影响因子：4.536
DOI码：10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b10869
发表刊物：The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (JCR 2区Top期刊)
摘要：Phosphorene has recently shown promise as a two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial to overcome shortcomings (such as zero band gap and low carrier mobility) of similar 2D nanomaterials like graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides. Interest in the application of this novel material has recently exploded within the biomedical field, and the need to evaluate phosphorenes biocompatibility is becoming more and more urgent. In the present study, large scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed in order to investigate the interactions of phosphorene with signal protein WW domain ubiquitous in proteinprotein interactions and signaling transduction. It was found that, among the various contact orientations of protein on the surface of phosphorene, two types of disruption to the signal protein were exhibited. The first disruption was phosphorene snatching the ligand PRM from WW domain followed by subsequent blocking of the active site, however the structure of the protein was conserved. The second involved the tearing of the beta-sheet in the WW domain resulting in the collapse of the proteins secondary structure, although PRM could still bind to the active sites of WW domain. Importantly, the signal protein lost its native function regardless of disruption type (destroying or snatching). The two models of signal disruption showcase new pathways for adjusting protein nanomaterial interactions. The findings presented here provide valuable insights on the biocompatibility of phosphorene and will prove important in the design of biosensors based on this exciting nanomaterial.
第一作者：Wei Zhang
合写作者：Chao Ye,Phil De Luna,Ruhong Zhou*
卷号：121
期号：2
页面范围：1362-1370
是否译文：否
发表时间：2017-01-19
收录刊物：SCI
发布期刊链接：https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b10869