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Obregón, A., (2004). Estructura y estabilidad de un dominio proteico BRCT [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/914
Obregón, A., Estructura y estabilidad de un dominio proteico BRCT [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; 2004. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/914
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title = "Estructura y estabilidad de un dominio proteico BRCT",
author = "Obregón mansilla, Alexandra J. I.",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
year = "2004"
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Title: Estructura y estabilidad de un dominio proteico BRCT
Authors(s): Obregón mansilla, Alexandra J. I.
OCDE field: https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.00
Issue Date: 2004
Institution: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract: El conocimiento de la estructura de las proteínas constituye una de las principales aproximaciones hacia el entendimiento de las bases moleculares de las enfermedades humanas; en particular, puede ser usada para racionalizar los efectos de muchas mutaciones causantes de enfermedades, que a menudo son asociadas con cambios en la estabilidad de las proteínas. En este trabajo, se estudia el Dominio BRCT, módulo evolutivo de aproximadamente 95 aminoácidos, con plegamiento autónomo, conservado a través de la mayoría de taxas y encontrado en muchas proteínas relacionadas a la reparación del DNA, recombinación y control del ciclo celular. Una de las características conservadas del plegamiento del dominio BRCT es la estructura formada por dos alfa hélices en una región de la molécula, haciendo frente a la hoja plegada ß central, que contiene dos de las mas conocidas mutaciones relacionadas a cáncer de mama, y que resultan en la introducción de un residuo cargado que desestabiliza la interfase del complejo BRCT-BRCT en la proteína BRCA1. Para este trabajo, elegimos probar la estabilidad del BRCT presente en la enzima DNLJ ligasa de una bacteria termófila mediante la remoción de la carga de superficie, “R21”, de esta estructura.
Este es un primer paso para evaluar si la carga de superficie contribuye significativamente a la estabilidad de este dominio termofílico, para profundizar en el posible rol de la estabilidad del BRCT en el desarrollo del cáncer de mama, y por encima de todo, para determinar las bases de la estabilidad de este dominio que dada su frecuencia, se constituye en un hecho biológicamente relevante.
Los resultados preliminares sugieren que la estabilidad del dominio BRCT de la DNLJ ligasa de Thermus thermophilus, es tolerante a la remoción de cargas en su superficie, pero es afectado por las variaciones en la hidrofobicidad. Aunque estas mutaciones no muestran variaciones significativas en la estructura y la estabilidad del dominio, si podrían estar afectando la habilidad de interactuar con otras proteínas.
The knowledge of protein structure constitutes one of the main approaches towards understanding the molecular basis of human disease, in particular, protein structure can be used to rationalize the effects of many disease-causing mutations, which often are associated with changes of protein stability. In this work, the BRCT domain is studied, an evolutionary protein module with autonomous folding, of approximately 95 aminoacids, found in numerous proteins involved in DNA repair, recombination and cell cycle control. One of the conserved features of the BRCT fold is a two helical bundle located against one side of the central four-stranded ß sheet, which features two of the best known mutations in breast cancer resulting from introducing a distabilizing charge within the interface of the BRCT-BRCT complex in BRCA1. We have chosen to probe the stability of the BRCT of DNLJ ligase in a thermophilic bacteria by removing the surface charge “R21“ from this bundle. This is a first step to test whether this surface charge contributes significantly to the stability of this thermophilic domain, to gain insight about the possible role of BRCT stability on the breast cancer disease, and most of all, to determine the basis for the stability of this frequently found and biologically relevant structural domain. Our preliminar results suggest that the stability of the BRCT of the DNLJ ligasa of Thermus thermophilus BRCT domain is tolerant to the surface charge removal, but is affected by hydrophobicity. Although these mutations do not show significant variations in the structure and stability of the domain itself, they may affect their ability to interact with other protein modules.
The knowledge of protein structure constitutes one of the main approaches towards understanding the molecular basis of human disease, in particular, protein structure can be used to rationalize the effects of many disease-causing mutations, which often are associated with changes of protein stability. In this work, the BRCT domain is studied, an evolutionary protein module with autonomous folding, of approximately 95 aminoacids, found in numerous proteins involved in DNA repair, recombination and cell cycle control. One of the conserved features of the BRCT fold is a two helical bundle located against one side of the central four-stranded ß sheet, which features two of the best known mutations in breast cancer resulting from introducing a distabilizing charge within the interface of the BRCT-BRCT complex in BRCA1. We have chosen to probe the stability of the BRCT of DNLJ ligase in a thermophilic bacteria by removing the surface charge “R21“ from this bundle. This is a first step to test whether this surface charge contributes significantly to the stability of this thermophilic domain, to gain insight about the possible role of BRCT stability on the breast cancer disease, and most of all, to determine the basis for the stability of this frequently found and biologically relevant structural domain. Our preliminar results suggest that the stability of the BRCT of the DNLJ ligasa of Thermus thermophilus BRCT domain is tolerant to the surface charge removal, but is affected by hydrophobicity. Although these mutations do not show significant variations in the structure and stability of the domain itself, they may affect their ability to interact with other protein modules.
Link to repository: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/914
Discipline: Ciencias Biológicas
Grade or title grantor: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Escuela Académico Profesional de Ciencias Biológicas
Grade or title: Biólogo con mención en Genética
Register date: 20-Aug-2013
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