The Lazy Life of Lipid-Linked Oligosaccharides in All Life Domains.
J Chem Inf Model
; 60(2): 631-643, 2020 02 24.
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ABSTRACT
Lipid-linked oligosaccharides (LLOs) play an important role in the N-glycosylation pathway as the donor substrate of oligosaccharyltransferases (OSTs), which are responsible for the en bloc transfer of glycan chains onto a nascent polypeptide. The lipid component of LLO in both eukarya and archaea consists of a dolichol, and an undecaprenol in prokarya, whereas the number of isoprene units may change between species. Given the potential relevance of LLOs and their related enzymes to diverse biotechnological applications, obtaining reliable LLO models from distinct domains of life could support further studies on complex formation and their processing by OSTs, as well as protein engineering on such systems. In this work, molecular modeling techniques, such as quantum mechanics calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, and metadynamics were employed to study eukaryotic (Glc3-Man9-GlcNAc2-PP-Dolichol), bacterial (Glc1-GalNAc5-Bac1-PP-Undecaprenol), and archaeal (Glc1-Man1-Gal1-Man1-Glc1-Gal1-Glc1-P-Dolichol) LLOs in membrane bilayers. Microsecond molecular dynamics simulations and metadynamics calculations of LLOs revealed that glycan chains are more prone to interact with the membrane lipid head groups, while the PP linkages are positioned at the lipid phosphate head groups level. The dynamics of isoprenoid chains embedded within the bilayer are described, and membrane dynamics and related properties are also investigated. Overall, there are similarities regarding the structure and dynamics of the eukaryotic, the bacterial, and the archaeal LLOs in bilayers, which can support the comprehension of their association with OSTs. These data may support future studies on the transferring mechanism of the oligosaccharide chain to an acceptor protein.
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Assunto principal:
Oligossacarídeos
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Modelos Moleculares
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Metabolismo dos Lipídeos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Chem Inf Model
Assunto da revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
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QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
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Brasil