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Structural-dynamical investigation of the ZnuA histidine-rich loop: involvement in zinc management and transport

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Comparative homology modelling techniques have been used to model the protein ZnuA from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium using the 3D structure of the homologous protein from Escherichia coli. These two-domain proteins bind one Zn(2+) atom, with high affinity, in the inter-domain cleft and possess a histidine-rich loop in the N-terminal domain. Alternative structures of the ZnuA histidine-rich loop, never resolved by the X-ray diffraction method, have been modelled. A model of the apo form, one with the histidine-rich loop deleted and two alternative structures with a second zinc ion bound to the histidine-rich loop, have been generated. In all the modelled proteins, investigated through molecular dynamics simulation, the histidine-rich loop is highly mobile and its fluctuations are correlated to the ligand stability observed in the zinc sites. Based on the plasticity of the histidine-rich loop and its significant effects on protein mobility a possible role in the capture and/or transfer of the zinc ions has been suggested.

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hal-04394889 , version 1 (15-01-2024)

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Mattia Falconi, Francesco Oteri, Francesco Di Palma, Saurabh Pandey, Andrea Battistoni, et al.. Structural-dynamical investigation of the ZnuA histidine-rich loop: involvement in zinc management and transport. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design, 2011, 25 (2), pp.181-194. ⟨10.1007/s10822-010-9409-6⟩. ⟨hal-04394889⟩
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