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Mecanismos de conducción de protones y puertas en los canales de protones de influenza M2 de RMN en estado sólido
Fanghao Hu1, Wenbin Luo, Mei Hong
1Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
Resumen
La proteína de la gripe M2 es la proteína de la gripe M2.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La biofísica es la biofísica.
- Virología Virología.
- Biología Estructural Biología estructural.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los virus de la gripe dependen del canal de protones de la proteína M2 para su replicación.
- Comprender el mecanismo del canal de protones M2 es crucial para el desarrollo de fármacos antivirales.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para dilucidar la estructura y la dinámica de la histidina-37 sensible al pH en el canal de protones M2.
- Para entender el mecanismo de conducción de protones dentro del canal M2.
Principales métodos:
- Espectroscopia de resonancia magnética nuclear de estado sólido (SSNMR, por sus siglas en inglés).
- Utilizó una membrana mimética de envoltura de virus que contiene colesterol.
Principales resultados:
- A un pH alto, los residuos de histidina forman una estructura apilada en π que bloquea el flujo de protones.
- A un pH bajo, los imidazolios de histidina forman enlaces de hidrógeno con el agua y se someten a reorientaciones de anillos.
- Se observó una barrera de alta energía (>59 kJ / mol) para la reorientación del anillo de histidina, que se correlaciona con la conductividad de protones.
Conclusiones:
- Propone un mecanismo de conducción de protones que involucra la desprotonación de imidazol asistida por giro de anillo como el paso que limita la velocidad.
- La histidina-37 facilita dinámicamente el transporte de protones hacia el virión.
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