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Molecular dynamic (MD) simulations have been performed on  Tth -MCO, a hyperthermophilic multicopper oxidase from  thermus thermophilus  HB27, in the apo as well as the holo form, with the aim of exploring the structural dynamic properties common to the two conformational states. According to structural comparison between this enzyme and other MCOs, the substrate in process to electron transfer in an outer-sphere event seems to transiently occupy a shallow and overall hydrophobic cavity near the Cu type 1 (T1Cu). The linker connecting the β-strands 21 and 24 of the second domain (loop (β21–β24) D2 ) has the same conformation in both states, forming a flexible lid at the entrance of the electron-transfer cavity. Loop (β21–β24) D2  has been tentatively assigned a role occluding the access to the electron-transfer site. The dynamic of the loop (β21–β24) D2  has been investigated by MD simulation, and results show that the structures of both species have the same secondary and tertiary structure during almost all the MD simulations. In the simulation, loop (β21–β24) D2  of the holo form undergoes a higher mobility than in the apo form. In fact, loop (β21–β24) D2  of the holo form experiences a conformational change which enables exposure to the electron-transfer site (open conformation), while in the apo form the opposite effect takes place (closed conformation). To confirm the hypothesis that the open conformation might facilitate the transient electron-donor molecule occupation of the site, the simulation was extended another 40 ns with the electron-donor molecule docked into the protein cavity. Upon electron-donor molecule stabilization, loops near the cavity reduce their mobility. These findings show that coordination between the copper and the protein might play an important role in the general mobility of the enzyme, and that the open conformation seems to be required for the electron transfer process to T1Cu.

Molecular Dynamics of a Thermostable Multicopper Oxidase from Thermus thermophilus HB27: Structural Differences between the Apo and Holo Forms