Stability of the β-structure in prion protein : a molecular dynamics study based on polarized force field
Conformational changes of the antiparallel β-sheet in normal cellular prion protein (PrPC) of rat, bovine, and human are investigated by molecular dynamics simulations in both neutral and acidic environment. Using a recently developed simulation method based on an on-the-fly polarized protein-specif...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97399 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10796 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Conformational changes of the antiparallel β-sheet in normal cellular prion protein (PrPC) of rat, bovine, and human are investigated by molecular dynamics simulations in both neutral and acidic environment. Using a recently developed simulation method based on an on-the-fly polarized protein-specific charge (PPC) update scheme during the simulation process, we evaluate and compare the cross-species performances of the β-sheet during the early stage transition from the PrPC to its mutant configuration. Through this study, we observe the growth of the β-sheet structure in all species studied with the extent of elongation in β-sheet being different across the three species. |
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