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A dynamical view of protein-protein complexes: studies by molecular dynamics simulations

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Protein-protein interactions are at the basis of many protein functions, and the knowledge of 3D structures of protein-protein complexes provides structural, mechanical and dynamical pieces of information essential to understand these functions. Protein-protein interfaces can be seen as stable, organized regions where residues from different partners form non-covalent interactions that are responsible for interaction specificity and strength. They are commonly described as a peripheral region, whose role is to protect the core region that concentrates the most contributing interactions, from the solvent. To get insights into the dynamics of protein-protein complexes, we carried out all-atom molecular dynamics simulations in explicit solvent on 8 different protein-protein complexes of different functional class and interface size by taking into account the bound and unbound forms. On the one hand, we characterized structural changes upon binding of the proteins, and on the other hand we extensively analyzed the interfaces and the structural waters involved in the binding. Based on our analysis, in 6 cases out of 8, the interfaces rearranged during the simulation time, in stable and long-lived substates with alternative residue-residue contacts. These rearrangements are not restricted to side-chain fluctuations in the periphery but also affect the core interface. Finally, the analysis of the waters at the interface and involved in the binding pointed out the importance to take into account their role in the estimation of the interaction strength.
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hal-03848262 , version 1 (14-11-2022)

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Juliette Martin, Elisa Frezza. A dynamical view of protein-protein complexes: studies by molecular dynamics simulations. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022, 9, pp.970109. ⟨10.3389/fmolb.2022.970109⟩. ⟨hal-03848262⟩
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