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In silico investigation of Alsin RLD conformational dynamics and phosphoinositides binding mechanism

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العنوان: In silico investigation of Alsin RLD conformational dynamics and phosphoinositides binding mechanism
المؤلفون: Marco Cannariato, Marcello Miceli, Marco Agostino Deriu
المصدر: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 7 (2022)
بيانات النشر: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Medicine, Science
الوصف: Alsin is a protein known for its major role in neuronal homeostasis and whose mutation is associated with early-onset neurodegenerative diseases. It has been shown that its relocalization from the cytoplasm to the cell membrane is crucial to induce early endosomes maturation. In particular, evidences suggest that the N-terminal regulator of chromosome condensation 1 like domain (RLD) is necessary for membrane association thanks to its affinity to phosphoinositides, membrane lipids involved in the regulation of several signaling processes. Interestingly, this domain showed affinity towards phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate [PI(3)P], which is highly expressed in endosomes membrane. However, Alsin structure has not been experimentally resolved yet and molecular mechanisms associated with its biological functions are mostly unknown. In this work, Alsin RLD has been investigated through computational molecular modeling techniques to analyze its conformational dynamics and obtain a representative 3D model of this domain. Moreover, a putative phosphoinositide binding site has been proposed and PI(3)P interaction mechanism studied. Results highlight the substantial conformational stability of Alsin RLD secondary structure and suggest the role of one highly flexible region in the phosphoinositides selectivity of this domain.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1932-6203
Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9292110/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/f644464aaadb4d27bd37c1272de5ca9f
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.f644464aaadb4d27bd37c1272de5ca9f
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