PMID- 29435610 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190909 LR - 20190909 IS - 1432-1424 (Electronic) IS - 0022-2631 (Linking) VI - 251 IP - 3 DP - 2018 Jun TI - Hydrogen-Bonded Network and Water Dynamics in the D-channel of Cytochrome c Oxidase. PG - 299-314 LID - 10.1007/s00232-018-0019-x [doi] AB - Proton transfer in cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) from the cellular inside to the binuclear redox centre as well as proton pumping through the membrane takes place through proton entrance via two distinct pathways, the D- and K-channel. Both channels show a dependence of their hydration level on the protonation states of their key residues, K362 for the K-channel, and E286 or D132 for the D-channel. In the oxidative half of CcO's catalytic cycle the D-channel is the proton-conducting path. For this channel, an interplay of protonation state of the D-channel residues with the water and hydrogen-bond dynamics has been observed in molecular dynamics simulations of the CcO protein, embedded in a lipid bi-layer, modelled in different protonation states. Protonation of residue E286 at the end of the D-channel results in a hydrogen-bonded network pointing from E286 to N139, that is against proton transport, and favouring N139 conformations which correspond to a closed asparagine gate (formed by residues N121 and N139). Consequently, the hydration level is lower than with unprotonated E286. In those models, the Asn gate is predominantly open, allowing water molecules to pass and thus increase the hydration level. The hydrogen-bonded network in these states exhibits longer life times of the Asn residues with water than other models and shows the D-channel to be traversable from the entrance, D132, to exit, E286. The D-channel can thus be regarded as auto-regulated with respect to proton transport, allowing proton passage only when required, that is the proton is located at the lower part of the D-channel (D132 to Asn gate) and not at the exit (E286). FAU - Ghane, Tahereh AU - Ghane T AD - Institute of Theoretical Physics, Freie Universitat Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Gorriz, Rene F AU - Gorriz RF AD - Institute of Theoretical Physics, Freie Universitat Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Wrzalek, Sandro AU - Wrzalek S AD - Institute of Theoretical Physics, Freie Universitat Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Volkenandt, Senta AU - Volkenandt S AD - Institute of Theoretical Physics, Freie Universitat Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Dalatieh, Ferand AU - Dalatieh F AD - Institute of Theoretical Physics, Freie Universitat Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195, Berlin, Germany. AD - R Institute GmbH, Dortustrasse 48, 14467, Potsdam, Germany. FAU - Reidelbach, Marco AU - Reidelbach M AD - Institute of Theoretical Physics, Freie Universitat Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Imhof, Petra AU - Imhof P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9820-4578 AD - Institute of Theoretical Physics, Freie Universitat Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195, Berlin, Germany. petra.imhof@fu-berlin.de. LA - eng GR - C5 in SFB1078/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/International PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180212 PL - United States TA - J Membr Biol JT - The Journal of membrane biology JID - 0211301 RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Protons) RN - 059QF0KO0R (Water) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) SB - IM MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Hydrogen Bonding MH - Membrane Proteins/chemistry/metabolism MH - Molecular Dynamics Simulation MH - Protein Conformation MH - Protons MH - Water/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cytochrome c oxidase OT - Membrane protein OT - Proton transfer EDAT- 2018/02/13 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/10 06:00 CRDT- 2018/02/14 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/02/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/02/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/14 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00232-018-0019-x [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00232-018-0019-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Membr Biol. 2018 Jun;251(3):299-314. doi: 10.1007/s00232-018-0019-x. Epub 2018 Feb 12.