Prion protein conversion triggered by acidic condition: a molecular dynamics study through different force fields

Journal of Computational Chemistry
Helen Nathalia ThompsonHubert Stassen

Abstract

Prions are proteins that cause a group of invariably fatal neurodegenerative diseases, one of the most known being bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The three-dimensional structure of PrPSc , the altered isoform of the prion protein, has not been fully elucidated yet, and studies on prion conversion mechanisms must rely on hypothetical β-rich structures. Experimental and computational studies indicate that the use of low pH is capable to produce a gain of β-structure content in the otherwise unstructured N-terminal region. These in silico studies have used different PrP fragments from distinct organisms, and with different lengths and simulation protocols, making it difficult to identify the influence of the force fields on the formation of such structures. Here, we performed a systematic study of the influence of six well-established force fields (GROMOS96 53a6, GROMOS96 43a1, AMBER99SB, AMBER99SB-ILDN, CHARMM27, and OPLS-AA/L) on the process of structural conversion of the Syrian hamster cellular prion protein simulated at acidic and neutral pH. From our analysis, we observe a strong dependence of the results with the different force fields employed. Additionally, only GROMOS96 53A6 and AMBER99SB force fields are capable to c...Continue Reading

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