Prof. Martin Zacharias

Technische Universität München



Project P7: Dynamics of Substrate-Protease Interactions


 

Combining available structural and biochemical data with molecular modeling and simulation methods we will derive structural models in order to advance the understanding of how substrates are recognized and processed by γ-secretase and other intramembrane proteases.

 

MD simulations and molecular docking will be used to analyze structure, dynamics and enzyme interactions of substrates and to generate putative structural models for substrate binding to γ-secretase. These models will be generated by integrating available experimental data on mutations in the enzyme and substrates and biochemical and biophysical data obtained by experimental FOR2290 groups.

 

The models will form a basis for understanding the substrate recognition and possible design of inhibitors and modulators.

 



Publications (FOR 2290)


 

An internal docking site stabilizes substrate binding to γ-secretase: Analysis by molecular dynamics simulations.
Chen SY, Zacharias M.Biophys J. 2022 Jun 21;121(12):2330-2344. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.05.023. Epub 2022 May 20.PMID: 35598043

 

Active site geometry stabilization of a presenilin homolog by the lipid bilayer promotes intramembrane proteolysis.

Feilen LP, Chen SY, Fukumori A, Feederle R, Zacharias M, Steiner H.

Elife. 2022 May 17;11:e76090. doi: 10.7554/eLife.76090. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35579427 Free article

 

The dynamics of γ-secretase and its substrates.

Hitzenberger M, Götz A, Menig S, Brunschweiger B, Zacharias M, Scharnagl C.

Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2020 May 16. pii: S1084-9521(18)30274-X. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.04.008. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 32423851

 

Uncovering the Binding Mode of γ -Secretase Inhibitors.

Hitzenberger M, Zacharias M.

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2019 Jun 25. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00272. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31244051

 

Structural Modeling of γ-Secretase Aβ n Complex Formation and Substrate Processing.

Hitzenberger M, Zacharias M.

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2019 Mar 20;10(3):1826-1840. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00725. Epub 2019 Jan 30. PMID: 30638370

 

 γ-Secretase Studied by Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Global Dynamics, Enzyme Activation, Water Distribution and Lipid Binding
Manuel Hitzenberger, Martin Zacharias
Front Chem. 2018; 6: 640.
Published online 2019 Jan 4. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00640 PMCID: PMC6328467


Publications FOR 2290 PI's



Research Unit FOR 2290