Molecular dynamics of the P450cam-Pdx complex reveals complex stability and novel interface contacts.

ABSTRACT: Cytochrome P450cam catalyzes the stereo and regiospecific hydroxylation of camphor to 5-exo-hydroxylcamphor. The two electrons for the oxidation of camphor are provided by putidaredoxin (Pdx), a Fe2 S2 containing protein. Two recent crystal structures of the P450cam-Pdx complex, one solved with the aid of covalent cross-linking and one without, have provided a structural picture of the redox partner interaction. To study the stability of the complex structure and the minor differences between the recent crystal structures, a 100 nanosecond molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of the cross-linked structure, mutated in silico to wild type and the linker molecule removed, was performed. The complex was stable over the course of the simulation though conformational changes including the movement

SUBMITTER: Hollingsworth SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4282411 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature