Unraveling evolutionary constraints: A heterogeneous conservation in dynamics of the titin Ig domains |
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Authors: | Suryani Lukman Jennifer M Bui |
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Institution: | a Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK b Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA |
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Abstract: | The giant protein titin, which comprises immunoglobulin (Ig) domains, acts as a bidirectional spring in muscle. The unfolding of Ig domains has been extensively studied, but their dynamics under native states have not been well-characterized. We performed molecular dynamics simulation on a single titin Ig domain and multi-domains. Mobile regions displaying concerted motions were identified. The dynamics of Ig domains are constrained by evolutionary pressures, in such a way that global dominant motion is conserved, yet different flexibilities within Ig domains and in linkers connecting neighbouring domains were observed. We explain these heterogeneous conserved dynamics in relation to sequence conservation across species and the sequence diversity among neighbouring Ig domains. |
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Keywords: | Ig immunoglobulin MD molecular dynamics PCA principal component analysis |
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