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A Protocol for Computer-Based Protein Structure and Function Prediction
Published on: November 3, 2011
Molecular characterization and computational structure prediction of activin receptor type IIB in aseel and broiler
P Guru Vishnu1, T K Bhattacharya2, Bharat Bhushan3
1Animal Biotechnology, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupathi, A.P., India.
Abstract:
The present study was formulated to characterize and comprehend the molecular structural characteristics of ACTRIIB receptor in Aseel and control broiler (CB) populations. The full length coding sequence (1539 bp) of the receptor was amplified, cloned, sequenced and analyzed using bioinformatic tools. The physico chemical properties of protein and structural features like secondary structure, solvent accessibility and disorder regions were computed. The 3D structure was predicted by I-TASSER and evaluated by Ramachandran Plot and tools under Structural Analysis and Verification Server. The nucleotides differences between CB and Aseel were c. [156G > A; 210 T > C; 493C > T; c.520G > C; 665A > C; 686G > A; 937C > G; 1011A > C; 1130A > G; 1208 T > A; 1326 T > C; 1433 T > C]. The amino acid substitutions between CB and Aseel were p. [(Pro165Ser; Glu174Gln; Gln222Pro; Ser229Asn; His313Asp; Gln377Arg; Val403Asp; and Ile478Thr)]. While, the silent changes includes p. [(Lys53=; Glu71=; Leu337=; Asp442=)]. The molecular weight of mature protein was predicted to be 55.51 kDa and 57.80 kDa in Aseel and CB, respectively. The higher rank 3D model had a C-score of -1.60 in Aseel and - 1.41 in CB, while the estimated TM-score (0.54 ± 0.14) and RMSD (5.8 ± 1.2 Å) were found to be similar in Aseel and CB. Among the 512 residues, >90% were in favored region, 4.7% in allowed region and <1.5% in disallowed region in both Aseel and CB. The pattern of contact map was comparable in Aseel and CB. The Hydrogen bond plots of the Aseel and CB shared similar secondary structure pattern. The ACTRIIB protein was predicted to interact with ACVR1B, ACVR1C, INHBA, SMAD 1,2,5,7 & 9 and BMPR1A&B. Clustal and phylogenetic analysis implied that both the lines were closely related and formed a sub cluster with in avian cluster. The current research provides insights about structural and functional aspects of the receptor and also aids in understanding the evolutionary history of ACTRIIB.
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