Site-Selective Dynamics of Ligand-Free and Ligand-Bound Azidolysozyme

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Autores principales: Salehi, Seyedeh Maryam, Meuwly, Markus
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author Salehi, Seyedeh Maryam
Meuwly, Markus
author_facet Salehi, Seyedeh Maryam
Meuwly, Markus
contents Azido-modified alanine residues (AlaN$_3$) are environment-sensitive, minimally invasive infrared probes for the site-specific investigation of protein structure and dynamics. Here, the capability of the label is investigated to query whether or not a ligand is bound to the active site of Lysozyme and how the spectroscopy and dynamics change upon ligand binding. The results demonstrate specific differences for center frequencies of the asymmetric azide stretch vibration, the long time decay and the static offset of the frequency fluctuation correlation function - all of which are experimental observables - between the ligand-free and the ligand-bound, N$_3$-labelled protein. Changes in dynamics can also be mapped onto changes in the local and through-space coupling between residues by virtue of dynamical cross-correlation maps. This makes the azide label a versatile and structurally sensitive probe to report on the dynamics of proteins in a variety of environments and for a range of different applications.
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spellingShingle Site-Selective Dynamics of Ligand-Free and Ligand-Bound Azidolysozyme
Salehi, Seyedeh Maryam
Meuwly, Markus
Biological Physics
Azido-modified alanine residues (AlaN$_3$) are environment-sensitive, minimally invasive infrared probes for the site-specific investigation of protein structure and dynamics. Here, the capability of the label is investigated to query whether or not a ligand is bound to the active site of Lysozyme and how the spectroscopy and dynamics change upon ligand binding. The results demonstrate specific differences for center frequencies of the asymmetric azide stretch vibration, the long time decay and the static offset of the frequency fluctuation correlation function - all of which are experimental observables - between the ligand-free and the ligand-bound, N$_3$-labelled protein. Changes in dynamics can also be mapped onto changes in the local and through-space coupling between residues by virtue of dynamical cross-correlation maps. This makes the azide label a versatile and structurally sensitive probe to report on the dynamics of proteins in a variety of environments and for a range of different applications.
title Site-Selective Dynamics of Ligand-Free and Ligand-Bound Azidolysozyme
topic Biological Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.09356