Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Année : 2024

A contribution to lipid digestion of Odobenidae family: Computational analysis of gastric and pancreatic lipases from walrus (\textit Odobenus rosmarus divergens )

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Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are a primary energy source for marine mammals during lipid digestion. Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) consume prey with a high content of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; however, their digestive physiology and lipid digestion remain poorly studied. The present study aims to model and characterize the gastric (PWGL) and pancreatic (PWPL) lipases of Pacific walruses using an in-silico approach. The confident 3D models of PWGL and PWPL were obtained via homology modeling and protein threading and displayed the structural features of lipases. Molecular docking analysis demonstrated substrate selectivity for long-chain TAG (Trieicosapentaenoin; TC20:5n-3) in PWGL and short-chain TAG (Trioctanoin; TC8:0) in PWPL. Molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that PWGL bound to tridocosahexaenoin (TC22:6n-3), the protein is considerably stable at all three salinity conditions, but fluctuations are observed in the regions associated with catalytic sites and the lid, indicating the potential hydrolysis of the substrate. This is the first study to report on the digestion of TAGs in walruses, including modeling and lipases characterization and proposing a digestive tract for pinnipeds.

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hal-04935441 , version 1 (07-02-2025)

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Ana Maria Bojorquez-Sanchez, Tania Diaz-Vidal, Luis Carlos Rosales-Rivera, Luis Alonso Leyva-Soto, Diana Martinez-Alarcon, et al.. A contribution to lipid digestion of Odobenidae family: Computational analysis of gastric and pancreatic lipases from walrus (\textit Odobenus rosmarus divergens ). International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 275 (2), ⟨10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132985⟩. ⟨hal-04935441⟩
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