Rapid simulation of glycoprotein structures by grafting and steric exclusion of glycan conformer libraries

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Most membrane proteins are modified by covalent addition of complex sugars through N- and O-glycosylation. Unlike proteins, glycans do not typically adopt specific secondary structures and remain very mobile, shielding potentially large fractions of protein surface. High glycan conformational freedom hinders complete structural elucidation of glycoproteins. Computer simulations may be used to model glycosylated proteins but require hundreds of thousands of computing hours on supercomputers, thus limiting routine use. Here, we describe GlycoSHIELD, a reductionist method that can be implemented on personal computers to graft realistic ensembles of glycan conformers onto static protein structures in minutes. Using molecular dynamics simulation, small-angle X-ray scattering, cryoelectron microscopy, and mass spectrometry, we show that this open-access toolkit provides enhanced models of glycoprotein structures. Focusing on N-cadherin, human coronavirus spike proteins, and gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors, we show that GlycoSHIELD can shed light on the impact of glycans on the conformation and activity of complex glycoproteins.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:187

Enthalten in:

Cell - 187(2024), 5 vom: 29. Feb., Seite 1296-1311.e26

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tsai, Yu-Xi [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Ning-En [VerfasserIn]
Reuter, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Hao-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Tzu-Jing [VerfasserIn]
von Bülow, Sören [VerfasserIn]
Sehrawat, Vidhi [VerfasserIn]
Zerrouki, Noémie [VerfasserIn]
Tuffery, Matthieu [VerfasserIn]
Gecht, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Grothaus, Isabell Louise [VerfasserIn]
Colombi Ciacchi, Lucio [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yong-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Min-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Khoo, Kay-Hooi [VerfasserIn]
Hummer, Gerhard [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Shang-Te Danny [VerfasserIn]
Hanus, Cyril [VerfasserIn]
Sikora, Mateusz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus S protein
Cryo-EM
GABAA receptor
Glycans
Glycoproteins
Journal Article
Mass spectrometry
Molecular dynamics
N-cadherin
Polysaccharides
SAXS

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.034

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369182766