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Statistical mechanics of protein sequences.

T G Dewey1

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA.

Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
|April 24, 2002
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This study presents a statistical mechanical model for biological macromolecules, showing sequence information dictates structure. The sequence walk in higher dimensions reveals all structural data is encoded within the sequence itself.

Area of Science:

  • Statistical mechanics
  • Computational biology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Biological macromolecules like proteins and RNA possess complex structures crucial for their function.
  • Understanding the relationship between a molecule's sequence and its 3D structure is a fundamental challenge in molecular biology.
  • Current models often treat sequence and configuration independently, which may not fully capture their interdependence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a statistical mechanical framework that integrates sequence information as an internal coordinate for biological macromolecules.
  • To investigate the interplay between polymer configuration and sequence composition in determining macromolecular structure.
  • To explore whether sequence information alone is sufficient to determine macromolecular structure.

Main Methods:

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  • Utilizing a path integral representation to calculate the canonical partition function.
  • Decomposing the partition function into polymer configurational and sequence walk path integrals.
  • Analyzing the sequence-dependent configurational potential that couples these two path integrals.
  • Examining the dimensionality and Markovian nature of the sequence walk in proteins and RNA.

Main Results:

  • The canonical partition function can be expressed as a product of two interacting path integrals: one for polymer configuration and one for sequence walk.
  • The sequence composition directly influences the potential energy of inter-subunit interactions, causing the path integrals to be non-separable.
  • For proteins and RNA, the sequence walk occurs in dimensions greater than three, behaving as an ideal polymer.
  • The Markovian nature of the sequence walk implies that all structural information is contained within the sequence.

Conclusions:

  • The developed statistical mechanical model provides a novel way to treat biological macromolecules by incorporating sequence as an internal coordinate.
  • The interdependence of sequence and configuration is mediated by a sequence-dependent potential, highlighting a key aspect of macromolecular behavior.
  • The high dimensionality of the sequence walk in proteins and RNA suggests that their structural information is inherently encoded in their sequences, irrespective of biological optimization.