Computational design and molecular dynamics simulations suggest the mode of substrate binding in ceramide synthases

© 2023. The Author(s)..

Until now, membrane-protein stabilization has relied on iterations of mutations and screening. We now validate a one-step algorithm, mPROSS, for stabilizing membrane proteins directly from an AlphaFold2 model structure. Applied to the lipid-generating enzyme, ceramide synthase, 37 designed mutations lead to a more stable form of human CerS2. Together with molecular dynamics simulations, we propose a pathway by which substrates might be delivered to the ceramide synthases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 14(2023), 1 vom: 22. Apr., Seite 2330

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zelnik, Iris D [VerfasserIn]
Mestre, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Weinstein, Jonathan J [VerfasserIn]
Dingjan, Tamir [VerfasserIn]
Izrailov, Stav [VerfasserIn]
Ben-Dor, Shifra [VerfasserIn]
Fleishman, Sarel J [VerfasserIn]
Futerman, Anthony H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ceramides
Dihydroceramide desaturase
EC 1.-
EC 1.3.1.-
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
Oxidoreductases
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.04.2023

Date Revised 02.05.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-38047-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355912244