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ArticleACS omega2022

Computational Modeling of the Thermodynamics of the Mesophilic and Thermophilic Mutants of Trp-Cage Miniprotein.

Leonardo Bò, Edoardo Milanetti, Cheng Giuseppe Chen, Giancarlo Ruocco, Andrea Amadei, Marco D'Abramo

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Leonardo BòDepartment of Physics, Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Edoardo MilanettiDepartment of Physics, Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3046-5170
Cheng Giuseppe ChenDepartment of Chemistry, Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3553-4718
Giancarlo RuoccoCenter for Life Nano & Neuroscience, Italian Institute of Technology, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Andrea AmadeiDepartment of Chemical Sciences and Technology, Universitá degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della ricerca scientifica 00133 Rome, Italy.
Marco D'AbramoDepartment of Chemistry, Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6020-8581

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We characterize the folding-unfolding thermodynamics of two mutants of the miniprotein Trp-cage by combining extended molecular dynamics simulations and an advanced statistical-mechanical-based approach. From a set of molecular dynamics simulations in an explicit solvent performed along a reference isobar, we evaluated the structural and thermodynamic behaviors of a mesophilic and a thermophilic mutant of the Trp-cage and their temperature dependence. In the case of the thermophilic mutant, computational data confirm that our theoretical-computational approach is able to reproduce the available experimental estimate with rather good accuracy. On the other hand, the mesophilic mutant does not show a clear two-state (folded and unfolded) behavior, preventing us from reconstructing its thermodynamics; thus, an analysis of its structural behavior along a reference isobar is presented. Our results show that an extended sampling of these kinds of systems coupled to an advanced statistical-mechanical-based treatment of the data can provide an accurate description of the folding-unfolding thermodynamics along a reference isobar, rationalizing the discrepancies between the simulated and experimental systems.

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