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Exploring ssDNA translocation through α-hemolysin using coarse-grained steered molecular dynamics

Étude de la translocation de molécules d'ADN à travers l'α-hémolysine par dynamique moléculaire gros-grain

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Protein nanopores have proven to be effective for single-molecule studies, particularly for single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) translocation. Previous experiments demonstrated their ability to distinguish differences in purine and pyrimidine bases and in the orientation of the ssDNA molecule inside nanopores. Unfortunately, the microscopic details of ssDNA translocation over experimental time scales, which are not accessible through all-atom molecular dynamics (MD), have yet to be examined. However, coarse-grained (CG) MD simulations enable systems to be simulated over longer characteristic times closer to experiments than all-atom MD. This paper studies ssDNA translocation through α-hemolysin nanopores exploiting steered MD using the MARTINI CG force field. The impacts of the sequence length, orientation inside the nanopore and DNA charges on translocation dynamics as well as the conformational dynamics of ssDNA during the translocation are explored. Our results highlight the efficacy of CG molecular dynamics in capturing the experimental properties of ssDNA translocation, including a wide distribution in translocation times per base. In particular, the phosphate charges of the DNA molecule are crucial in the translocation dynamics and impact the translocation rate. Additionally, the influence of the ssDNA molecule orientation on the translocation rate is explained by the conformational differences of ssDNA inside the nanopore during its translocation. Our study emphasizes the significance of obtaining sufficient statistics via CG MD, which can elucidate the great variety of translocation processes.
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hal-04673868 , version 1 (20-08-2024)

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Cagla Okyay, Delphine Dessaux, Rosa Ramirez, Jérôme Mathé, Nathalie Basdevant. Exploring ssDNA translocation through α-hemolysin using coarse-grained steered molecular dynamics. Nanoscale, In press, ⟨10.1039/D4NR01581A⟩. ⟨hal-04673868⟩
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