Magnesium Fluctuations Modulate RNA Dynamics in the SAM-I Riboswitch

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dc.citation.firstpage12043en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber29en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of the American Chemical Societyen_US
dc.citation.lastpage12053en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber134en_US
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Ryan L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNoel, Jeffrey K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohanty, Udayanen_US
dc.contributor.authorWhitford, Paul C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHennelly, Scott P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOnuchic, José N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSanbonmatsu, Karissa Y.en_US
dc.contributor.orgCenter for Theoretical Biological Physicsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-15T20:35:08Z
dc.date.available2014-12-15T20:35:08Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractExperiments demonstrate that Mg2+ is crucial for structure and function of RNA systems, yet the detailed molecular mechanism of Mg2+ action on RNA is not well understood. We investigate the interplay between RNA and Mg2+ at atomic resolution through ten 2-μs explicit solvent molecular dynamics simulations of the SAM-I riboswitch with varying ion concentrations. The structure, including three stemloops, is very stable on this time scale. Simulations reveal that outer-sphere coordinated Mg2+ ions fluctuate on the same time scale as the RNA, and that their dynamics couple. Locally, Mg2+ association affects RNA conformation through tertiary bridging interactions; globally, increasing Mg2+ concentration slows RNA fluctuations. Outer-sphere Mg2+ ions responsible for these effects account for 80% of Mg2+ in our simulations. These ions are transiently bound to the RNA, maintaining interactions, but shuttled from site to site. Outer-sphere Mg2+ are separated from the RNA by a single hydration shell, occupying a thin layer 3–5 Å from the RNA. Distribution functions reveal that outer-sphere Mg2+ are positioned by electronegative atoms, hydration layers, and a preference for the major groove. Diffusion analysis suggests transient outer-sphere Mg2+ dynamics are glassy. Since outer-sphere Mg2+ ions account for most of the Mg2+ in our simulations, these ions may change the paradigm of Mg2+–RNA interactions. Rather than a few inner-sphere ions anchoring the RNA structure surrounded by a continuum of diffuse ions, we observe a layer of outer-sphere coordinated Mg2+ that is transiently bound but strongly coupled to the RNA.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHayes, Ryan L., Noel, Jeffrey K., Mohanty, Udayan, et al.. "Magnesium Fluctuations Modulate RNA Dynamics in the SAM-I Riboswitch." <i>Journal of the American Chemical Society,</i> 134, no. 29 (2012) American Chemical Society: 12043-12053. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja301454u.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja301454uen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/78752
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by the American Chemical Society.en_US
dc.titleMagnesium Fluctuations Modulate RNA Dynamics in the SAM-I Riboswitchen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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