The Energy Landscape, Folding Pathways and the Kinetics of a Knotted Protein

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2010-07-02

arxiv.org/abs/1007.0300v1

Prentiss MC, Wales DJ, Wolynes PG (2010) The Energy Landscape, Folding Pathways and the Kinetics of a Knotted Protein. PLoS Co

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Biomolecules

19 pages

Scientific paper

10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000835

The folding pathway and rate coefficients of the folding of a knotted protein are calculated for a potential energy function with minimal energetic frustration. A kinetic transition network is constructed using the discrete path sampling approach, and the resulting potential energy surface is visualized by constructing disconnectivity graphs. Owing to topological constraints, the low-lying portion of the landscape consists of three distinct regions, corresponding to the native knotted state and to configurations where either the N- or C-terminus is not yet folded into the knot. The fastest folding pathways from denatured states exhibit early formation of the N-terminus portion of the knot and a rate-determining step where the C-terminus is incorporated. The low-lying minima with the N-terminus knotted and the C-terminus free therefore constitute an off-pathway intermediate for this model. The insertion of both the N- and C-termini into the knot occur late in the folding process, creating large energy barriers that are the rate limiting steps in the folding process. When compared to other protein folding proteins of a similar length, this system folds over six orders of magnitude more slowly.

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