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2018 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Molecular dynamics simulations of protein complexes based on multi-resolution models

Planned Research

Project AreaNovel measurement techniques for visualizing 'live' protein molecules at work
Project/Area Number 26119006
Research InstitutionInstitute of Physical and Chemical Research

Principal Investigator

杉田 有治  国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 開拓研究本部, 主任研究員 (80311190)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAMA FLORENCE  名古屋大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (20648191)
Project Period (FY) 2014-07-10 – 2019-03-31
Keywords分子動力学 / 粗視化分子モデル / マルチスケール法 / 生体超分子複合体 / 構造解析法 / 膜蛋白質 / シミュレーション / クライオ電子顕微鏡
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

本研究課題では、蛋白質の動的な構造を計算科学と実験科学の融合により「活写」し、その機能発現の分子機構を理解することを目的としている。そのために、結晶を作らずに低温での単分子解析を実現するクライオ電子顕微鏡や結晶の中にContact Free Space (CCFS)を作る新しいX線結晶構造解析などと連携する。また、低温への冷却が蛋白質の構造とダイナミクスに与える影響を調べるために比較となる結晶状態の動的性質についても調べた。
クライオ電子顕微鏡を用いることで、近年、原子解像度に近い立体構造情報が得られるようになってきた。しかし、X線結晶構造解析で得られた立体構造の解像度にはまだ及ばないものも多く、複数の立体構造がこれらの手法で解かれた時に情報を、計算科学的にマージすることは大きな意味がある。そのための手法、Flexible Fitting法をTamaらを中心に開発してきたが、分子動力学ソフトウェアGENESISへの導入を完成し、さらに電子密度マップの計算を並列化により高速化することで、リボゾームやRNAポリメレーズなどの巨大な核酸・蛋白質複合体の構造精密化を実現できた。さらに、マルチスケールFlexible Fitting法を開発することに成功し、いくつかの蛋白質についてはより効率的に構造精密化を行うことができた。
Tamaグループは、本研究領域の代表である神田(九州大学)らと連携し、CCFSデータと分子動力学シミュレーションを比較した。異なる立体構造(実験によって決定された)からスタートした複数の分子動力学の結果を合わせることで、その構造アンサンブルはCCFSを持つX線結晶構造解析とよく一致することを示した。また、Casein Kinase 2と阻害剤の複合体の構造解析やTom21/pre-sequenceの複合体などの動的構造を含めた構造解析に貢献した。

Research Progress Status

平成30年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

平成30年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

  • Research Products

    (22 results)

All 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (9 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 9 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 11 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Michigan State University(米国)

    • Country Name
      U.S.A.
    • Counterpart Institution
      Michigan State University
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Warsaw(ポーランド)

    • Country Name
      POLAND
    • Counterpart Institution
      University of Warsaw
  • [Journal Article] Cell-based screen identifies a new potent and highly selective CK2 inhibitor for modulation of circadian rhythms and cancer cell growth2019

    • Author(s)
      Oshima Tsuyoshi、et al. 、Hirota Tsuyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Science Advances

      Volume: 5 Pages: 9060~9060

    • DOI

      10.1126/sciadv.aau9060

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Cryo-Cooling Effect on DHFR Crystal Studied by Replica-Exchange Molecular Dynamics Simulations2019

    • Author(s)
      Nagai Tetsuro、Tama Florence、Miyashita Osamu
    • Journal Title

      Biophysical Journal

      Volume: 116 Pages: 395~405

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.3139

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Acceleration of cryo-EM Flexible Fitting for Large Biomolecular Systems by Efficient Space Partitioning2019

    • Author(s)
      Mori Takaharu、Kulik Marta、Miyashita Osamu、Jung Jaewoon、Tama Florence、Sugita Yuji
    • Journal Title

      Structure

      Volume: 27 Pages: 161~174.e3

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.str.2018.09.004

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Computational investigation of the conformational dynamics in Tom20-mitochondrial presequence tethered complexes2018

    • Author(s)
      Srivastava Arpita、Tama Florence、Kohda Daisuke、Miyashita Osamu
    • Journal Title

      Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics

      Volume: 87 Pages: 81~90

    • DOI

      10.1002/prot.25625

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Role of Computational Methods in Going beyond X-ray Crystallography to Explore Protein Structure and Dynamics2018

    • Author(s)
      Srivastava Ashutosh、Nagai Tetsuro、Srivastava Arpita、Miyashita Osamu、Tama Florence
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 19 Pages: 3401~3401

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms19113401

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Optimal Temperature Evaluation in Molecular Dynamics Simulations with a Large Time Step2018

    • Author(s)
      Jung Jaewoon、Kobayashi Chigusa、Sugita Yuji
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

      Volume: 15 Pages: 84~94

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00874

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Linking time-series of single-molecule experiments with molecular dynamics simulations by machine learning2018

    • Author(s)
      Matsunaga Yasuhiro、Sugita Yuji
    • Journal Title

      eLife

      Volume: 7 Pages: 32668-32668

    • DOI

      10.7554/eLife.32668

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Refining Markov state models for conformational dynamics using ensemble-averaged data and time-series trajectories2018

    • Author(s)
      Matsunaga Y.、Sugita Y.
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Chemical Physics

      Volume: 148 Pages: 241731~241731

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.5019750

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Flexible selection of the solute region in replica exchange with solute tempering: Application to protein-folding simulations2018

    • Author(s)
      Kamiya Motoshi、Sugita Yuji
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Chemical Physics

      Volume: 149 Pages: 072304~072304

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.5016222

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Hybrid modeling approaches to study structures and dynamics of biological systems2018

    • Author(s)
      Tama Florence
    • Organizer
      Coarse-Grained Modeling of Structure and Dynamics of Biomacromolecules Workshop
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Computational tools to characterize structure and dynamics of biomolecular systems from single molecule experiments2018

    • Author(s)
      Tama Florence
    • Organizer
      American Chemical Society National Meeting
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Hybrid modeling approaches to study structures and dynamics of biological systems2018

    • Author(s)
      Tama Florence
    • Organizer
      Second workshop on Advances in Theory and Computation of Complex Systems - Biological Systems.
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Hybrid modeling approaches to study structures and dynamics of biological systems2018

    • Author(s)
      Tama Florence
    • Organizer
      63rd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Optimization and Parallelization of GENESIS on GPU platforms2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Sugita
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on GPU accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulations
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Data-driven molecular simulations for integrative dynamic structural biology2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Sugita and Yasuhiro Matsunaga
    • Organizer
      Second workshop on Advances in Theory and Computation of Complex Systems - Biological Systems.
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Molecular Simulations for Understanding Protein Functions in Cellular Environments2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Sugita
    • Organizer
      The 41st Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Mechanisms for Protein-Ligand Binding in Solution and in Cellular Environments2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Sugita
    • Organizer
      The 18th KIAS conference on Protein Structure and Function
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Protein-Drug Interaction in Dilute Solution and in Cellular Environments2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Sugita
    • Organizer
      The XIV-th ICISE Workshop on Computational Biophysics at the Molecular and Meso Scales
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Conformational changes between E1P and E2P states of SERCA by MD simulations based on string method and free-energy calculations2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Sugita
    • Organizer
      Symposium on “Membrane Protein Simulations and Free Energy Approaches” in the 256th ACS National Meeting in Boston
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Development of the flexible-fitting MD simulation method for cryo-EM images of large macromolecular structures and dynamics2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Sugita
    • Organizer
      Symposium on “COMP Meets CRYO: New Frontiers in Flexible Fitting, Image Processing & Refinement of Cryo-EM Data” in in the 256th ACS National Meeting in Boston
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2019-12-27  

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