Conformations and dynamics of Ets-1 ETS domain–DNA complexes
AUTOR(ES)
Reddy, Swarnalatha Y.
FONTE
National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
Molecular dynamics studies have been performed for 3.5 ns on the ETS domain of Ets-1 transcription factor bound to the 14-bp DNA, d(AGTGCCGGAAATGT), comprising the core sequence of high-affinity (GGAA), ETS–GGAA. In like manner, molecular dynamics simulations have been carried out for 3.9 ns on the mutant low-affinity core sequence, GGAG (ETS–GGAG). Analyses of the DNA backbone of ETS–GGAG show conformational interconversions from BI to BII substates. Also, crank shaft motions are noticed at the mutated nucleotide base pair step after 1,500 ps of dynamics. The corresponding nucleotide of ETS–GGAA is characteristic of a BI conformation and no crank shaft motions are observed. The single mutation of ETS–GGAA to ETS–GGAG also results in variations of helical parameters and solvent-accessible surface area around the major and minor grooves of the DNA. The presence of water contacts during the entire simulation proximal to the fourth base pair step of core DNA sequence is a characteristic feature of ETS–GGAA. Such waters are more mobile in ETS–GGAG at 100 ps and distant after 1,500 ps. Anticorrelated motions between certain amino acids of Ets-1 protein are predominant in ETS–GGAA but less so or absent in the mutant. These motions are reflected in the flexibility of amino acid residues of the protein backbone. We consider that these conformational features and water contacts are involved in stabilizing the hydrogen bond interactions between helix-3 residues of Ets-1 and DNA during the transcription process.
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