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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR GRAPHICS & MODELLING
卷 75, 期 -, 页码 117-124出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2017.05.002
关键词
FMO; CH/pi; Interaction; CH/pi; Network; Streptabidin-biotin complex; Tryptophan
The streptavidin-biotin complex has an extraordinarily high affinity (Ka: 10(15) mol(-1)) and contains one of the strongest non-covalent interactions known. This strong interaction is widely used in biological tools, including for affinity tags, detection, and immobilization of proteins. Although hydrogen bond networks and hydrophobic interactions have been proposed to explain this high affinity, the reasons for it remain poorly understood. Inspired by the deceased affinity of biotin observed for point mutations of streptavidin at tryptophan residues, we hypothesized that a CH/pi interaction may also contribute to the strong interaction between streptavidin and biotin. CH/pi interactions were explored and analyzed at the biotin-binding site and at the interface of the subunits by the fragment molecular orbital method (FMO) and extended applications: PIEDA and FMO4. The results show that CH/pi interactions are involved in the high affinity for biotin at the binding site of streptavidin. We further suggest that the involvement of CH/pi interactions at the subunit interfaces and an extended CH/pi network play more critical roles in determining the high affinity, rather than involvement at the binding site. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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