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Multi-target Parallel Processing Approach for Gene-to-structure Determination of the Influenza Polymerase PB2 Subunit
Published on: June 28, 2013
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Control de la dinámica conformacional a gran escala de la Influenza H5N1 y la unión de la polimerasa PB2 a la
Elise Delaforge1,2,3, Sigrid Milles1,2,3, Guillaume Bouvignies1,2,3
1Univ. Grenoble Alpes , Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), F-38044 Grenoble, France.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|October 2, 2015
Resumen
Proteína de la gripe PB2
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología molecular
- Virología
- Biología estructural
Sus antecedentes:
- El complejo de ARN polimerasa de Influenza A requiere subunidades de PA, PB1 y PB2.
- La proteína PB2 se importa al núcleo antes del ensamblaje de la polimerasa.
- El extremo C de PB2 (627-NLS) forma un heterodímero con mecanismos de unión a la importina poco claros.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para aclarar la base molecular de la afinidad 627-NLS para las importinas.
- Para investigar la dinámica conformacional del 627-NLS.
- Comprender cómo la flexibilidad conformacional facilita la vinculación de las importaciones.
Principales métodos:
- Resonancia magnética nuclear en estado de solución (RMN)
- Diseminación de neutrones de ángulo pequeño
- Diseminación de rayos X en ángulo pequeño (SAXS)
- Traslado de energía de resonancia Förster (FRET)
- Transferencia de saturación por intercambio químico (CEST)
Principales resultados:
- 627-NLS existe en un equilibrio dinámico dependiente de la temperatura entre estados cerrados y abiertos.
- El estado cerrado es estabilizado por un puente de sal, que se rompe en el estado abierto.
- Solo el estado abierto se une a la importina α, lo que sugiere una selección conformacional.
- La unión a la importina α implica el muestreo dinámico de las conformaciones.
Conclusiones:
- La flexibilidad conformacional intrínseca del 627-NLS es crucial para la unión de la importina.
- La temperatura influye en el equilibrio entre los estados funcionales y no funcionales.
- La selección por conformación de un conjunto dinámico permite un reconocimiento eficiente de las importaciones.
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