Homology modeling of a heme protein, lignin peroxidase, from the crystal structure of cytochrome c peroxidase. 1992

P Du, and J R Collins, and G H Loew
Molecular Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA 94304.

A 3-dimensional model of lignin peroxidase (LiP) was constructed based on its sequence homology with other peroxidases, particularly cytochrome c peroxidase, the only protein with a known crystal structure in the peroxidase family. The construction of initial conformations of insertions and deletions was assisted by secondary structure predictions, amphipathic helix predictions, and consideration of the specific protein environment. A succession of molecular dynamics simulations of these regions with surrounding residues as constraints were carried out to relax the bond lengths and angles. Full protein molecular dynamics simulations with explicit consideration of bound waters were performed to relax the geometry and to identify dynamically flexible regions of the successive models for further refinement. Among the important functionally relevant structural features predicted are: (i) four disulfide bonds are predicted to be formed between Cys3 and Cys15, Cys14 and Cys285, Cys34 and Cys120 and Cys249 and Cys317; (ii) a glycosylation site, Asn257, was located on the surface; (iii) Glu40 was predicted to form a salt bridge with Arg43 on the distal side of the heme and was considered as a possible origin for the pH dependence of compound I formation; and (iv) two candidate substrate binding sites with a cluster of surface aromatic residues and flexible backbones were found in the refined model, consistent with the nature of known substrates of LiP. Based on these predicted structural features of the model, further theoretical and experimental studies are proposed to continue to elucidate the structure and function of LiP.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008958 Models, Molecular Models used experimentally or theoretically to study molecular shape, electronic properties, or interactions; includes analogous molecules, computer-generated graphics, and mechanical structures. Molecular Models,Model, Molecular,Molecular Model
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D010544 Peroxidases Ovoperoxidase
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D003198 Computer Simulation Computer-based representation of physical systems and phenomena such as chemical processes. Computational Modeling,Computational Modelling,Computer Models,In silico Modeling,In silico Models,In silico Simulation,Models, Computer,Computerized Models,Computer Model,Computer Simulations,Computerized Model,In silico Model,Model, Computer,Model, Computerized,Model, In silico,Modeling, Computational,Modeling, In silico,Modelling, Computational,Simulation, Computer,Simulation, In silico,Simulations, Computer
D003461 Crystallography The branch of science that deals with the geometric description of crystals and their internal arrangement. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Crystallographies
D003578 Cytochrome-c Peroxidase A hemeprotein which catalyzes the oxidation of ferrocytochrome c to ferricytochrome c in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. EC 1.11.1.5. Cytochrome Peroxidase,Cytochrome c-551 Peroxidase,Cytochrome c 551 Peroxidase,Cytochrome c Peroxidase,Peroxidase, Cytochrome,Peroxidase, Cytochrome c-551,Peroxidase, Cytochrome-c
D006420 Hemeproteins Proteins that contain an iron-porphyrin, or heme, prosthetic group resembling that of hemoglobin. (From Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p480) Hemeprotein,Heme Protein,Heme Proteins,Protein, Heme,Proteins, Heme
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein

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