Comparison of the early stages of forced unfolding for fibronectin type III modules

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
D W CraigV Vogel

Abstract

The structural changes accompanying stretch-induced early unfolding events were investigated for the four type III fibronectin (FN-III) modules, FN-III(7), FN-III(8), FN-III(9), and FN-III(10) by using steered molecular dynamics. Simulations revealed that two main energy barriers, I and II, have to be overcome to initiate unraveling of FN-III's tertiary structure. In crossing the first barrier, the two opposing beta-sheets of FN-III are rotated against each other such that the beta-strands of both beta-sheets align parallel to the force vector (aligned state). All further events in the unfolding pathway proceed from this intermediate state. A second energy barrier has to be overcome to break the first major cluster of hydrogen bonds between adjacent beta-strands. Simulations revealed that the height of barrier I varied significantly among the four modules studied, being largest for FN-III(7) and lowest for FN-III(10), whereas the height of barrier II showed little variation. Key residues affecting the mechanical stability of FN-III modules were identified. These results suggest that FN-III modules can be prestretched into an intermediate state with only minor changes to their tertiary structures. FN-III(10), for example, extend...Continue Reading

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