A DFT study of the applicability of the charge balance model in two-metal enzymes: The case of cAMP-dependent protein kinase

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Antonio J M Ribeiro (Author) Other; Maria J Ramos (Author) FCUP; Pedro A Fernandes (Author) FCUP; Nino Russo (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Chemical Physics Letters

Vol. 571

Pages: 66-70

ISSN: 0009-2614

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Chemical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-005-0PC

DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.03.085

Abstract (EN): We studied the complexes of cAMP-dependent protein kinase with three transition state analogues, namely MgF3, AlF4 and AlF3. These analogues are meaningfully different among themselves and from the native transition state (PO3), allowing for the discrimination, in terms of charge and geometry, of what contributes more to the binding energy. We show that PKA prefers to bind AlF4 (same charge, different geometry) over AlF3 (different charge, same geometry), in accordance with experimental data and the charge balance concept. We also detected a correlation between the binding energy and the amount of charge transferred from the TSAs to the enzyme.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5