title: Evaluation of conformational changes in diabetes-associated mutation in insulin a chain: a molecular dynamics study.
abstract: Insulin plays a central role in the regulation of metabolism in humans. Mutations in the insulin gene can impair the folding of its precursor protein, proinsulin, and cause permanent neonatal-onset diabetes mellitus known as Mutant INS-gene induced Diabetes of Youth (MIDY) with insulin deficiency. To gain insights into the molecular basis of this diabetes-associated mutation, we perform molecular dynamics simulations in wild-type and mutant (Cys(A7) to Tyr or C(A7)Y) insulin A chain in aqueous solutions. The C(A7)Y mutation is one of the identified mutations that impairs the protein folding by substituting the cysteine residue which is required for the disulfide bond formation. A comparative analysis reveals structural differences between the wild-type and the mutant conformations. The analyzed mutant insulin A chain forms a metastable state with major effects on its N-terminal region. This suggests that MIDY mutant involves formation of a partially folded intermediate with conformational change in N-terminal region in A chain that generates flexible N-terminal domain. This may lead to the abnormal interactions with other proinsulins in the aggregation process.
authors: Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana; Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.
authors: Yong Hwan
authors: YH
authors: Kim
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Kastner
authors: Badi
authors: B
authors: Abdul-Wahid
authors: Jesús A
authors: JA
authors: Izaguirre
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000235:genetics*; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin
keywords: computer simulation; conformation; dynamic; insulin; metastable state; mutant
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