降低动态复杂性允许结构阐明KRAS激发状态的结构
Fa-An Chao1, Albert H Chan2, Srisathiyanarayanan Dharmaiah2
1NCI RAS Initiative, Cancer Research Technology Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick, MD, 21701, USA. fa-an.chao@nih.gov.
Communications biology
|June 2, 2023
概括
瘤性KRASG13D表现出两个状态之间的同步动态,显示出一种新的中间形状. 这一发现对于理解RAS蛋白相互作用和开发向癌症疗法至关重要.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
背景情况:
- 了解RAS蛋白的动态是癌症治疗开发的关键.
- 克拉斯突变在各种癌症中很常见,这使得它们成为关键的治疗点.
研究的目的:
- 研究致癌性KRASG13D.的局部动态和构造状态.
- 阐明RAS蛋白与效应器和调节器相互作用的机制.
- 确定新型RAS抑制药物的潜在目标.
主要方法:
- 甲基放松分散实验,以探测形状动力学.
- 核磁共振 (NMR) 光谱 (甲基和31P) 用于分析蛋白质状态.
- 高分辨率的X射线晶体学以捕捉不同的形状.
- 剩余的二极合,以确定中间状态的结构.
主要成果:
- 活跃的KRASG13D (GMPPNP-bound) 显示了同步的结构动态,暗示了两种状态的交换.
- 核磁共振数据证实了在毫秒时间尺度上相互转换的两种状态集合.
- 一种新型的中间形态,与已知的效应器结合状态不同,被确定并进行结构性特征.
- 已经证明,叶突变会影响构造群体平衡.
结论:
- 在溶液中,KRASG13D存在于至少三个形态状态的集合中.
- 确定的中间状态为RAS效应因子相互作用提供了新的见解.
- 针对这些独特的RAS构造可能会导致更有效的癌症治疗.
更多相关视频
相关概念视频
Deactivation Processes: Jablonski Diagram
767
Luminescence, the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed energy, is a process that involves the interaction of molecules with light. The energy-level diagram, or Jablonski diagram, is a graphical representation of these interactions, illustrating the various states and transitions a molecule can undergo. In a typical Jablonski diagram, the lowest horizontal line represents the ground-state energy of the molecule, which is usually a singlet state. This state represents the energies...
767
Resonance and Hybrid Structures
17.1K
According to the theory of resonance, if two or more Lewis structures with the same arrangement of atoms can be written for a molecule, ion, or radical, the actual distribution of electrons is an average of that shown by the various Lewis structures.
Resonance Structures and Resonance Hybrids
The Lewis structure of a nitrite anion (NO2−) may actually be drawn in two different ways, distinguished by the locations of the N–O and N=O bonds.
Resonance Structures and Resonance Hybrids
The Lewis structure of a nitrite anion (NO2−) may actually be drawn in two different ways, distinguished by the locations of the N–O and N=O bonds.
17.1K
Aldehydes and Ketones to Alkanes: Wolff–Kishner Reduction
4.6K
Wolff–Kishner reduction involves converting aldehydes and ketones to alkanes using hydrazine and a base. The reaction converts a carbonyl group to a methylene group. The method was independently discovered by N. Kishner in 1911 and L. Wolff in 1912. The reduction is carried out in high-boiling solvents such as ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol because heat is required to deprotonate the N–H proton in one of the reaction steps. ...
4.6K
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy: Organic Radicals
2.6K
Ideally, an unpaired electron shows a single peak in the EPR spectrum due to the transition between the two spin energy states. However, coupling interactions can occur between the spins of the unpaired electron and any neighboring spin-active nuclei. This hyperfine coupling results in hyperfine splitting, where the EPR signal is split into multiplets. The signals split into 2nI + 1 peaks, where n is the number of equivalent nuclei and I is the nuclear spin. These splitting patterns provide...
2.6K
¹H NMR: Complex Splitting
1.3K
A proton M that is coupled to a proton X results in doublet signals for M. However, NMR-active nuclei can be simultaneously coupled to more than one nonequivalent nucleus. When M is coupled to a second proton A, such as in styrene oxide, each peak in the doublet is split into another doublet.
Splitting diagrams or splitting tree diagrams are routinely used to depict such complex couplings. While drawing splitting diagrams, the splitting with the larger coupling constant is usually applied...
Splitting diagrams or splitting tree diagrams are routinely used to depict such complex couplings. While drawing splitting diagrams, the splitting with the larger coupling constant is usually applied...
1.3K
Double Resonance Techniques: Overview
249
Double resonance techniques in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy involve the simultaneous application of two different frequencies or radiofrequency pulses to manipulate and observe two distinct nuclear spins. One important application of double resonance is spin decoupling, which selectively suppresses coupling with one type of nucleus while observing the NMR signal from another nucleus, simplifying the spectrum and enhancing resolution.
Spin decoupling is usually achieved by...
Spin decoupling is usually achieved by...
249


