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ABSTRACT: Purpose
To explore the cause of functional changes of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in development of gastric cancer through the structural changes of each site in TNF-α before and after mutation.Methods
Three typical mutant sites (TNF-α-308G/A, 857C/T and 863C/A of TNF-α) were chosen and methods like ab initio modeling was adopted for 3D modeling of TNF-α before and after mutation, besides, the structural changes were also analyzed.Results
Mutation of TNF-α-308G/A led to the production of multiple helical structures and that of 863C/A caused the production of one helical structure in its adjacent region. Mutation of 857C/T, however, did not cause the change in the basic structure of TNF-α.Conclusions
Structural changes of TNF-α may have a significant effect on development of gastric cancer.
SUBMITTER: Zhang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851903 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Xia X Wang Jianjun J Shao Huanzhang H Zhu Wenliang W
Saudi journal of biological sciences 20171123 8
<h4>Purpose</h4>To explore the cause of functional changes of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in development of gastric cancer through the structural changes of each site in TNF-α before and after mutation.<h4>Methods</h4>Three typical mutant sites (TNF-α-308G/A, 857C/T and 863C/A of TNF-α) were chosen and methods like ab initio modeling was adopted for 3D modeling of TNF-α before and after mutation, besides, the structural changes were also analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>Mutation of TNF-α-308G/A ...[more]