Monte Carlo Simulations of Glu-242 in Cytochrome c Oxidase

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• 作者：Benjamin M. Samudio ; Vernon Couch ; Alexei A. Stuchebrukhov
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry B
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 10, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：120
• 期：9
• 页码：2095-2105
• 全文大小：578K
• ISSN：1520-5207

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Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of conformational changes and protonation of Glu-242, a key residue that shuttles protons in cytochrome c oxidase (CcO), are reported. Previous studies suggest that this residue may play a role of the valve of the enzyme proton pump. Here we examine how sensitive the results of simulations are to the computational method used. We applied both molecular mechanic (MM) and hybrid quantum mechanic:molecular mechanic (QM:MM) methods and find that the results are qualitatively different. The results indicate that the mechanism for proton gating in CcO is still an open issue.