Simulation of protein misfolding using a lattice model |
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Authors: | A. Yu. Pal’yanov I. I. Titov S. F. Chekmarev M. Karplus |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Mechanics, Moscow State University, Michurinskii pr. 1, Moscow, 119992, Russia |
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Abstract: | The structure of the tightly bound complex of the globular myosin head with F-actin is the key to understanding important details of the mechanism of how the actin-myosin motor functions. The current notion on this complex is based on the docking of known atomic structures of constituent proteins into low-resolution electron-density maps. The atomic structure of the complex was refined by the molecular mechanics method, which consists in minimizing the energy of molecular interaction and which makes it possible to optimize not only the relative position of protein backbones as rigid bodies, but also the position of side chains on the protein interface. The structure calculated using ICM-Pro software, on the one hand, is close to the model obtained using electron microscopy; on the other hand, it ensures the best calculated interaction energy and accounts for the results of mutagenesis experiments. On the basis of the structure obtained, we can suggest the molecular mechanisms underlying the actin-activated release of ATP hydrolysis products from myosin and the decrease in the affinity of myosin for actin upon binding of nucleotides. |
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Keywords: | actin myosin actomyosin complex molecular mechanics mathematical modeling |
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