Deciphering the Odorant Binding, Activation, and Discrimination Mechanism of Dhelobp21 from Dastarus Helophoroides.
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Abstract
Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) play a pivotal role in transporting odorants through the sensillar lymph of insect chemosensory sensilla and increasing the sensitivity of the olfactory system. To address the ligand binding, activation, and release mechanisms of OBPs, we performed a set of conventional molecular dynamics simulations for binding of the odorant-binding protein DhelOBP21 from Dastarcus helophoroides with 18 ligands (1-NPN and 17 volatiles), as well as four constant-pH molecular dynamics simulations. We found that the open pocket DhelOBP21 at pH 5.0 could bind volatiles and form a closed pocket complex via transformation of its N-terminus into regular Helix at pH 7.0 and vice versa. Moreover, the discrimination of volatiles (selectivity and promiscuity) was determined by the characteristics of both the volatiles and the 'essential' and 'selective' amino acid residues in OBP binding pockets, rather than the binding affinity of the volatiles. This study put forward a new hypothesis that during the binding of volatiles there are two transitions for the DhelOBP21 amino-terminus: pH- and odorant binding-dependent random-coil-to-helix. Another important finding is providing a framework for the exploration of the complete coil-to-helix transition process and theoretically analyzing its underlying causes at molecular level.
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| Authors | Guang-Qiang Yu,Dong-Zhen Li,Yu-Lin Lu,Ya-Qi Wang,Dexin Kong,Man-Qun Wang;Guang-Qiang Yu;Dong-Zhen Li;Yu-Lin Lu;Ya-Qi Wang;Dexin Kong;Man-Qun Wang; |
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| Year | 2018 |
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10.1038/s41598-018-31959-5
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