Cómo cataliza la proteína quinasa dependiente de cAMP la reacción de fosforilación: un estudio QM/MM ab initio

Yuhui Cheng1, Yingkai Zhang, J Andrew McCammon

  • 1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Pharmacology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0365, USA. ycheng@mccammon.ucsd.edu

Resumen

Los cálculos de la teoría funcional de la densidad revelan que la proteína quinasa A (PKA) cataliza la fosforilación a través de un mecanismo disociativo, con Asp166 actuando como la base catalítica. Los principales residuos del sitio activo estabilizan el estado de transición, mientras que Lys168 mantiene la conformación reactiva.

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