Comparison of protein-water interactions in psychrophilic, mesophilic, and thermophilic Fe-SOD

Protein Pept Lett. 2014 Jun;21(6):578-83. doi: 10.2174/0929866521666140108110050.

Abstract

Iron superoxide dismutase (Fe-SOD) can eliminate superoxide anion radicals and is widely used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and foodstuff. It's significant to determine the factors that influence Fe-SOD thermostability. Previous studies have focused on the relationship between the structural parameters and thermostability of Fe-SOD while the contribution of water molecules was overlooked. In this study, we examined the relationship between hydration waters and Fe-SOD thermostability. The Voronoi polyhedra method was used to explore the distribution of hydration waters around the Fe-SODs and it was interesting to find that the distribution of hydration waters is related to the B-factor of amino acids, i.e., the flexibility of residues can affect the distribution of waters. Protein-water and water-water hydrogen bonds were examined. We found that the hydrogen bond density in thermophilic Fe-SOD was higher than that in mesophilic Fe- SOD. In addition, larger hydrogen bond networks that involve more waters covered the thermophilic Fe-SOD.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aliivibrio salmonicida / chemistry
  • Aliivibrio salmonicida / enzymology*
  • Aliivibrio salmonicida / metabolism
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Stability*
  • Pseudoalteromonas / chemistry
  • Pseudoalteromonas / enzymology*
  • Pseudoalteromonas / metabolism
  • Superoxide Dismutase / chemistry*
  • Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
  • Synechococcus / chemistry
  • Synechococcus / enzymology*
  • Synechococcus / metabolism
  • Temperature
  • Water / chemistry*
  • Water / metabolism

Substances

  • Water
  • Superoxide Dismutase