Mesophilic enzyme function at high temperature: molecular dynamics of hyperthermophilic and mesophilic pyrophosphatases
Biophysical Journal(2020)
Abstract
The mesophilic inorganic pyrophosphatase from Escherichia coli ( EcPPase ) retains function at 353 K, the physiological temperature of hyperthermophilic Thermoccoccus thioreducens , whereas, the homolog protein from the hyperthermophilic organism ( Tt PPase) cannot function at room temperature. To explain this asymmetric behavior, we examined structural and dynamical properties of the two proteins using molecular dynamics simulations. The global flexibility of Tt PPase is significantly higher than its mesophilic homolog at all tested temperature/pressure conditions. However, at 353 K, Ec PPase reduces its solvent-exposed surface area and increases subunit compaction while maintaining flexibility in its catalytic pocket. In contrast, Tt PPase lacks this adaptability and has increased rigidity and reduced protein:water interactions in its catalytic pocket at room temperature, providing a plausible explanation for its inactivity near room temperature.
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