Allosteric regulation of proteins continues to be an engaging research topic for the scientific community. Models describing allosteric communication have evolved from focusing on conformation-based descriptors of protein structural changes to appreciating the role of internal protein dynamics as a mediator of allostery. Here, we explain a “violin model” for allostery as a contemporary method for approaching the Cooper–Dryden model based on redistribution of protein thermal fluctuations. Based on graph theory, the violin model makes use of community network analysis to functionally cluster correlated protein motions obtained from molecular dynamics simulations. This Review provides the theory and workflow of the methodology and explains the application of violin model to unravel the workings of protein kinase A.
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28 February 2023
Review Article|
February 23 2023
The “violin model”: Looking at community networks for dynamic allostery
Special Collection:
New Views of Allostery
Lalima K. Madan
;
Lalima K. Madan
a)
(Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina
, 173 Ashley Ave., Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
2
Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
, 173 Ashley Ave., Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, USA
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: ahujal@musc.edu and lalima1312@gmail.com. Telephone: 843.792.4525. Fax: 843.792.0481.
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Colin L. Welsh
;
Colin L. Welsh
(Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina
, 173 Ashley Ave., Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Alexandr P. Kornev
;
Alexandr P. Kornev
(Writing – review & editing)
3
Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego
, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, California, 92093, USA
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Susan S. Taylor
Susan S. Taylor
(Writing – review & editing)
3
Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego
, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, California, 92093, USA
4
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego
, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, California, 92093, USA
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: ahujal@musc.edu and lalima1312@gmail.com. Telephone: 843.792.4525. Fax: 843.792.0481.
Note: This paper is part of the JCP Special Topic on New Views of Allostery.
J. Chem. Phys. 158, 081001 (2023)
Article history
Received:
December 09 2022
Accepted:
February 03 2023
Citation
Lalima K. Madan, Colin L. Welsh, Alexandr P. Kornev, Susan S. Taylor; The “violin model”: Looking at community networks for dynamic allostery. J. Chem. Phys. 28 February 2023; 158 (8): 081001. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0138175
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