Ligand Binding and Structural Dynamics in C-Type Cytochromes
Kokhan, Oleksandr
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Description
Title
Ligand Binding and Structural Dynamics in C-Type Cytochromes
Author(s)
Kokhan, Oleksandr
Issue Date
2009
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Wraight, Colin A.
Department of Study
Biophysics and Computational Biology
Discipline
Biophysics and Computational Biology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Chemistry, Biochemistry
Language
eng
Abstract
The first molecular dynamic simulations of the interaction of cyt c and yeast bc1 complex are described. Contrary to results from crystallographic studies, the simulations reveal multiple dynamic hydrogen bonds and salt bridges in the cyt c-c 1 interface. A novel structural change in cyt c is also reported, involving residues 25--30, which may be responsible for cyt c destabilization. An interaction between cyt c1 monomers is proposed to be responsible for limiting the binding of cyt c to only one molecule per bc 1 dimer by altering the affinity of the cytochrome c binding site on the second cyt c1 monomer. A mechanism is also proposed explaining changes in cyt c binding affinity related to the position of the headgroup of the iron-sulfur protein.
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