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Anisotropic Interactions in Protein Mixtures,: Self Assembly and Phase Behavior in Aqueous Solution

Kurut Sabanoglu, Anil LU ; Persson, Björn LU ; Åkesson, Torbjörn LU ; Forsman, Jan LU and Lund, Mikael LU orcid (2012) In The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 3(6). p.731-734
Abstract
Recent experimental studies show that oppositely charged proteins can self-assemble to form seemingly stable microspheres in aqueous salt solutions. We here use parallel tempering Monte Carlo simulations to study protein phase separation of lysozyme/alpha-lactalbumin mixtures and show that anisotropic electrostatic interactions are important for driving protein self-assembly. In both dilute and concentrated protein phases, the proteins strongly align according to their charge distribution. While this alignment can be greatly diminished by a single point mutation, phase separation is completely suppressed when neglecting electrostatic anisotropy. The results highlight the importance of subtle electrostatic interactions even in crowded... (More)
Recent experimental studies show that oppositely charged proteins can self-assemble to form seemingly stable microspheres in aqueous salt solutions. We here use parallel tempering Monte Carlo simulations to study protein phase separation of lysozyme/alpha-lactalbumin mixtures and show that anisotropic electrostatic interactions are important for driving protein self-assembly. In both dilute and concentrated protein phases, the proteins strongly align according to their charge distribution. While this alignment can be greatly diminished by a single point mutation, phase separation is completely suppressed when neglecting electrostatic anisotropy. The results highlight the importance of subtle electrostatic interactions even in crowded biomolecular environments where other short-ranged forces are often thought to dominate. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Recent experimental studies show that oppositely charged proteins can self-assemble to form seemingly stable microspheres in aqueous salt solutions. We here use parallel tempering Monte Carlo simulations to study protein phase separation of lysozyme/alpha-lactalbumin mixtures and show that anisotropic electrostatic interactions are important for driving protein self-assembly. In both dilute and concentrated protein phases, the proteins strongly align according to their charge distribution. While this alignment can be greatly diminished by a single point mutation, phase separation is completely suppressed when neglecting electrostatic anisotropy. The results highlight the importance of subtle electrostatic interactions even in crowded biomolecular environments where other short-ranged forces are often thought to dominate.}},
  author       = {{Kurut Sabanoglu, Anil and Persson, Björn and Åkesson, Torbjörn and Forsman, Jan and Lund, Mikael}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{731--734}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters}},
  title        = {{Anisotropic Interactions in Protein Mixtures,: Self Assembly and Phase Behavior in Aqueous Solution}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3761766/4053705.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/jz201680m}},
  volume       = {{3}},
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