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Main Authors: Li, Penghui, Shi, Mingsong, Wang, Yibo, Liu, Qiong, Du, Xiubo, Wang, Xiaohui
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 2025
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39520076/
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author Li, Penghui
Shi, Mingsong
Wang, Yibo
Liu, Qiong
Du, Xiubo
Wang, Xiaohui
author_facet Li, Penghui
Shi, Mingsong
Wang, Yibo
Liu, Qiong
Du, Xiubo
Wang, Xiaohui
Li, Penghui
Shi, Mingsong
Wang, Yibo
Liu, Qiong
Du, Xiubo
Wang, Xiaohui
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents pH-Dependent Assembly and Stability of Toll-Like Receptor 3/dsRNA Signaling Complex: Insights from Constant pH Molecular Dynamics and Metadynamics Simulations. Li, Penghui Shi, Mingsong Wang, Yibo Liu, Qiong Du, Xiubo Wang, Xiaohui Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Molecular Dynamics Simulation Signal Transduction Toll-Like Receptor 3 RNA, Double-Stranded Humans Histidine Binding Sites The pH-dependent assembly of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which triggers a threshold-like response, is a key principle in immune signaling. While crystallography has revealed the intricate structure of these assembly complexes, the mechanisms underlying their pH dependency remain unclear. Herein, constant pH simulations and metadynamics are employed to investigate the pH-dependent assembly and stability of the TLR3/dsRNA signaling complex. The findings demonstrate that system pH regulates complex assembly and stability by modulating the protonation and charge states of histidines. Histidines in TLR3 act as pH-dependent, positively charged binding sites that capture negatively charged dsRNA. Additionally, these histidines form a [H682⁺]-[E626⁻] dipole, facilitating the assembly of two TLR3 molecules into an antisymmetric dimer through dipole-dipole interactions. Surprisingly, TLR3 can shift the pK values of key histidines from their model pK of 6.5, increasing protonation likelihood and enhancing ligand binding. Notably, the aromatic residue Phe84, located within the dsRNA binding site [His39⁺-His60⁺-Phe84-His108⁺], alters the pK of His60 through cation-π interactions with its protonated state. This study offers new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying pH-dependent immune signaling via higher-order assemblies and suggests potential applications for histidine in self-assembling biomaterials.
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spellingShingle pH-Dependent Assembly and Stability of Toll-Like Receptor 3/dsRNA Signaling Complex: Insights from Constant pH Molecular Dynamics and Metadynamics Simulations.
Li, Penghui
Shi, Mingsong
Wang, Yibo
Liu, Qiong
Du, Xiubo
Wang, Xiaohui
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Signal Transduction
Toll-Like Receptor 3
RNA, Double-Stranded
Humans
Histidine
Binding Sites
pH-Dependent Assembly and Stability of Toll-Like Receptor 3/dsRNA Signaling Complex: Insights from Constant pH Molecular Dynamics and Metadynamics Simulations. Li, Penghui Shi, Mingsong Wang, Yibo Liu, Qiong Du, Xiubo Wang, Xiaohui Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Molecular Dynamics Simulation Signal Transduction Toll-Like Receptor 3 RNA, Double-Stranded Humans Histidine Binding Sites The pH-dependent assembly of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which triggers a threshold-like response, is a key principle in immune signaling. While crystallography has revealed the intricate structure of these assembly complexes, the mechanisms underlying their pH dependency remain unclear. Herein, constant pH simulations and metadynamics are employed to investigate the pH-dependent assembly and stability of the TLR3/dsRNA signaling complex. The findings demonstrate that system pH regulates complex assembly and stability by modulating the protonation and charge states of histidines. Histidines in TLR3 act as pH-dependent, positively charged binding sites that capture negatively charged dsRNA. Additionally, these histidines form a [H682⁺]-[E626⁻] dipole, facilitating the assembly of two TLR3 molecules into an antisymmetric dimer through dipole-dipole interactions. Surprisingly, TLR3 can shift the pK values of key histidines from their model pK of 6.5, increasing protonation likelihood and enhancing ligand binding. Notably, the aromatic residue Phe84, located within the dsRNA binding site [His39⁺-His60⁺-Phe84-His108⁺], alters the pK of His60 through cation-π interactions with its protonated state. This study offers new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying pH-dependent immune signaling via higher-order assemblies and suggests potential applications for histidine in self-assembling biomaterials.
title pH-Dependent Assembly and Stability of Toll-Like Receptor 3/dsRNA Signaling Complex: Insights from Constant pH Molecular Dynamics and Metadynamics Simulations.
topic Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Signal Transduction
Toll-Like Receptor 3
RNA, Double-Stranded
Humans
Histidine
Binding Sites
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39520076/