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Conformational fluctuations of a protein–DNA complex and the structure and ordering of water around it

Source: J. Chem. Phys. 135, 245104 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3670877

Published 23 December 2011

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Sudipta Kumar Sinha and Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay
Molecular Modeling Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
Protein–DNA binding is an important process responsible for the regulation of genetic activities in living organisms. The most crucial issue in this problem is how the protein recognizes the DNA and identifies its target base sequences. Water molecules present around the protein and DNA are also expected to play an important role in mediating the recognition process and controlling the structure of the complex. We have performed atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of an aqueous solution of the protein–DNA complex formed between the DNA binding domain of human TRF1 protein and a telomeric DNA. The conformational fluctuations of the protein and DNA and the microscopic structure and ordering of water around them in the complex have been explored. In agreement with experimental studies, the calculations reveal conformational immobilization of the terminal segments of the protein on complexation. Importantly, it is discovered that both structural adaptations of the protein and DNA, and the subsequent correlation between them to bind, contribute to the net entropy loss associated with the complex formation. Further, it is found that water molecules around the DNA are more structured with significantly higher density and ordering than that around the protein in the complex. ©2011 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 13 September 2011; accepted 30 November 2011; published 23 December 2011
Digital Object Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3670877

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