Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 212, Issue -, Pages 442-450Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.05.160
Keywords
Mutation effect; Epithelial keratin; Molecular dynamics simulation; Keratin 1 and keratin 10; Intermediate filament
Funding
- Ministry Science and Technology, Taiwan (R.O.C.) [110-2221-E-002-117]
- National Taiwan University [110L892503, 111L891903]
- National Taiwan University
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This study used molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the effects of keratin-related mutations on the molecular-level structure and mechanical properties. The results showed that the mutations led to differences in microstructures and mechanical properties at higher-level assemblies. These differences may impact keratin assembly at the macroscopic scale and contribute to disease development.
Human epithelial keratin is an intermediate filament protein that serves as a backbone to maintain the stability of the cell nucleus and mechanical stability of the whole cells. The present study focused on two point mutations, F231L and S233L, of the 1B domain of keratin K 1/10 related to the rare genetic skin disease palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK). We used molecular dynamics simulation to study the effects of the mutations on various hierarchical structures, including heterodimers, tetramers, and octamers of the K1/10 1B domain at the atomic scale. The initial results demonstrated that the wild type and mutant proteins were highly similar at the dimer level but had different microstructures and mechanics at a higher-level assembly. A decrease in the hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonds at the terminus resulted in weakened mechanical properties of the tetramer and octamer of the F231L mutant. The asymmetrical structure of the S233L tetramer with an uneven distribution of the hydrogen bonds decreased its mechanical properties. However, the S233L mutation provided extra hydrophobic interactions between these mutated amino acid residues in the octamer, leading to improved mechanical properties. The results of the present study provided a deeper understanding of how the differences in point mutations induced the changes in the configuration and mechanical properties at the molecular scale. The differences in these properties may influence keratin assembly at the microscopic scale and ultimately cause diseases at the macroscopic scale.
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