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Protein & Peptide Letters

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ISSN (Print): 0929-8665
ISSN (Online): 1875-5305

In silico Protein Structure Modeling and Conservation Analysis of ChrR, a Class-I Chromate Reducing Flavoenzyme from Pseudomonas putida

Author(s): Shivani H Viradia and Anjana K Vala

Volume 20, Issue 9, 2013

Page: [1049 - 1053] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/0929866511320090011

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Abstract

Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is a widespread environmental pollutant, arising as a by-product of numerous industrial processes. Bacteria can reduce toxic and carcinogenic Cr(VI) to insoluble and less toxic Cr(III), offering promise for an environmental friendly and affordable solution to chromate pollution. ChrR, a class I chromate-reducing flavoenzyme from Pseudomonas putida is an efficient chromate reducer. The crystal structure of ChrR is yet unknown to the scientific community, hence a three-dimensional (3D) structure is very essential for structural studies, protein – ligand interaction simulations and designing novel bioremediation strategies. The 3D model of the P. putida ChrR protein was predicted using in silico approach. Due to low percentage of sequence identity for homology modeling, I-TASSER was used for structure prediction which combines the methods of threading, ab initio modeling and structural refinement. The stereo chemical quality of the best model was validated with 90.6% residues under favored region from Ramachandran plot. The modeled protein was submitted to Protein Model Database and can be downloaded with the ID PM0077375. The degree of conservation was mapped onto the predicted model and ligand binding sites were found. The results of conservation analysis and binding site prediction were combined to show several highly conserved binding sites. Altogether, the structure for ChrR has been predicted. The work reveals novel universally conserved residues. These residues could be candidates for binding interactions and provide the basis for designing advanced chromium bioremediation strategies.

Keywords: Binding sites, chromium reductase, conservation analysis, protein modeling, Pseudomonas putida, structural bioinformatics.


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