Molecular dynamics simulations of palmitate entry into the hydrophobic pocket of the fatty acid binding protein

Yossi Tsfadia; Ran Friedman; Jonathan Kadmon; Anna Selzer; Esther Nachliel; Menachem Gutman

doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2007.02.033

Molecular dynamics simulations of palmitate entry into the hydrophobic pocket of the fatty acid binding protein

Yossi Tsfadia^*, Ran Friedman, Jonathan Kadmon, Anna Selzer, Esther Nachliel, Menachem Gutman

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Abstract

The entry of substrate into the active site is the first event in any enzymatic reaction. However, due to the short time interval between the encounter and the formation of the stable complex, the detailed steps are experimentally unobserved. In the present study, we report a molecular dynamics simulation of the encounter between palmitate molecule and the Toad Liver fatty acid binding protein, ending with the formation of a stable complex resemblance in structure of other proteins of this family. The forces operating on the system leading to the formation of the tight complex are discussed.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	1243-1247
Number of pages	5
Journal	FEBS Letters
Volume	581
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2007.02.033
State	Published - 20 Mar 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
This study was supported by the United States–Israel Binational Science Foundation (2002129). R.F. greatly acknowledges the Colton Foundation for supporting him through the Colton Fellowship.

Keywords

Fatty acid binding proteins
Molecular dynamics
Molecular modeling
Palmitic acid

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Molecular dynamics simulations of palmitate entry into the hydrophobic pocket of the fatty acid binding protein

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