Structure and dynamics of Antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations

Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a heme protein, highly conserved along evolution, predominantly found in the nervous system. It is upregulated by hypoxia and ischemia and may have a neuroprotective role under hypoxic stress. Although many other roles have been proposed, the physiological function is still uncl...

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Autores principales: Boron, I., Russo, R., Boechi, L., Cheng, C.-H.C., Di Prisco, G., Estrin, D.A., Verde, C., Nadra, A.D.
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spelling todo:paper_15216543_v63_n3_p206_Boron2023-10-03T16:20:38Z Structure and dynamics of Antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations Boron, I. Russo, R. Boechi, L. Cheng, C.-H.C. Di Prisco, G. Estrin, D.A. Verde, C. Nadra, A.D. evolution hemeproteins neuroglobin protein function protein structure structural biology neuroglobin amino terminal sequence Antarctica carboxy terminal sequence computer simulation conference paper fish gene sequence molecular dynamics mutation nonhuman nucleotide sequence protein analysis protein function protein structure Amino Acid Sequence Animals Antarctic Regions Base Sequence Computer Simulation DNA Primers Fishes Globins Molecular Dynamics Simulation Molecular Sequence Data Nerve Tissue Proteins Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Chaenocephalus aceratus Dissostichus mawsoni Mammalia Salangini Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a heme protein, highly conserved along evolution, predominantly found in the nervous system. It is upregulated by hypoxia and ischemia and may have a neuroprotective role under hypoxic stress. Although many other roles have been proposed, the physiological function is still unclear. Antarctic icefishes lack hemoglobin and some species also lack myoglobin, but all have Ngb and thus may help the elucidation of Ngb function. We present the first theoretically derived structure of fish Ngb and describe its behavior using molecular dynamics simulations. Specifically, we sequenced and analyzed Ngbs from a colorless-blooded Antarctic icefish species Chaenocephalus aceratus and a related red-blooded species (Dissostichus mawsoni). Both fish Ngbs are 6-coordinated but have some peculiarities that differentiate them from mammalian counterparts: they have extensions in the N and C termini that can interact with the EF loop, and a gap in the alignment that changes the CD-region structure/dynamics that has been found to play a key role in human neuroglobin. Our results suggest that a single mutation between both fish Ngbs is responsible for significant difference in the behavior of the proteins. The functional role of these characteristics is discussed. © 2011 IUBMB. Fil:Boechi, L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Estrin, D.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Nadra, A.D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_15216543_v63_n3_p206_Boron
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topic evolution
hemeproteins
neuroglobin
protein function
protein structure
structural biology
neuroglobin
amino terminal sequence
Antarctica
carboxy terminal sequence
computer simulation
conference paper
fish
gene sequence
molecular dynamics
mutation
nonhuman
nucleotide sequence
protein analysis
protein function
protein structure
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antarctic Regions
Base Sequence
Computer Simulation
DNA Primers
Fishes
Globins
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Molecular Sequence Data
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Dissostichus mawsoni
Mammalia
Salangini
spellingShingle evolution
hemeproteins
neuroglobin
protein function
protein structure
structural biology
neuroglobin
amino terminal sequence
Antarctica
carboxy terminal sequence
computer simulation
conference paper
fish
gene sequence
molecular dynamics
mutation
nonhuman
nucleotide sequence
protein analysis
protein function
protein structure
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antarctic Regions
Base Sequence
Computer Simulation
DNA Primers
Fishes
Globins
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Molecular Sequence Data
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Dissostichus mawsoni
Mammalia
Salangini
Boron, I.
Russo, R.
Boechi, L.
Cheng, C.-H.C.
Di Prisco, G.
Estrin, D.A.
Verde, C.
Nadra, A.D.
Structure and dynamics of Antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations
topic_facet evolution
hemeproteins
neuroglobin
protein function
protein structure
structural biology
neuroglobin
amino terminal sequence
Antarctica
carboxy terminal sequence
computer simulation
conference paper
fish
gene sequence
molecular dynamics
mutation
nonhuman
nucleotide sequence
protein analysis
protein function
protein structure
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antarctic Regions
Base Sequence
Computer Simulation
DNA Primers
Fishes
Globins
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Molecular Sequence Data
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Dissostichus mawsoni
Mammalia
Salangini
description Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a heme protein, highly conserved along evolution, predominantly found in the nervous system. It is upregulated by hypoxia and ischemia and may have a neuroprotective role under hypoxic stress. Although many other roles have been proposed, the physiological function is still unclear. Antarctic icefishes lack hemoglobin and some species also lack myoglobin, but all have Ngb and thus may help the elucidation of Ngb function. We present the first theoretically derived structure of fish Ngb and describe its behavior using molecular dynamics simulations. Specifically, we sequenced and analyzed Ngbs from a colorless-blooded Antarctic icefish species Chaenocephalus aceratus and a related red-blooded species (Dissostichus mawsoni). Both fish Ngbs are 6-coordinated but have some peculiarities that differentiate them from mammalian counterparts: they have extensions in the N and C termini that can interact with the EF loop, and a gap in the alignment that changes the CD-region structure/dynamics that has been found to play a key role in human neuroglobin. Our results suggest that a single mutation between both fish Ngbs is responsible for significant difference in the behavior of the proteins. The functional role of these characteristics is discussed. © 2011 IUBMB.
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author Boron, I.
Russo, R.
Boechi, L.
Cheng, C.-H.C.
Di Prisco, G.
Estrin, D.A.
Verde, C.
Nadra, A.D.
author_facet Boron, I.
Russo, R.
Boechi, L.
Cheng, C.-H.C.
Di Prisco, G.
Estrin, D.A.
Verde, C.
Nadra, A.D.
author_sort Boron, I.
title Structure and dynamics of Antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations
title_short Structure and dynamics of Antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations
title_full Structure and dynamics of Antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations
title_fullStr Structure and dynamics of Antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations
title_full_unstemmed Structure and dynamics of Antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations
title_sort structure and dynamics of antarctic fish neuroglobin assessed by computer simulations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_15216543_v63_n3_p206_Boron
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