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CZ5225 Modeling and Simulation in Biology Modeling and Simulation in Biology Proteins Chen Yu Zong csccyz@nus.edu.sg 6874-6877
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Mechanism of Protein function
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Protein sequence-structure-function relationship Protein structure determines its function Function of Proteins is determined by their four level structures Primary - Sequence of amino acids Secondary - Shape of specific region along chain mostly through H- bonding Tertiary - 3 Dimensional structure of globular protein through molecular folding Quaternary - Combination of separate polypeptide and prosthetic group. Aggregation and prosthetic.
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1. Primary structure The general formula for α-amino acid. 20 different R groups in the commonly occurring amino acids. Proteins are polymers of a set of 20 amino acids. 20 amino acids = building units. Chiral Center asymmetric carbon
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The CORN method for L isomers: put the hydrogen towards you and read off CO R N clockwise around the Ca This works for all amino acids. All naturally occurring amino acids that make up proteins are in the L conformation
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Classification of 20 R groups Aliphatic residues
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Aromatic residues
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Acidic Basic Charged residues Negatively charged Positively charged
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Polar residues
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Side chain = H Imino CC CC CC CC CC The unique couple H
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Through hydrolysis reactions, amino acids are connected through peptide bond to form a peptide/protein. + H 2 O Structure of peptide bonds
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Key features: –1. Planar –2. Rigid due to partial double bond character. –3. Almost always in trans configuration. –4. Polar. Can form at least two hydrogen bonds.
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2. Secondary structure Local organization mainly involving the protein backbone: -helix, -strand (further assemble into -sheets) turn and interconnecting loop
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The (right-handed) -helix First structure to be predicted (Pauling, Corey, Branson: 1951) and experimentally solved (Kendrew et al. 1958) – myoglobin Turn: 3.6 residues Pitch: 5.4 Å/turn Rise: 1.5 Å/residue Hydrogen bond i+4 i+8 i ++ --
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The -sheet Side chains project alternately up or down strand
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Turn Structures
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Loop structures
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3.1. -hairpins
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3.2. -corners
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3.3. Helix hairpins
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3.4. The corner
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3.5. Helix-turn-helix
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4. Tertiary structure –secondary structure elements pack into a compact spatial unit –“Two methods now available to determine 3D structures of proteins: X-ray crystallography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
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Mad cows disease and the Prion protein Protein mis-folding can cause diseases Prion protein---- ---Memory?
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Protein-Protein Interaction Protein-Protein interaction: Surface contact, shape complementarity Intermolecular forces: Van der Waals, hydrogen bonding, electrostatic force
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Hydrogen Bond Types of Hydrogen Bond: N-H … O N-H … N O-H … N O-H … O r V
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Protein-DNA Interaction Protein-DNA interaction: DNA recognition by proteins is primarily mediated by certain classes of DNA binding domains and motifs
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Protein-RNA Interaction Protein-RNA interaction: RNA recognition by proteins is primarily mediated by certain classes of RNA binding domains and motifs
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Protein-Ligand Interaction Ligand Binding: A small molecule ligand normally binds to a cavity of a protein. Why? Effect of Binding : Activate, inhibit, being metabolized or transported by, the protein
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Protein-Ligand Interaction Ligand Binding: A small molecule ligand normally binds to a cavity of a protein. Why? Effect of Binding : Activate, inhibit, being metabolized or transported by, the protein
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Protein-Ligand Interaction Ligand Binding: A small molecule ligand normally binds to a cavity of a protein. Why? Effect of Binding : Activate, inhibit, being metabolized or transported by, the protein
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Protein-Drug Interaction Mechanism of Drug Action: A drug interferes with the function of a disease protein by binding to it. This interference stops the disease process Drug Design: Structure of disease protein is very useful
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Protein-Drug Interaction Mechanism of Drug Action: A drug interferes with the function of a disease protein by binding to it. This interference stops the disease process Drug Design: Structure of disease protein is very useful
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Example of Binding Induced Shape Change
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Example 2: Induced Fit of Hexokinase (blue) Upon Binding of Glucose (red). Note that the active site is a pocket within the enzyme.
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Energy Description Energy is needed to make things or objects change: Movement, Chemical reaction, Binding, Dissociation, Structural Change, Conformational change etc. Why Energy Description for molecular structure? Structure determination (“evolution” of a structural-template into the correct structure) Binding induced shape change (binding sometimes induces shape change, one of the mechanisms for the interference of the function of a molecule by another) Protein motions (proteins undergo internal motions that have implications such as the switch between active and in-active state)
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Energy Description Kinetic energy -- motional energymotional energy Kinetic energy is related to the speed and mass of a moving object. The higher the speed and the heavier the object is, the bigger work it can do. moving object Potential Energy -- "positional" energy."positional" energy Water falls from higher ground to lower ground. In physics such a phenomenon is modeled by potential energy description:potential energy description Objects move from higher potential energy place to lower potential energy place.
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Potential Energy Description of Protein Structure “Evolution” A molecule changes from higher potential energy form to lower potential energy form. Potential energy is determined by inter-molecular, intra-molecular, and environmental forces Protein structural “evolution” can be performed by systematic variation of the atom positions towards the lower energy directions. This procedure is called “structure optimization” or “energy minimization”
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Energy Minimization for Structural Optimization Protein structure “evolution” can be performed by systematical variation of the atom positions towards the lower energy directions. This procedure is called “structure optimization” or “energy minimization”
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Potential Energy Surface (PES) A force field defines for each molecule a unique PES. Each point on the PES represents a molecular conformation characterized by its structure and energy. Energy is a function of the coordinates. (Next) Coordinates are function of the energy. energy coordinates
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Goal of Energy Minimization A system of N atoms is defined by 3N Cartesian coordinates or 3N- 6 internal coordinates. These define a multi-dimensional potential energy surface (PES). A PES is characterized by stationary points: Minima (stable conformations) Maxima Saddle points (transition states) Goal of Energy Minimization Finding the stable conformations energy coordinates
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Classification of Stationary Points 0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 16.0 20.0 090180270360 transition state local minimum global minimum energy coordinate Type Minimum Maximum Saddle point 1 st Derivative 0 2 nd Derivative* positive negative *Refers to the eigenvalues of the second derivatives (Hessian) matrix
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Minimization Definitions Given a function: Find values for the variables for which f is a minimum: Functions Quantum mechanics energy Molecular mechanics energy Variables Cartesian (molecular mechanics) Internal (quantum mechanics) Minimization algorithms Derivatives-based Non derivatives-based
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A Schematic Representation Starting geometry Easy to implement; useful for well defined structures Depends strongly on starting geometry
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Population of Minima Most minimization method can only go downhill and so locate the closest (downhill sense) minimum. No minimization method can guarantee the location of the global energy minimum. No method has proven the best for all problems. Global minimum Most populated minimum Active Structure
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A General Minimization Scheme Starting Point x 0 Minimum? Calculate New Point x k+1 = f(x k ) Stop yes No
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Two Questions f(x,y) Where to go (direction)? How far to go (magnitude)? This is where we want to go
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How Far To Go? Until the Minimum Real function Cycle 1: 1, 2, 3 Cycle 2: 1, 2, 4 Line search in one dimension Find 3 points that bracket the minimum (e.g., by moving along the lines and recording function values). Fit a quadratic function to the points. Find the function’s minimum through differentiation. Improved iteratively. Arbitrary Step x k+1 = x k + k s k, k = step size. Increase as long as energy reduces. Decrease when energy increases. 4 3 2 1 5
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Where to go? Parallel to the force (straight downhill): S k = -g k How far to go? Line search Arbitrary Step Steepest Descent
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Steepest Descent: Example -15-10-5051015 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 441 361 289 169 225 121 81 49 25 9 1 Starting point: (9, 9) Cycle 1: Step direction: (-18, -36) Line search equation: Minimum: (4, -1) Cycle 2: Step direction: (-8, 4) Line search equation: Minimum: (2/3, 2/3)
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Steepest Descent:Overshooting SD is forced to make 90º turns between subsequent steps (the scalar product between the (-18,-36) and the (-8,4) vector is 0 indicating orthogonality) and so is slow to converge.
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Why Ligand-Protein Docking? Molecular recognition is a central phenomenon in biology Enzymes Substrates Receptors Signal inducing ligands Antibodies Antigens Classifying docking problems in biology Protein-ligand docking –Rigid-body docking –Flexible docking Protein-protein docking Protein-DNA docking DNA-ligand docking Ligand-Protein Docking Proteins Drugs Proteins Natural Small Molecule Substrates
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The Molecular Docking Problem Given two molecules with 3D conformations in atomic details: Do the molecules bind to each other? If yes: How does the molecule-molecule complex looks like? How strong is the binding affinity? Structures of protein-ligand complexes X-ray (PDB: 30,179 entries from X-ray crystallography, NMR and neutron diffraction) NMR Importance of the protein 3D structures Resolution < 2.5Å Homology modeling problematic
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Basic Principles The association of molecules is based on interactions H-bonds, salt bridges, hydrophobic contacts, electrostatic Very strong repulsive (VdW) interactions on short distances. Association interactions are weak and short ranged. Strong binding implies surface complementarity. Most molecules are flexible.
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Docking Concept
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Representation of a Cavity HIV-1 Protease
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Generation of Cavity Model X-ray structure of HIV proteaseMolecular surface model at active site Active site filled with spheres. Sphere centers become potential locations for ligand atoms.
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Ligand-protein docking concept
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Ligand-Protein Docking Concept
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Checking Chemical Complementarity in Ligand-Protein Docking Potential Energy Between Ligand and Protein: A ligand with sufficiently low ligand-protein potential energy is considered as a drug candidate Chemical database can be searched to find which chemical molecules can be docked to a disease protein with sufficiently low ligand-protein energy
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Summary Receptor-ligand binding Energy minimization for structural optimization Receptor-ligand docking concept
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