Vinculin activation is necessary for complete talin binding.
Focal adhesions are critical to a number of cellular processes that involve mechanotransduction and mechanical interaction with the cellular environment. The growth and strengthening of these focal adhesions is dependent on the interaction between talin and vinculin. This study investigates said interaction and how vinculin activation influences it. Using molecular dynamics, the interaction between talin's vinculin binding site (VBS) and vinculin's domain 1 (D1) is simulated both before and after vinculin activation. The simulations of VBS binding to vinculin before activation suggest the proximity of the vinculin tail to D1 prevents helical movement in D1 and thus prevents binding of VBS. In contrast, interaction of VBS with activated vinculin shows the possibility of complete VBS insertion into D1. In the simulations of both activated and autoinhibited vinculin where VBS fails to fully bind, VBS demonstrates significant hydrophobic interaction with surface residues in D1. These interactions link VBS to D1 even without its proper insertion into the hydrophobic core. Together these simulations suggest VBS binds to vinculin with the following mechanism: 1), VBS links to D1 via surface hydrophobic interactions; 2), vinculin undergoes activation and D1 is moved away from the vinculin tail; 3), helices in D1 undergo conformational change to allow VBS binding; and 4), VBS inserts itself into the hydrophobic core of D1.
Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Javad
J
Golji
Johnny
J
Lam
Mohammad R K
MR
Mofrad
D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000737:chemistry*; D022001:Focal Adhesions / Q000502:physiology; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000502:physiology; D016608:Talin / Q000737:chemistry*; D016596:Vinculin / Q000737:chemistry*
D016608:Talin; D016596:Vinculin
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