Comprehensive mutagenesis of HIV-1 protease: a computational geometry approach.
A computational geometry technique based on Delaunay tessellation of protein structure, represented by C(alpha) atoms, is used to study effects of single residue mutations on sequence-structure compatibility in HIV-1 protease. Profiles of residue scores derived from the four-body statistical potential are constructed for all 1881 mutants of the HIV-1 protease monomer and compared with the profile of the wild-type protein. The profiles for an isolated monomer of HIV-1 protease and the identical monomer in a dimeric state with an inhibitor are analyzed to elucidate changes to structural stability. Protease residues shown to undergo the greatest impact are those forming the dimer interface and flap region, as well as those known to be involved in inhibitor binding.
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, School of Computational Sciences, George Mason University, 10900 University Blvd., MSN 5B3, Manassas, VA 20110, USA.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D019295:Computational Biology; D019281:Dimerization; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D016333:HIV Protease / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000201:enzymology*; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D016296:Mutagenesis
D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D008024:Ligands; D016333:HIV Protease