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Antonio Benedetto¹

¹School of Physics, University College Dublin - UCD, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4, Ireland; School of Medical Sciences, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Anderson Stuart Building F13, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.

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Elastic Neutron Scattering (ENS) reveals how hydration affects protein dynamics. Hydration water creates a cage effect, influencing the protein dynamical transition (PDT) and fragile-to-strong dynamical crossover (FSC).

Keywords:

Bioprotectant Elastic Neutron Scattering Fragile-to-strong dynamical crossover Lysozyme Mean Square Displacement Protein dynamical transition

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Materials Science
Neutron Scattering

Background:

Neutron scattering techniques are vital for studying bio-systems like proteins and membranes.
Understanding protein dynamics, including the protein dynamical transition (PDT), is crucial for biological function.
The fragile-to-strong dynamical crossover (FSC) is a key phenomenon in the dynamics of disordered systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effect of hydration level on the dynamical properties of lysozyme using Elastic Neutron Scattering (ENS).
To explore the relationship between the protein dynamical transition (PDT) and the fragile-to-strong dynamical crossover (FSC).
To calculate the vibrational Mean Square Displacement (MSD) of lysozyme under different hydration conditions.

Main Methods:

Elastic Neutron Scattering (ENS) experiments were conducted on dry and D2O hydrated lysozyme at varying hydration levels.
Data were collected using three different spectrometers (IN13, IN10, IN4) at the Institut Laue-Langevin.
Instrumental energy resolution was carefully considered for accurate calculation of vibrational MSD.

Main Results:

ENS data provided insights into the temperature dependence of Mean Square Displacement (MSD) and system relaxation time.
The vibrational MSD of dry lysozyme was found to be higher than that of hydrated lysozyme.
Hydrated lysozyme's MSD reached that of dry lysozyme at 220K, coinciding with the FSC temperature.

Conclusions:

A hypothesis linking the protein dynamical transition (PDT) and the fragile-to-strong dynamical crossover (FSC) was formulated.
A hydration-induced cage effect on the protein surface is proposed as the mechanism behind the FSC.
Hydration water plays a significant role in modulating protein dynamics and their characteristic transitions.