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  • Title: Identification of proton-transfer pathways in human carbonic anhydrase II.
    Author: Roy A, Taraphder S.
    Journal: J Phys Chem B; 2007 Sep 06; 111(35):10563-76. PubMed ID: 17691838.
    Abstract:
    We investigate the probable proton-transfer pathways from the surface of human carbonic anhydrase II into the active site cavity through His-64 that has been widely implicated as a key residue along the proton-transfer path. A recursive analysis of hydrogen-bonded clusters in the static crystallographic structure shows that there is no complete path through His-64 in either of its experimentally detected conformations. Side chain conformational fluctuation of His-64 from its outward conformation toward the active site is found to provide a crucial dynamic connectivity needed to complete the path coupled to local reorganization of the protein structure and hydration. The energy and free energy barriers along the detected pathway have been estimated to derive the mechanism of His-64 rotation toward the active site. We also investigate a dynamical connectivity map that highlights networks of disordered water molecules that may promote a direct (and probably transient) access of the solvent to the active site. Our studies reveal how such solvent access channels may be related to the putative proton shuttle mediated by His-64. The paths thus identified can be potentially used as reaction coordinates for further studies on the molecular mechanism of enzyme action.
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