Restricting the ψ Torsion Angle Has Stereoelectronic Consequences on a Scissile Bond: An Electronic Structure Analysis

Biochemistry
Eric R Strieter, Trisha L Andrew

Abstract

Protein motion is intimately linked to enzymatic catalysis, yet the stereoelectronic changes that accompany different conformational states of a substrate are poorly defined. Here we investigate the relationship between conformation and stereoelectronic effects of a scissile amide bond. Structural studies have revealed that the C-terminal glycine of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins adopts a syn (ψ ∼ 0°) or gauche (ψ ∼ ±60°) conformation upon interacting with deubiquitinases/ubiquitin-like proteases. We used hybrid density functional theory and natural bond orbital analysis to understand how the stereoelectronic effects of the scissile bond change as a function of φ and ψ torsion angles. This led to the discovery that when ψ is between 30° and -30° the scissile bond becomes geometrically and electronically deformed. Geometric distortion occurs through pyramidalization of the carbonyl carbon and amide nitrogen. Electronic distortion is manifested by a decrease in the strength of the donor-acceptor interaction between the amide nitrogen and antibonding orbital (π*) of the carbonyl. Concomitant with the reduction in nN → π* delocalization energy, the sp(2) hybrid orbital of the carbonyl carbon becomes richer in p-character, su...Continue Reading

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