The dynamics of water at DNA interfaces: Computational studies of Hoechst 33258 bound to DNA

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Furse, Kristina E. [1 ]
Corcelli, Steven A. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Notre Dame, Dept Chem & Biochem, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
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10.1021/ja803728g
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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Together, spectroscopy combined with computational studies that relate directly to the experimental measurements have the potential to provide unprecedented insight into the dynamics of important biological processes. Recent time-resolved fluorescence experiments have shown that the time scales for collective reorganization at the interface of proteins and DNA with water are more than an order of magnitude slower than in bulk aqueous solution. The molecular interpretation of this change in the collective response is somewhat controversial - some attribute the slower reorganization to dramatically retarded water motion, while others describe rapid water dynamics combined with a slower biomolecular response. To connect directly to solvation dynamics experiments of the fluorescent probe Hoechst 33258 (H33258) bound to DNA, we have generated 770 ns of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and calculated the equilibrium and nonequilibrium solvation response to excitation of the probe. The calculated time scales for the solvation response of H33258 free in solution (0.17 and 1.4 ps) and bound to DNA (1.5 and 20 ps) are highly consistent with experiment (0.2 and 1.2 ps, 1.4 and 19 ps, respectively). Decomposition of the calculated response revealed that water solvating the probe bound to DNA was still relatively mobile, only slowing by a factor of 2-3, while DNA motion was responsible for the long-time component (similar to 20 ps).
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