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Biophys J, January 1999, p. 17-27, Vol. 76, No. 1

Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Interactions between Aldolase and G- or F-Actin

Igor V. Ouporov,* Harvey R. Knull,# and Kathryn A. Thomasson*

Departments of  *Chemistry and  #Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202 USA

Compartmentation of proteins in cells is important to proper cell function. Interactions of F-actin and glycolytic enzymes is one mechanism by which glycolytic enzymes can compartment. Brownian dynamics (BD) simulations of the binding of the muscle form of the glycolytic enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (aldolase) to F- or G-actin provide first-encounter snapshots of these interactions. Using x-ray structures of aldolase, G-actin, and three-dimensional models of F-actin, the electrostatic potential about each protein was predicted by solving the linearized Poisson-Boltzmann equation for use in BD simulations. The BD simulations provided solution complexes of aldolase with F- or G-actin. All complexes demonstrate the close contacts between oppositely charged regions of the protein surfaces. Positively charged surface regions of aldolase (residues Lys 13, 27, 288, 293, and 341 and Arg 257) are attracted to the negatively charged amino terminus (Asp 1 and Glu 2 and 4) and other patches (Asp 24, 25, and 363 and Glu 361, 364, 99, and 100) of actin subunits. According to BD results, the most important factor for aldolase binding to actin is the quaternary structure of aldolase and actin. Two pairs of adjacent aldolase subunits greatly add to the positive electrostatic potential of each other creating a region of attraction for the negatively charged subdomain 1 of the actin subunit that is exposed to solvent in the quaternary F-actin structure.

Biophys J, January 1999, p. 17-27, Vol. 76, No. 1
© 1999 by the Biophysical Society   0006-3495/99/01/17/11  $2.00


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