime\prime}$ ($GroEL-ADP-GroES$) complex. Structures are known for each of these states. Here, we use a self-organized polymer (SOP) model for the GroEL allosteric states and a general structure-based technique to simulate the dynamics of allosteric transitions in two subunits of GroEL and the heptamer. The $T \to R$ transition, in which the apical domains undergo counter-clockwise motion, is mediated by a multiple salt-bridge switch mechanism, in which a series of salt-bridges break and form. The initial event in the $R \to R^{\prime\prime}$ transition, during which GroEL rotates clockwise, involves a spectacular outside-in movement of helices K and L that results in K80-D359 salt-bridge formation. In both the transitions there is considerable heterogeneity in the transition pathways. The transition state ensembles (TSEs) connecting the $T$, $R$, and $R^{\prime\prime}$ states are broad with the the TSE for the $T \to R$ transition being more plastic than the $R\to R^{\prime\prime}$ TSE. The results suggest that GroEL functions as a force-transmitting device in which forces of about (5-30) pN may act on the SP during the reaction cycle.
Hyeon Changbong
Lorimer George H.
Thirumalai Dave
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