Structural highlights
Function
SPT16_ASHGO Component of the FACT complex, a general chromatin factor that acts to reorganize nucleosomes. The FACT complex is involved in multiple processes that require DNA as a template such as mRNA elongation, DNA replication and DNA repair. During transcription elongation the FACT complex acts as a histone chaperone that both destabilizes and restores nucleosomal structure. It facilitates the passage of RNA polymerase II and transcription by promoting the dissociation of one histone H2A-H2B dimer from the nucleosome, then subsequently promotes the reestablishment of the nucleosome following the passage of RNA polymerase II (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Protein function is encoded in its sequence, manifested in its three-dimensional structure, and facilitated by its dynamics. Studies have suggested that protein structures with higher sequence similarity could have more similar patterns of dynamics. However, such studies of protein dynamics within and across protein families typically rely on coarse-grained models, or approximate metrics like crystallographic B-factors. This study uses micros scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to explore the conservation of dynamics among homologs of approximately 50 kDa N-terminal module of Spt16 (Spt16N). Spt16N from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Sc-Spt16N) and three of its homologs with 30-40% sequence identities were available in the PDB. To make our data-set more comprehensive, the crystal structure of an additional homolog (62% sequence identity with Sc-Spt16N) was solved at 1.7 A resolution. Cumulative MD simulations of 6 micros were carried out on these Spt16N structures and on two additional protein structures with varying degrees of similarity to it. The simulations revealed that correlation in patterns of backbone fluctuations vary linearly with sequence identity. This trend could not be inferred using crystallographic B-factors. Further, normal mode analysis suggested a similar pattern of inter-domain (inter-lobe) motions not only among Spt16N homologs, but also in the M24 peptidase structure. On the other hand, MD simulation results highlighted conserved motions that were found unique for Spt16N protein, this along with electrostatics trends shed light on functional aspects of Spt16N.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
Evolutionary conservation of protein dynamics: insights from all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of 'peptidase' domain of Spt16.,Gaur NK, Ghosh B, Goyal VD, Kulkarni K, Makde RD J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2021 Dec 31:1-13. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2021.2021990. PMID:34971347[1]
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References
- ↑ Gaur NK, Ghosh B, Goyal VD, Kulkarni K, Makde RD. Evolutionary conservation of protein dynamics: insights from all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of 'peptidase' domain of Spt16. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2021 Dec 31:1-13. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2021.2021990. PMID:34971347 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2021.2021990
