An Insight of RuBisCO Evolution through a Multilevel Approach

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Title: An Insight of RuBisCO Evolution through a Multilevel Approach
Authors: Vladimir Camel, Gaston Zolla
Source: Biomolecules, Vol 11, Iss 12, p 1761 (2021)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Microbiology
Subject Terms: Bio3D, structural dynamics, structural flexibility, cross-correlation dynamics, Microbiology, QR1-502
More Details: RuBisCO is the most abundant enzyme on earth; it regulates the organic carbon cycle in the biosphere. Studying its structural evolution will help to develop new strategies of genetic improvement in order to increase food production and mitigate CO2 emissions. In the present work, we evaluate how the evolution of sequence and structure among isoforms I, II and III of RuBisCO defines their intrinsic flexibility and residue-residue interactions. To do this, we used a multilevel approach based on phylogenetic inferences, multiple sequence alignment, normal mode analysis, and molecular dynamics. Our results show that the three isoforms exhibit greater fluctuation in the loop between αB and βC, and also present a positive correlation with loop 6, an important region for enzymatic activity because it regulates RuBisCO conformational states. Likewise, an increase in the flexibility of the loop structure between αB and βC, as well as Lys330 (form II) and Lys322 (form III) of loop 6, is important to increase photosynthetic efficiency. Thus, the cross-correlation dynamics analysis showed changes in the direction of movement of the secondary structures in the three isoforms. Finally, key amino acid residues related to the flexibility of the RuBisCO structure were indicated, providing important information for its enzymatic engineering.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2218-273X
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/12/1761; https://doaj.org/toc/2218-273X
DOI: 10.3390/biom11121761
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/1ad7b1963aad401f9654ffd8bcb08e10
Accession Number: edsdoj.1ad7b1963aad401f9654ffd8bcb08e10
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2218273X
DOI:10.3390/biom11121761
Published in:Biomolecules
Language:English