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ArticlePloS one2016

Computational Study of the Binding Mechanism of Actin-Depolymerizing Factor 1 with Actin in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Juan Du, Xue Wang, Chun-Hai Dong, Jian Ming Yang, Xiao Jun Yao

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Juan DuKey Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5993-4949
Xue WangKey Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Chun-Hai DongKey Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Jian Ming YangKey Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Xiao Jun YaoCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Qingdao Agricultural University · CNLanzhou University · CN

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Abstract

Actin is a highly conserved protein. It plays important roles in cellular function and exists either in the monomeric (G-actin) or polymeric form (F-actin). Members of the actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin protein family bind to both G-actin and F-actin and play vital roles in actin dynamics by manipulating the rates of filament polymerization and depolymerization. It has been reported that the S6D and R98A/K100A mutants of actin-depolymerizing factor 1 (ADF1) in Arabidopsis thaliana decreased the binding affinity of ADF for the actin monomer. To investigate the binding mechanism and dynamic behavior of the ADF1-actin complex, we constructed a homology model of the AtADF1-actin complex based on the crystal structure of AtADF1 and the twinfilin C-terminal ADF-H domain in a complex with a mouse actin monomer. The model was then refined for subsequent molecular dynamics simulations. Increased binding energy of the mutated system was observed using the Molecular Mechanics Generalized Born Surface Area and Poisson-Boltzmann Surface Area (MM-GB/PBSA) methods. To determine the residues that make decisive contributions to the ADF1 actin-binding affinity, per-residue decomposition and computational alanine scanning analyses were performed, which provided more detailed information on the binding mechanism. Root-mean-square fluctuation and principal component analyses confirmed that the S6D and R98A/K100A mutants induced an increased conformational flexibility. The comprehensive molecular insight gained from this study is of great importance for understanding the binding mechanism of ADF1 and G-actin.

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Actin CytoskeletonActin Depolymerizing FactorsActinsArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingActin Depolymerizing FactorsActinsArabidopsis Proteins

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