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Assembly of Stefin B into Polymorphic Oligomers Probed by Discrete Molecular Dynamics
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Assembly of Stefin B into Polymorphic Oligomers Probed by Discrete Molecular Dynamics

Matjaž Žganec, Eva Žerovnik and Brigita Urbanc
Journal of chemical theory and computation, v 11(5), pp 2355-2366
12 May 2015
PMID: 26574430

Abstract

Protein Structure, Tertiary Thermodynamics Cystatin B - metabolism Protein Multimerization Cystatin B - chemistry Static Electricity Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Assembly of an amyloidogenic protein stefin B into molten globule oligomers is studied by efficient discrete molecular dynamics. Consistent with in vitro findings, tetramers form primarily through dimer association, resulting in a decreased trimer abundance. Oligomers up to heptamers display elongated rod-like morphologies akin to protofibrils, whereas larger oligomers, decamers through dodecamers, form elongated, branched, as well as annular structures, providing structural insights into pore forming ability and toxicity of amyloidogenic proteins.

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