期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 370, 期 1, 页码 196-206出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.040
关键词
protein folding; molecular dynamics; generalized-Born; AMBER FF03; villin headpiece
资金
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM64458, R01 GM064458, R01 GM064458-06, R01 GM067168-05, R01 GM067168, GM67168] Funding Source: Medline
Accurate ab initio simulation of protein folding is a critical step toward elucidation of protein-folding mechanisms. Here, we demonstrate highly accurate folding of the 35 residue villin headpiece subdomain (HP35) by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations using AMBER FF03 and the generalized-Born solvation model. In a set of 20 mu s long simulations, the protein folded to the native state in multiple trajectories, with the lowest C-alpha RMSD being 0.39 angstrom for residues 2-34 (excluding residues 1 and 35). The native state had the highest population among all sampled conformations, and the center of most populated cluster had a C-alpha RMSD of 1.63 angstrom. Folding of this protein can be described as a two-stage process that followed a well-defined pathway. In the first stage, formation of helices 11 and III as a folding intermediate constituted the rate-limiting step and was initiated at a folding nucleus around residues Phe17 and Pro21. The folding intermediate further acted as a template that facilitated the folding and docking of helix I in the second stage. Detailed descriptions of the folding kinetics and the roles of key residues are presented. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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