Study of Conformational and Dynamic Changes upon Phosphorylation of Proline Rich Region of Tau210-240 Peptide Using Molecular Dynamic Simulation
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| Year of publication | 2021 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | The conformational and dynamic changes of protein interaction regulated by posttranslational modifications such as phosphorylation of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), remains challenging to elucidate. Tau, which is a well-known IDP and its phosphorylation is of particular interest because Tau is found hyperthe conformational and dynamic changes upon phosphorylation of Tau. The proline-rich motif recognized within Tau210-240 peptide directly interact with AD progression protein such as 14-3-3. Microsecond time scale molecular dynamic simulation studies performed for apo and phosphorylated residues (212PThr, 217PThr, 231PThr, 235PSer) Tau peptide210-240 using three different temperature variants (278° K, 298° K and 310° K) and two different force field parameters (AMBER99SB-ILDN and CHARMM36m) with TIP4PD water model. These four-phosphorylation causing increase in compactness. The strong salt bridges are forming with nearby lysine and arginine due to the phosphorylation, which may alter the binding of associated protein like 14-3-3 with Tau. Phosphorylation induces a strong structural transition, with Tau210 240 favouring a bent conformation. The MD simulation results were verified using NMR experimental parameters like chemical shift, 3J-coupling etc. The experimental part has been carried out by our collaborator Prof. Isabelle Landrieu. |
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