Name: allosteric switching in multimeric proteins
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Cooperative Allosteric Transitions

كثير من البروتينات بها وحدات فرعية متعددة حيث تحتوي كل وحدة فرعية على موقع ربط منفصل لليجاند عندما يرتبط جزيء يعرف باسم المعدّلات بأحد الوحدات الفرعية،فهو يحفز تغيير فى التشكٌل مواقع الربط الخاصة بالوحدات الفرعية الأخرى،مغيرة بذلك قابلية تقاربهم لليجاند الخاص بهم. وهذا ما يسمى تحوُل تعاونى تفارغى ويمكن شرحه بواسطة العديد من النماذج النظرية. الجميع أو الكل أو لا شيء يفترض أن كافة الوحدات الفرعية موجودة معًبعضها في تشكّل ايقاف او تشغيل.يمكن أن يحدث الربط في أي من الشكلين. ومع ذلك،فإن حالة التشغيل بها تقارب عالى للليجاند عن حالة الإيقاف عندما يرتبط الليجاند عند أي من الوحدات الفرعية،يقوم بتعزيزالتحويل التلقائى لجميع مواقع الربط إلى نموذج عالى التقارب. بشكل تعاوني يمكن شرحه ايضا بالنموذج التسلسلي،الذي يفرض أن كل وحدة فرعية يمكنها أن تتواجد بشكل مستقل في حالة تقارب مرتفعة أو منخفضة ولكن من المرجح أن تكون في حالة التقارب المرتفع عندما يرتبط الليجاند بأى من الوحدات الفرعية.مواقع الربط لـبروتينات التفارغية عادة ما تكون مزيجاًمن المقاطع المرنة والثابتة من سلسلة حمض الأمينى. عندما يتربط الليجاند،هذه الأجزاء غير المستقرة تكون قد أستقرت فى تشكّل خاص وهذا يؤثر على شكل مواقع الربط على الوحدات الفرعية الأخرى. الهيموجلوبين مثال على بروتين رباعي الأوجه والذى يخضع لتحول تعاونى تفارغى عندما يرتبط الأكسجين.كل وحدة فرعية من الهيموجلوبين تحتوي على موقع ربط واحد عندما يرتبط جزيء واحد من الأكسجين بوحدة فرعية واحدة،بشكل تعاوني يزيد قابلية تجاذب الأكسجين الموجود على مواقع الروابط المتبقية،جاعلا ذلك اسهل للأكسجين كى يرتبط بجزيء الهيموجلوبين الذى به أكسجين مرتبط به بالفعل.

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	<li>كورنيش بودين ، أ. (2014) ، فهم التفاعلات الخيفية والتعاونية في الإنزيمات. FEBS J ، 281: 621-632. دوي: 10.1111 / فبراير 12469</li>
	<li>ألبرتس وآخرون ، الطبعة السادسة ؛ الصفحات 152-153</li>
	<li>مبادئ Lehninger للكيمياء الحيوية ، الطبعة الخامسة ، الصفحات 162،165</li>
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التحولات اللوستيرية التعاونية

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يمكن أن تحدث التحولات اللوستيرية التعاونية في البروتينات متعددة القسيمات، حيث يكون لكل وحدة فرعية من البروتين موقع ربط خاص بها. عندما ترتبط الربيطة بأي من هذه الوحدات الفرعية، فإنها تؤدي إلى تغيير تكويني يؤثر على مواقع الارتباط في الوحدات الفرعية الأخرى؛ يمكن أن يؤدي هذا إلى تغيير تقارب المواقع الأخرى مع الروابط الخاصة بها. تُعزى قدرة البروتين على تغيير شكل موقع الارتباط الخاص به إلى وجود مزيج من الأجزاء المرنة والمستقرة في البنية. يُعرف الجزيء الذي يؤدي إلى هذا التغيير باسم المغير.

غالبًا ما يتم استخدام نموذجين لشرح التعاون في البروتينات متعددة القسيمات: النموذج المنسق والنموذج المتسلسل. يفترض النموذج المنسق، المعروف أيضًا باسم نموذج الكل أو لا شيء، أن جميع الوحدات الفرعية للبروتين متعدد القسيمات تتحول في وقت واحد بين مطابقتي "التشغيل" و"الإيقاف". في النموذج "on"، تتمتع مواقع الربط بتقارب عالٍ للروابط الخاصة بها، وفي النموذج "off"، تتمتع مواقع الربط بتقارب منخفض. عندما ترتبط الربيطة بأي من الوحدات الفرعية، فإنها تعزز التحويل إلى الشكل عالي الألفة، مما يؤدي في الوقت نفسه إلى تغيير شكل جميع مواقع الارتباط الأخرى للبروتين. على الرغم من أن المركب يمكنه الارتباط بأي من النموذجين، إلا أنه من الأسهل الارتباط به عندما يكون في النموذج عالي الألفة.

يفترض النموذج التسلسلي أن كل وحدة فرعية من البروتين متعدد القسيمات يمكن أن توجد بشكل مستقل في شكل "تشغيل" أو "إيقاف"، أي في شكل منخفض أو عالي الألفة، بغض النظر عن حالة الوحدات الفرعية الأخرى. يؤدي ربط الروابط بوحدة فرعية إلى تغيير التوازن بين الأشكال المنخفضة والعالية الألفة بحيث يكون من الأرجح أن تكون الوحدة الفرعية في شكل عالي الألفة. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، فإن ارتباط الربيطة على وحدة فرعية واحدة يؤدي إلى تغيير التوازن للوحدات الفرعية الأخرى في البروتين. وهذا يزيد من احتمالية أنه بمجرد ربط رابطة واحدة، سترتبط رابطة أخرى بوحدة فرعية مختلفة. يزيد هذا التعاون من حساسية البروتين لتركيز الربيطة. يمكن لربط الروابط في موقع واحد أن يغير الألفة على جزيء البروتين بأكمله، مما يتيح الاستجابة السريعة بتركيزات منخفضة.

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يمكن أن تحدث التحولات الخيفية التعاونية في البروتينات متعددة الأشكال ، حيث يكون لكل وحدة فرعية من البروتين موقع ربط الترابط الخاص بها. عندما يجند ...

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Protein Function

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allosteric switching in multimeric proteins

Allosteric switching in multimeric proteins helps explain how ligand binding at one site can change the behavior of the whole protein. In these proteins, each subunit has its own ligand-binding site. When a ligand binds to one subunit, it can cause a shape change that affects the other subunits and their binding sites.

This change in shape comes from the protein’s structure, which includes both flexible and stable segments. A molecule that causes the shift is called a modulator. Because the binding sites can change shape, the protein can alter the affinity of other sites for their ligands.

Two common models describe this cooperativity in multimeric proteins. The concerted model, also called the all-or-none model, says that all subunits switch together between an “on” state and an “off” state. In the on state, the sites have high affinity. In the off state, they have low affinity. A ligand can bind to either form, but binding is easier in the high-affinity form.

The sequential model takes a different view. It assumes that each subunit can be in an on or off conformation on its own, no matter what the other subunits are doing. When a ligand binds to one subunit, it shifts the balance toward the high-affinity form in that subunit and makes it more likely for other subunits to follow.

This cooperativity makes the protein more sensitive to ligand concentration. After one ligand binds, another ligand is more likely to bind at a different subunit. As a result, a single binding event can change the affinity of the entire protein and support a rapid response even at low ligand levels.

Allosteric Switching in Multimeric Proteins

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cooperative allosteric transitions

Allosteric switching in multimeric proteins helps explain how ligand binding at one site can change the behavior of the whole protein. In these proteins, each subunit has its own ligand-binding site. When a ligand binds to one subunit, it can cause a shape change that affects the other subunits and their binding sites. This change in shape comes from the protein’s structure, which includes both flexible and stable segments. A molecule that causes the shift is called a modulator. Because the...

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Learn how ligand binding can switch multimeric proteins between low- and high-affinity states through concerted and sequential cooperativity models.

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