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Area of Science:

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Computational Chemistry

Background:

  • Halide anions traditionally influence biomacromolecules indirectly via bulk water.
  • The role of halides structured within protein interiors, forming
  • halide motifs
  • remains less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically investigate the energetic contributions of protein halide motifs.
  • To determine the factors stabilizing these internal halide structures.
  • To compare the stabilizing energy of halide motifs with protein salt bridges.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 782 protein halide motifs from the Protein Data Bank (PDB).
  • Continuum electrostatic analysis and nonelectrostatic considerations.
  • Hybrid quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) examination.

Main Results:

  • Over 91.6% of analyzed halide motifs provide substantial stabilization.
  • Average stabilization energy (-15.16 kcal/mol) significantly exceeds that of protein salt bridges (-3.66 kcal/mol).
  • Nonelectrostatic factors, particularly dispersion, dominate stabilization, outweighing electrostatic contributions due to desolvation costs.

Conclusions:

  • Protein halide motifs are a significant source of protein stabilization.
  • Burial depth strongly correlates with halide motif stability.
  • Findings contribute to understanding anion structuring in biological molecules.