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Research Articles

Molecular modelling and dynamic simulations of sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1) missense mutations linked to Paget disease of bone

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Pages 2873-2884 | Received 12 Mar 2020, Accepted 10 Apr 2020, Published online: 13 May 2020
 

Abstract

The Paget disease (PDB; OMIM is 167250) is a chronic bone disease caused by pathogenic mutations in Sequestome1/p62 (SQSTM1) gene. This study has aimed to interpret the relationship of PDB linked SQSTM1 mutations with protein structure and its molecular dynamic features. The disease causative missense mutations were initially collected, and then analyzed for their, exonic and domain distribution, impact on secondary and tertiary structures, and their ability on protein-ligand interactions, using a combination of systems biology approaches. Our results show that most PDB linked SQSTM1 missense mutations affect amino acid residues clustered within or near the UBA domain (aa 389–434), which participates in the ubiquitination of substrates. We also report that the majority mutations occurred in α-helices over β-strands but their effects on the secondary structure were mostly neutral. Global tertiary structure deviations were minimal; however, at amino acid residue level minor structural changes were evident. The molecular dynamics simulation analysis showed that both PB1 and UBA domains were under constant structural fluctuations resulting in closed form conformation of SQSMT1 protein structure, when it is bound to PRKCI ligand. We also found salt bridge conformation changes in the UBA domain of SQSTM1 mutants when they bound to the PRKCI interactor protein. This finding suggests the possibility that mutations in SQSTM1 could impair its ability to ubiquitinate the substrates, eventually affecting autophagy and apoptosis, especially in mature osteoclasts. This study presents the additional insight into structure and function relationship between SQSTM1 mutations and PDB pathogenesis.

Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

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Authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.

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Funding

This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, under Grant no. G-479-140-1440. The authors, therefore, acknowledge the DSR for technical and financial support.

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