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Mutation matrices and physical-chemical properties: correlations and implications

J M Koshi1, R A Goldstein

  • 1Biophysics Research Division, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-1055, USA.

Proteins
|March 1, 1997
PubMed
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Natural evolution prioritizes amino acid hydrophobicity and non-local interactions over laboratory-derived stability models, suggesting distinct evolutionary rules. This impacts protein structure and function, particularly in antibody regions.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology

Background:

  • Understanding the link between amino acid properties and protein structure/function is crucial.
  • Previous studies explored structure-dependent mutation rates and physical-chemical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To correlate amino acid properties with evolutionary constraints on protein structure.
  • To investigate if natural evolution follows laboratory-derived stability rules.

Main Methods:

  • Examined correlations between mutation rates and amino acid properties (volume, charge, propensities, hydrophobicity).
  • Utilized delta G of transfer values (octanol/water, cyclohexane/water) as models for evolutionary constraints.
  • Analyzed mutation matrices for antibody light chain V regions (hypervariable and framework regions).

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Main Results:

  • Delta G of transfer from octanol to water best modeled evolutionary constraints, differing from lab stability studies.
  • Surface residue hydrophobicity showed high conservation, potentially due to the reverse-hydrophobic effect, not just stability.
  • Local amino acid propensities (e.g., alpha-helical) were poorly conserved, indicating dominance of non-local interactions.
  • Volume changes were significant for buried hydrophobic residues.
  • Antibody hypervariable regions showed high hydrophobicity conservation, suggesting a role in antigen recognition.

Conclusions:

  • Natural evolution operates under different principles than suggested by laboratory mutagenesis.
  • Non-local interactions play a dominant role in protein structure formation.
  • Hydrophobicity is a key evolutionary constraint, especially in functionally critical regions like antibody hypervariable regions.