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Allosteric Coupling in Full-Length Lyn Kinase Revealed by Molecular Dynamics and Network Analysis.
Mina Rabipour1,2,3, Floyd Hassenrück1,2,3, Elena Pallaske1,2,3
1Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Düsseldorf, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
|June 26, 2025
Summary
This study reveals how Lyn kinase
Area of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Structural Biology
Background:
- Lyn is a Src-family kinase (SFK) involved in immune signaling and cancer.
- The full-length structure and regulation of Lyn are not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To perform long-timescale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of full-length Lyn.
- To investigate Lyn's regulatory dynamics in wildtype, ligand-bound, and mutant states.
Main Methods:
- Long-timescale molecular dynamics simulations.
- Principal component analysis, dynamic cross-correlation, and network-based methods.
- Machine learning (random forest classifier) for state discrimination.
Main Results:
- ATP binding stabilizes Lyn's core and enhances interdomain communication.
- Dasatinib and cancer mutations disrupt communication and induce conformational decoupling.
- Identified 44 allosteric hubs and key interdomain features distinguishing functional states (AUC 0.98).
Conclusions:
- Provides a dynamic, network-level framework for Lyn regulation.
- Identifies potential allosteric hotspots for structure-based drug design.
- Demonstrates the utility of integrating MD, network, and machine learning for kinase allostery.
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