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Lubricin's Mucin Domain Has Strong Polyproline Type-II Helical Character.

Bibo 'Noah' Feng, Ava J Marks, Faith Kim, Mandar Naik, Tannin A Schmidt, Khaled A Elsaid, Gregory D Jay, Brenda Rubenstein

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Bibo 'Noah' FengDepartment of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
Ava J MarksDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
Faith KimDepartment of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
Mandar NaikDepartment of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Providence, RI, United States.
Tannin A SchmidtBiomedical Engineering Department, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7140-254X
Khaled A ElsaidDepartment of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University, Irvine, CA, United States.
Gregory D JayDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
Brenda RubensteinDepartment of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1643-0358

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Non-tribologic Bioactivity of LubricinR01AR067748 · NIAMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI ELSAID, KHALED AHMED, JAY, GREGORY D. · 2016 to 2020
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NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR067748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lubricin is a glycoprotein that is crucial for maintaining joint health by preventing joint wear by reducing joint friction in the boundary mode. Lubricin was recently observed to hinder the formation of uric acid crystals in the joint and prevent a form of gouty arthritis. However, despite lubricin's great physiological importance, our current understanding of the molecular origins of lubricin's beneficial properties is limited by a lack of detailed structural information regarding its central mucin domain: lubricin's large size (227.5 kDa) and numerous glycosylations pose a substantial obstacle to conventional experimental methods for solving protein structures. In this work, we employ a combination of physics-based replica exchange molecular dynamics (REMD) simulations and circular dichroism (CD) experiments to shed light on the structure of lubricin's central mucin domain. Using REMD, we model [KEPAPTTP]

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