Change in conformation by DNA-peptide association: molecular dynamics of the Hin-recombinase-hixL complex.

The Hin-DNA complex is a molecular complex formed by the C-terminal 52mer peptide of the Hin-recombinase and a synthetic 13-bp hixL DNA. The peptide has three alpha-helices, the second and third of which form the helix-turn-helix motif to bind to the major groove. Both termini of the peptide reside within the minor groove. Three molecular dynamics simulations were performed based on the crystal structure of the Hin-DNA complex: one for the free Hin peptide, one for the free hixL DNA, and one for the complex. Analyses of the trajectories revealed that the dynamic fluctuations of both the Hin peptide and the hixL DNA were lowered by the complex formation. The simulation supported the experimental observation that the N-terminus and the helix-turn-helix motif were critical for formation of the complex, but the C-terminus played only a supportive role in DNA recognition. The simulations strongly suggested that the binding reaction should proceed by the induced fit mechanism. The ion and solvent distributions around the molecules were also examined.

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