All-atom molecular dynamics simulations of lung surfactant protein B : Structural features of SP-B promote lipid reorganization

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Lung surfactant protein B (SP-B), a 79 residue, hydrophobic protein from the saposin superfamily, plays an essential role in breathing. Because of the extreme hydrophobicity of SP-B, the experimental structure of this protein has not yet been determined. Here, we run all-atom molecular dynamics simulations using the OPLS-AA force field in GROMACS to study SP-B's structure and mechanisms for promoting lipid reorganization. Firstly, we find that the final structures indicate the need for some fine-tuning of the homology-based secondary structure predictions. Secondly, we find energetically feasible structures 1) with SP-B's helices in the plane of the bilayer, 2) with SP-B's helices inclined with respect to the bilayer, and 3) with SP-B in a closed structure interacting peripherally with the bilayer. Interestingly, SP-B structures that were bent at the hinge region between the pairs of helices promoted and/or stabilized defects in the lipid bilayer. Finally, particular salt bridge patterns and structural plasticity in the central loop and adjacent region of SP-B appeared to be involved in SP-B's lipid reorganization abilities.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1858

Enthalten in:

Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1858(2016), 12 vom: 27. Dez., Seite 3082-3092

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khatami, Mohammad Hassan [VerfasserIn]
Saika-Voivod, Ivan [VerfasserIn]
Booth, Valerie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bilayer diffusion
GROMACS
Journal Article
Lipid Bilayers
Lung surfactant protein
Molecular dynamics
POPC
Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein B
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SP-B

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Date Completed 26.10.2017

Date Revised 29.04.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.09.018

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM264723236