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ArticlePloS one2011

Structure and behavior of human α-thrombin upon ligand recognition: thermodynamic and molecular dynamics studies.

Vivian de Almeira Silva, Maria Thereza Cargnelutti, Guilherme M Giesel, Leonardo C Palmieri, Robson Q Monteiro, Hugo Verli, Luis Mauricio T R Lima

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vivian de Almeira SilvaSchool of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Maria Thereza Cargnelutti
Guilherme M Giesel
Leonardo C Palmieri
Robson Q Monteiro
Hugo Verli
Luis Mauricio T R Lima
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRRio de Janeiro Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thrombin is a serine proteinase that plays a fundamental role in coagulation. In this study, we address the effects of ligand site recognition by alpha-thrombin on conformation and energetics in solution. Active site occupation induces large changes in secondary structure content in thrombin as shown by circular dichroism. Thrombin-D-Phe-Pro-Arg-chloromethyl ketone (PPACK) exhibits enhanced equilibrium and kinetic stability compared to free thrombin, whose difference is rooted in the unfolding step. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements in solution reveal an overall similarity in the molecular envelope of thrombin and thrombin-PPACK, which differs from the crystal structure of thrombin. Molecular dynamics simulations performed with thrombin lead to different conformations than the one observed in the crystal structure. These data shed light on the diversity of thrombin conformers not previously observed in crystal structures with distinguished catalytic and conformational behaviors, which might have direct implications on novel strategies to design direct thrombin inhibitors.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationAmino Acid Chloromethyl KetonesBinding SitesHumansScattering, Small AngleThermodynamicsThrombinX-RaysAmino Acid Chloromethyl Ketonesphenylalanyl-prolyl-arginine-chloromethyl ketoneThrombin

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PMID21935446
PMCPMC3173475
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