Assessing the Catalytic Role of Native Glucagon Amyloid Fibrils
Assessing the Catalytic Role of Native Glucagon Amyloid Fibrils
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评估天然胰高血糖素淀粉样原纤维的催化作用
DOI:
10.1021/acscatal.4c00452
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发表时间:
2024
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影响因子:
12.9
通讯作者:
Warshel, Arieh
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作者:
Nandi, Ashim;Zhang, Aoxuan;Arad, Elad;Jelinek, Raz;Warshel, Arieh
Glucagon stands out as a pivotal peptide hormone, instrumental in controlling blood glucose levels and lipid metabolism. While the formation of glucagon amyloid fibrils has been documented, their biological functions remain enigmatic. Recently, we demonstrated experimentally that glucagon amyloid fibrils can act as catalysts in several biological reactions including esterolysis, lipid hydrolysis, and dephosphorylation. Herein, we present a multiscale quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) simulation of the acylation step in the esterolysis ofpara-nitrophenyl acetate (p-NPA), catalyzed by native glucagon amyloid fibrils, serving as a model system to elucidate their catalytic function. This step entails a concerted mechanism, involving proton transfer from serine to histidine, followed by the nucleophilic attack of the serine oxy anion on the carbonyl carbon ofp-NPA. We computed the binding energy and free-energy profiles of this reaction using the protein–dipole Langevin–dipole (PDLD) within the linear response approximation (LRA) framework (PDLD/S-LRA-2000) and the empirical valence bond (EVB) methods. This included simulations of the reaction in an aqueous environment and in the fibril, enabling us to estimate the catalytic effect of the fibril. Our EVB calculations obtained a barrier of 23.4 kcal mol–1for the enzyme-catalyzed reaction compared to the experimental value of 21.9 kcal mol–1(and a calculated catalytic effect of 3.2 kcal mol–1compared to the observed effect of 4.7 kcal mol–1). This close agreement together with the barrier reduction when transitioning from the reference solution reaction to the amyloid fibril provides supporting evidence to the catalytic role of glucagon amyloid fibrils. Moreover, employing the PDLD/S-LRA-2000 approach further reinforced exclusively the enzyme’s catalytic role. The results presented in this study contribute significantly to our understanding of the catalytic role of glucagon amyloid fibrils, marking, to the best of our knowledge, the first-principles mechanistic investigation of fibrils using QM/MM methods. Therefore, our findings offer fruitful insights for future research into the mechanisms of related amyloid catalysis.
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影响因子:
15
作者:
HWANG, JK;KING, G;WARSHEL, A
通讯作者:
WARSHEL, A
DOI:
10.1016/j.checat.2021.07.005
发表时间:
2021-09-16
期刊:
CHEM CATALYSIS
影响因子:
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作者:
Arad, Elad;Leshem, Avigail Baruch;Jelinek, Raz
通讯作者:
Jelinek, Raz
影响因子:
21.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
I. Korendovych
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.08.007
发表时间:
2006-11
期刊:
Biochimica et biophysica acta
影响因子:
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作者:
A. Warshel;P. K. Sharma;Mitsunori Kato;W. W. Parson-W.
通讯作者:
A. Warshel;P. K. Sharma;Mitsunori Kato;W. W. Parson-W.
影响因子:
15
作者:
Fuxreiter, M;Warshel, A
通讯作者:
Warshel, A