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Ranjita Das1, Erik A Vázquez-Montelongo2, G Andrés Cisneros2
1Department of Chemistry , University of Houston , Houston , Texas 77204 , United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|August 23, 2019
Resumen
La glicosilasa de ADN de uracilo (UDG) desestabiliza el uracilo imitando tautómeros raros, mejorando su capacidad de salir del grupo. Esta polarización inducida por la enzima facilita los mecanismos de reparación del ADN.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica
- Química computacional
- Biología molecular
Sus antecedentes:
- Las enzimas utilizan la polarización del sustrato para facilitar las reacciones químicas.
- La glicosilasa de ADN de Uracil (UDG) es crucial para la reparación de la escisión de la base de ADN.
- Comprender los mecanismos del sitio activo de la enzima es clave para el desarrollo de fármacos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el mecanismo de polarización del uracilo por UDG.
- Para cuantificar el impacto energético de la unión del uracilo a la UDG.
- Para aclarar la relación entre la polarización de uracil y su capacidad de grupo de salida.
Principales métodos:
- Modelado de la mecánica cuántica (QM) y la mecánica molecular (QM/MM).
- Análisis de desplazamiento químico independiente del núcleo (NICS) y del modelo de oscilador armónico de deslocalización de electrones (HOMED).
- Teoría de resonancia natural (NRT) y simulaciones de reacción SN2.
Principales resultados:
- Uracil está significativamente polarizado dentro del sitio activo de la UDG, pareciendo un tautómero de alta energía.
- Una forma de resonancia de imidato de O2 dominante contribuye a la polarización del uracilo.
- El aumento de la polarización del uracilo se correlaciona directamente con una mayor capacidad de salida del grupo de uracilato.
Conclusiones:
- UDG emplea "tensión tautomérica" para desestabilizar el uracilo, mejorando la capacidad de salida del grupo del uracilato.
- Los métodos computacionales revelan la intrincada interacción entre la estructura de la enzima y la reactividad del sustrato.
- Este mecanismo proporciona información sobre la eficiencia de las vías de reparación del ADN.
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