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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry. B2025

Computing the pH-Dependent Thermodynamics of the Allostery between Dimerization and Palmitate Binding in β-Lactoglobulin.

Lucie da Rocha, Sara R R Campos, António M Baptista

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Article in The journal of physical chemistry. B, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Lucie da RochaInstituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, Oeiras 2780-157, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6163-3184
Sara R R CamposInstituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, Oeiras 2780-157, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1020-6830
António M BaptistaInstituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, Oeiras 2780-157, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7044-1210

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Abstract

The study of pH-dependent allosteric processes presents a significant challenge, both experimentally and computationally. In this work, we apply the constant-pH molecular dynamics method to explore an interesting case of allostery involving protein-ligand binding and dimerization. As a model system, we use β-lactoglobulin (BLG), a small protein from bovine milk known to dimerize and bind palmitic acid in a hydrophobic pocket─both processes sensitive to pH. This study focuses on the holo form of BLG, and, when combined with our previous study of the apo form (da Rocha et al.

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LactoglobulinsPalmitatesThermodynamicsAllosteric RegulationAnimalsBinding SitesCattleDimerizationHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationLactoglobulinsPalmitates

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PMID40407794
PMCPMC12820971

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