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Mahapatra S, Kar P. Computational biophysical characterization of the effect of gatekeeper mutations on the binding of ponatinib to the FGFR kinase. Arch Biochem Biophys 2024; 758:110070. [PMID: 38909834 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2024.110070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) is connected to numerous downstream signalling cascades regulating cellular behavior. Any dysregulation leads to a plethora of illnesses, including cancer. Therapeutics are available, but drug resistance driven by gatekeeper mutation impedes the treatment. Ponatinib is an FDA-approved drug against BCR-ABL kinase and has shown effective results against FGFR-mediated carcinogenesis. Herein, we undertake molecular dynamics simulation-based analysis on ponatinib against all the FGFR isoforms having Val to Met gatekeeper mutations. The results suggest that ponatinib is a potent and selective inhibitor for FGFR1, FGFR2, and FGFR4 gatekeeper mutations. The extensive electrostatic and van der Waals interaction network accounts for its high potency. The FGFR3_VM mutation has shown resistance towards ponatinib, which is supported by their lesser binding affinity than wild-type complexes. The disengaged molecular brake and engaged hydrophobic spine were believed to be the driving factors for weak protein-ligand interaction. Taken together, the inhibitory and structural characteristics exhibited by ponatinib may aid in thwarting resistance based on Val-to-Met gatekeeper mutations at an earlier stage of treatment and advance the design and development of other inhibitors targeted at FGFRs harboring gatekeeper mutations.
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- Subhasmita Mahapatra
- Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore, 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore, 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Li Y, Xu Y, Zhang B, Wang Z, Ma L, Sun L, Wang X, Lin Y, Li JA, Wu C. Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. and Cuscuta chinensis Lam. extract relieves insulin resistance via PI3K/Akt signalling in diabetic Drosophila. J Tradit Complement Med 2024; 14:424-434. [PMID: 39035690 PMCID: PMC11259714 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2024.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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Background and aim Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is mainly characterized by insulin resistance (IR) induced by hyperglycaemia and insufficient insulin secretion. We employed a diabetic fly model to examine the effect and molecular mechanism of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. and Cuscuta chinensis Lam. (AMK-CCL) extract as traditional Chinese medicine in treating IR and T2DM. Experimental procedure The contents of the active ingredients (rhamnose, xylose, mannose, and hyperoside) in AMK-CCL extract were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Wild-type (Cg-GAL4/+) or diabetic (Cg > InRK1409A) Drosophila flies were divided into the control group or metformin group and AMK-CCL (0.0125, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1 g/ml) groups. Food intake, haemolymph glucose and trehalose, protein, weight, triglycerides (TAG), and glycogen were measured to assess glycolipid metabolism. Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signalling was detected using fluorescent reporters [tGPH, Drosophila forkhead box O (dFoxO)-green fluorescent protein (GFP), Glut1-GFP, 2-NBDG] in vivo. Glut1/3 mRNA levels and Akt phosphorylation levels were detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, respectively, in vitro. Results AMK-CCL extract contained 0.038 % rhamnose, 0.017 % xylose, 0.69 % mannose, and 0.039 % hyperoside. AMK-CCL at 0.0125 g/mL significantly suppressed the increase in circulating glucose, and the decrease in body weight, TAG, and glycogen contents of diabetic flies. AMK-CCL improved PI3K activity, Akt phosphorylation, Glut1/3 expression, and glucose uptake in diabetic flies, and also rescued diabetes-induced dFoxO nuclear localisation. Conclusions These findings indicate that AMK-CCL extract ameliorates IR-induced diabetes via the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway, providing an experimental basis for clinical treatment.
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- Yinghong Li
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diabetes and Its Complications, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diabetes and Its Complications, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diabetes and Its Complications, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diabetes and Its Complications, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diabetes and Its Complications, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diabetes and Its Complications, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
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- Institute of Coastal Agriculture Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Tangshan, 063299, China
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- First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, 258 Wenhua Road, Qinguangdao, 066000, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diabetes and Its Complications, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diabetes and Its Complications, College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, 21 Bohai Road, Tangshan, 063210, China
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He Q, Yang J, Chen W, Pan Z, Chen B, Zeng J, Zhang N, Lin Y, Chen C, Xiao J, Li M, Li S, Wang H, Chen P. Biochanin A abrogates osteoclastogenesis in type 2 diabetic osteoporosis via regulating ROS/MAPK signaling pathway based on integrating molecular docking and experimental validation. BMC Complement Med Ther 2024; 24:24. [PMID: 38191438 PMCID: PMC10773052 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04332-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There are accumulating type 2 diabetes patients who have osteoporosis simultaneously. More effective therapeutic strategies should be discovered. Biochanin A (BCA) has been indicated that can play a role in improving metabolic disorders of type 2 diabetes and preventing osteoporosis. But whether BCA can treat type 2 diabetic osteoporosis has not been studied. PURPOSE To investigate if the BCA can protect against type 2 diabetic osteoporosis and clarify the mechanism. METHODS Micro-CT and histology assays were performed to detect the trabecular bone and analyze the bone histomorphology effect of BCA. CCK-8 assay was performed to detect the toxicity of BCA. TRAcP staining, immunofluorescence and hydroxyapatite resorption assay were used to observe osteoclasts differentiation and resorptive activity. Molecular docking provided evidence about BCA regulating the MAPK axis via prediction by the algorithm. QRT-PCR and Western Blotting were utilized to detect the expression of osteoclastogenesis-related markers and MAPK signaling pathway. RESULTS Accumulation of bone volume after BCA treatment could be found based on the 3D reconstruction. Besides, there were fewer osteoclasts in db/db mice treated with BCA than db/db mice treated with saline. In vitro, we found that BCA hadn't toxicity in osteoclasts precursor, but also inhibited differentiation of osteoclasts. Further, we found that BCA suppresses osteoclastogenesis via ROS/MAPK signaling pathway. CONCLUSION BCA can prevent type 2 diabetic osteoporosis by restricting osteoclast differentiation via ROS/MAPK signaling pathway.
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- Qi He
- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- Fifth School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- Fifth School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550025, P.R. China
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- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- First School of Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
- The Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Baiyun Area, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R. China.
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Yadav K, Kuldeep J, Shabeer Ali H, Siddiqi MI, Tripathi R. Metacaspase (Pf MCA-1) as antimalarial drug target: An in silico approach and their biological validation. Life Sci 2023; 335:122271. [PMID: 37977356 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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AIMS Acquired drug resistance of Plasmodium is a global issue for the treatment of malaria. There are various proteases in the genome of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) including metacaspase-1 (PfMCA-1) that are essential and are being considered as an attractive drug target. It is aimed to identify novel therapeutics against malaria and their action on PfMCA-1 along with other apoptotic pathway events. MAIN METHODS High throughput virtual screening of 55,000 compounds derived from Maybridge library was performed against PfMCA-1. Based on the docking score, sixteen compounds were selected for in vitro antimalarial screening against drug sensitive and resistant strains of P. falciparum using SYBR green-based assay. Subsequently, three lead molecules were selected and subjected to the evaluation of cytotoxicity, caspase like protease activity, mitochondrial membrane potential, ROS generation and DNA fragmentation via TUNEL assay. KEY FINDINGS The in silico and in vitro approaches have brought forward some Maybridge library compounds with antiplasmodial activity most likely by enhancing the metacaspase activity. The compound CD11095 has shown better antimalarial efficacy, and KM06591 depicted higher caspase mediated killing, elevated TUNEL positive cells and moderate ROS generation. Mitochondrial membrane depolarization was augmented by RJC0069. Exposure of P. falciparum to CD11095, KM06591 and RJC0069 has ended up in parasite growth arrest via multiple mechanisms. SIGNIFICANCE It is proposed that the Maybridge molecules CD11095, KM06591 and RJC0069 have antimalarial activity. Their mechanism of action was found to be by enhancing the metacaspases-like protease activity, mitochondrial depolarization and DNA fragmentation which stipulates significant insights towards promising candidates for drug development.
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- Kanchan Yadav
- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India.
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Sakthivel P, Sakthivel I, Paramasivam S, Perumal SS, Ekambaram SP. Underpinning Endogeneous Damp EDA-Fibronectin in the Activation of Molecular Targets of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Identifcation of its Effective Inhibitors by Computational Methods. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023; 195:7037-7059. [PMID: 36976508 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04451-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most severe inflammatory diseases that cause swelling, stiffness and pain in the joints, which pose a significant threat worldwide. Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are danger molecules of endogenous origin, released during cell injury or cell death, interacts with various Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and activates various inflammatory diseases. One of the DAMP molecules, so-called EDA-fibronectin (Fn) is also responsible for causing RA. EDA-Fn triggers RA through its interaction with TLR4. Apart from TLR4, it is divulged that certain other PRR's are also responsible for RA, but the identity and mechanism of those PRRs remain unknown until now. Hence, for the first time, we tried to reveal those PRR's interaction with EDA-Fn in RA through computational methods. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) was checked using ClusPro between EDA-Fn and certain Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to explore the binding affinities of the potential PRRs. Protein-protein docking unveiled that TLR5, TLR2 and RAGE has good interaction with EDA-Fn than the well-reported TLR4. Macromolecular simulation was performed for TLR5, TLR2 and RAGE complexes along with the control group TLR4 for 50 ns to further investigate the stability, leading to the identification of TLR2, TLR5 and RAGE as the stable complexes. Hence, TLR2, TLR5 and RAGE on interaction with EDA-Fn may lead to the progression of RA that may need additional validations through in vitro and in vivo animal models. Molecular docking was used to analyse the binding force of the top 33 active anti-arthritic compounds with the target protein EDA-Fn. Molecular docking study showed that withaferin A has a good binding activity with EDA-fibronectin target. Hence, it is emphasized that guggulsterone and berberine could modulate the EDA-Fn-mediated TLR5/TLR2/RAGE pathways, thereby it could inhibit the deteriorating effects of RA which needs further in vitro and in vivo experimental validations.
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- Premnath Sakthivel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Sarma H, Kiewhuo K, Jamir E, Sastry GN. In silico investigation on the mutational analysis of BRCA1-BARD1 RING domains and its effect on nucleosome recognition and ubiquitination. Biophys Chem 2023; 300:107070. [PMID: 37339533 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.107070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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The BRCA1-BARD1 complex is a crucial tumor suppressor E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in DNA double-stranded break repair. The BRCA1-BARD1 RING domains interact with UBE2D3 through the BRCA1 interface and this complex flexibly tether to the nucleosome core particle (NCP), where BRCA1 and BARD1 interacts with histone H2A and H2B of NCP. Mutations in the BRCA1-BARD1 RING domains have been linked to familial breast and ovarian cancer. Seven mutations were analyzed to understand their effect on the binding interface of protein partners and changes in conformational dynamics. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that mutant complexes were less conformationally flexible than the wildtype complex. Protein-protein interaction profiling showed the importance of specific molecular interactions, hotspot and hub residues, and some of these were lost in the mutant complexes. Two mutations (BRCA1L51W-K65R and BARD1C53W) hindered significant interaction between protein partners and may prevent signaling for ubiquitination of histones in NCP and other cellular targets. The structural compactness and reduced significant interaction in mutant complexes may be the possible reason of preventing ubiquitination and hinder DNA repair, resulting cancer.
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- Himakshi Sarma
- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR - North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India.
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR - North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR - North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR - North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.
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Zhao Y, Han Y, Li N, Fu W, Luo G, Tan Y, Qian X. Novel compound heterozygous mutations in TELO2 in an infant with You-Hoover-Fong syndrome: A case report and literature review. Open Life Sci 2023; 18:20220602. [PMID: 37215500 PMCID: PMC10199318 DOI: 10.1515/biol-2022-0602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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We report here the clinical diagnosis and treatment and genetic mutations of an infant with You-Hoover-Fong syndrome (YHFS). The relevant literature review was conducted. A female infant aged 17 months was admitted to Nanhai Affiliated Maternity and Children's Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine due to "global development delay complicated with postnatal growth retardation for more than 1 year." The infant was diagnosed with YHFS due to the onset of extremely severe mental retardation, microcephaly, abnormal hearing, severe protein-energy malnutrition, congenital cataract, cleft palate (I°), congenital atrial septal defect, brain atrophy, hydrocephalus, and brain hypoplasia. The whole exon sequencing revealed two compound heterozygous mutations, including a likely pathogenic TELO2 variant, c.2245A > T (p.K749X) from her mother and an uncertain variant, c.2299C > T (p.R767C) from her father, validated by Sanger sequencing. After bilateral cataract surgery, the infant obtained better visual acuity and showed more responses and interactions with her parents. Diagnosis and treatment of this case prompt that these TELO2 variants have not been reported, deepening the understanding of the molecular and genetic mechanism of YHFS in clinical practice.
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- Yong Zhao
- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Nanhai Women and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 6, Guiping West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528200, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Nanhai Women and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 6, Guiping West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528200, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Nanhai Women and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 6, Guiping West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528200, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Nanhai Women and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 6, Guiping West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528200, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Nanhai Women and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 6, Guiping West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528200, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Nanhai Women and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 6, Guiping West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528200, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Nanhai Women and Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 6, Guiping West Road, Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528200, China
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Das D, Mattaparthi VSK. Conformational dynamics of A30G α-synuclein that causes familial Parkinson disease. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:14702-14714. [PMID: 36961209 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2193997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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The first gene shown to be responsible for autosomal-dominant Parkinson's disease (PD) is the SNCA gene, which encodes for alpha synuclein (α-Syn). Recently, a novel heterozygous A30G mutation of the SNCA gene associated with familial PD has been reported. However, little research has been done on how the A30G mutation affects the structure of α-Syn. So, using atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, we demonstrate here the key structural characteristics of A30G α-Syn in the free monomer form and membrane associated state. From the MD trajectory analysis, the structure of A30G α-Syn was noticed to exhibit rapid conformational change, increase in backbone flexibility near the site of mutation and decrease in α-helical propensity. The typical torsion angles in residues (Val26 and Glu28) near the mutation site were observed to deviate significantly in A30G α-Syn. In the case of membrane bound A30G α-Syn, the regions that were submerged in the lipid bilayer (N-helix (3-37) and turn region (38-44)) found to contain higher helical content than the elevated region above the lipid surface. The bending angle in the helix-N and helix-C regions were noticed to be relatively higher in the free form of A30G α-Syn (38.50) than in the membrane bound form (370). The A30G mutation in α-Syn was predicted to have an impact on the stability and function of the protein based on ΔΔG values obtained from the online servers. Our results demonstrate that the A30G mutation in α-Syn altered the protein's α-helical structure and slightly altered the membrane binding.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Dorothy Das
- Molecular Modelling and Simulation Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India
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- Molecular Modelling and Simulation Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India
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Liang L, Zheng Q. Insights into the binding mechanism between α-TOH and CYP4F2: A homology modeling, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation study. J Cell Biochem 2023; 124:573-585. [PMID: 36924012 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.30391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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α-Tocopherol (α-TOH) is a potent antioxidant. The concentrations of α-TOH in plasma are closely related to human health. α-TOH can be regulated by the metabolism of cytochrome P450 4F2 (CYP4F2). However, the atomic-level basis for this regulation process remains elusive. Here, we successfully constructed the structure of CYP4F2 by homology modeling and obtained the α-TOH-CYP4F2 complex models using molecular docking. Three parallel 500 ns molecular dynamics simulations were performed on each complex model to investigate the details of the interaction between α-TOH and CYP4F2. MM-GBSA method combined with principal component analysis shows that 8 key residues establish a hydrophobic cavity stabilizing α-TOH in the pocket of CYP4F2 and S423 forms an important hydrogen bond with α-TOH anchoring α-TOH in the favorable position for ω-hydroxylation. Based on our simulation results and the experimental facts, we designed mutation simulation experiments to clarify the important role of two key residues (S423 and V433) in the binding of α-TOH with CYP4F2. The results show that the mutations directly or indirectly change the binding mode of α-TOH and decrease its binding affinity with CYP4F2, which is unfavorable for ω-hydroxylation. Our results could enrich the information on structure-function relationships of CYP4F2 and provide valuable insights into the regulatory mechanism of CYP4F2 on the metabolism of α-TOH.
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- Leilei Liang
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Chhetri A, Roy M, Mishra P, Halder AK, Basak S, Gangopadhyay A, Saha A, Bhattacharya P. Genetic algorithm- de novo, molecular dynamics and MMGBSA based modelling of a novel Benz-pyrazole based anticancer ligand to functionally revert mutant P53 into wild type P53. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2023.2185079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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- Ashik Chhetri
- Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, Durgapur, India
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- Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, Durgapur, India
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- Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, Durgapur, India
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- Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, Durgapur, India
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- Dr. B.C. Roy College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, Durgapur, India
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- Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
- Orange Business, Vishwaroop IT Park, Navi Mumbai, India
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Go YJ, Kalathingal M, Rhee YM. Elucidating activation and deactivation dynamics of VEGFR-2 transmembrane domain with coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281781. [PMID: 36795710 PMCID: PMC9934429 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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The vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) is a member of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and is a dimeric membrane protein that functions as a primary regulator of angiogenesis. As is usual with RTKs, spatial alignment of its transmembrane domain (TMD) is essential toward VEGFR-2 activation. Experimentally, the helix rotations within TMD around their own helical axes are known to participate importantly toward the activation process in VEGFR-2, but the detailed dynamics of the interconversion between the active and inactive TMD forms have not been clearly elucidated at the molecular level. Here, we attempt to elucidate the process by using coarse grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We observe that inactive dimeric TMD in separation is structurally stable over tens of microseconds, suggesting that TMD itself is passive and does not allow spontaneous signaling of VEGFR-2. By starting from the active conformation, we reveal the mechanism of TMD inactivation through analyzing the CG MD trajectories. We observe that interconversions between a left-handed overlay and a right-handed one are essential for the process of going from an active TMD structure to the inactive form. In addition, our simulations find that the helices can rotate properly when the overlaying structure of the helices interconverts and when the crossing angle of the two helices changes by larger than ~40 degrees. As the activation right after the ligand attachment on VEGFR-2 will take place in the reverse manner of this inactivation process, these structural aspects will also appear importantly for the activation process. The rather large change in helix configuration for activation also explains why VEGFR-2 rarely self-activate and how the activating ligand structurally drive the whole VEGFR-2. This mechanism of TMD activation / inactivation within VEGFR-2 may help in further understanding the overall activation processes of other RTKs.
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- Yeon Ju Go
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
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Kiewhuo K, Priyadarsinee L, Sarma H, Sastry GN. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the effect of mutations in the RING domains of BRCA1-BARD1 complex and its relevance to the prognosis of breast cancer. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:12734-12752. [PMID: 36775657 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2175383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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The N-terminal RING-RING domain of BRCA1-BARD1 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that plays a critical role in tumor suppression through DNA double stranded repair mechanism. Mutations in the BRCA1-BARD1 heterodimer RING domains were found to have an association with breast and ovarian cancer by a way of hampering the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. Herein, the molecular mechanism of interaction, conformational change due to the specific mutations on the BRCA1-BARD1 complex at atomic level has been examined by employing molecular modeling techniques. Sixteen mutations have been selected for the study. Molecular dynamics simulation results reveal that the mutant complexes have more local perturbation with a high residual fluctuation in the zinc binding sites and central helix. A few of the BRCA1 (V11A, I21V, I42V, R71G, I31M and L51W) mutants have been experimentally identified that do not impair E3 ligase activity, display an enhanced number of H-bonds and non-bonded contacts at the interacting interface as revealed by MD simulation. The mutation of BRCA1 (C61G, C64Y, C39Y and C24R) and BARD1 (C53W, C71Y and C83R) zinc binding residues displayed a smaller number of significant H-bonds, other interactions and also loss of some of the hotspot residues. Additionally, most of the mutant complexes display relatively lower electrostatic energy, H-bonding and total stabilizing energy as compared to wild-type. The current study attempts to unravel the role of BRCA1-BARD1 mutations and delineates the structural and conformational dynamics in the progression of breast cancer.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Kikrusenuo Kiewhuo
- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
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- Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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Sharma V, Mujwar S, Sharma D, Das R, Kumar Mehta D, Shah K. Computational Design of Plant-Based Antistress Agents Targeting Nociceptin Receptor. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202201038. [PMID: 36644820 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202201038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Stress is the body's reaction to the challenges it faces, and it produces a multitude of chemical molecules known as stressors as a result of these reactions. It's also a misalignment of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems causing changes in a variety of physiological reactions and perhaps leading to stress disorders. The reduction in neurotransmitter & neurohormonal hormones is mainly governed by the nociceptin receptor as G-protein coupled receptor and increased the level of reactive oxygen species. Various synthetic medicines that target nociceptin receptors were utilized to reduce the effects of stress but they come up with a variety of side effects. Because of the widespread utilization and renewed interest in medicinal herbal plants considered to be alternative antistress therapy. Our present work is an approach to decipher the molecular nature of novel herbal leads by targeting nociceptin receptor, under which herbal compounds were screened and validated through in-silico methods. Among screened leads, withanolide-B showed stable association in the active site of the nociceptin receptor as an antistress agent with no side effects. Furthermore, the selected lead was also evaluated for stability by molecular dynamic stimulation as well as for pharmacokinetics and toxicity profile. It has been concluded stable conformation of withanolide-B without presence of any major toxic effects. As a result, the in silico molecular docking technique is a highly successful method for selecting a prospective herbal lead molecule with respect to a specific target, and future research can pave the way for further exploration in the drug development field.
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- Vishal Sharma
- M. M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India
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- Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, 140401, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 136119, India
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- M. M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India
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- M. M. College of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University) Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, 133207, India
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura, 281406, India
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Identification of Activated Cdc42-Associated Kinase Inhibitors as Potential Anticancer Agents Using Pharmacoinformatic Approaches. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13020217. [PMID: 36830587 PMCID: PMC9953130 DOI: 10.3390/biom13020217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Activated Cdc42-associated kinase (ACK1) is essential for numerous cellular functions, such as growth, proliferation, and migration. ACK1 signaling occurs through multiple receptor tyrosine kinases; therefore, its inhibition can provide effective antiproliferative effects against multiple human cancers. A number of ACK1-specific inhibitors were designed and discovered in the previous decade, but none have reached the clinic. Potent and selective ACK1 inhibitors are urgently needed. METHODS In the present investigation, the pharmacophore model (PM) was rationally built utilizing two distinct inhibitors coupled with ACK1 crystal structures. The generated PM was utilized to screen the drug-like database generated from the four chemical databases. The binding mode of pharmacophore-mapped compounds was predicted using a molecular docking (MD) study. The selected hit-protein complexes from MD were studied under all-atom molecular dynamics simulations (MDS) for 500 ns. The obtained trajectories were ranked using binding free energy calculations (ΔG kJ/mol) and Gibb's free energy landscape. RESULTS Our results indicate that the three hit compounds displayed higher binding affinity toward ACK1 when compared with the known multi-kinase inhibitor dasatinib. The inter-molecular interactions of Hit1 and Hit3 reveal that compounds form desirable hydrogen bond interactions with gatekeeper T205, hinge region A208, and DFG motif D270. As a result, we anticipate that the proposed scaffolds might help in the design of promising selective ACK1 inhibitors.
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The Recurrent-Specific Regulation Network of Prognostic Stemness-Related Signatures in Low-Grade Glioma. DISEASE MARKERS 2023; 2023:2243928. [PMID: 36703644 PMCID: PMC9873439 DOI: 10.1155/2023/2243928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gliomas including astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, mixed oligoastrocytic, and mixed glioneuronal tumors are an important group of brain tumors. Based on the 2016 WHO classification for tumors in the central nervous system, gliomas were classified into four grades, from I to IV, and brain lower grade glioma (LGG) consists of grade II and grade III. Patients with LGG may undergo recurrence, which makes clinical treatment tough. Stem cell-like features of cancer cells play a key role in tumor's biological behaviors, including tumorigenesis, development, and clinical prognosis. In this article, we quantified the stemness feature of cancer cells using the mRNA stemness index (mRNAsi) and identified stemness-related key genes based on correlation with mRNAsi. Besides, hallmark gene sets and translate factors (TFs) which were highly related to stemness-related key genes were identified. Therefore, a recurrency-specific network was constructed and a potential regulation pathway was identified. Several online databases, assay for transposase-accessible chromatin using sequencing (ATAC-seq), single-cell sequencing analysis, and immunohistochemistry were utilized to validate the scientific hypothesis. Finally, we proposed that aurora kinase A (AURKA), positively regulated by Non-SMC Condensin I Complex Subunit G (NCAPG), promoted E2F target pathway in LGG, which played an important role in LGG recurrence.
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Isolation of a Novel Anti-Diabetic α-Glucosidase Oligo-Peptide Inhibitor from Fermented Rice Bran. Foods 2023; 12:foods12010183. [PMID: 36613397 PMCID: PMC9818066 DOI: 10.3390/foods12010183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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At present, the incidence rate of diabetes is increasing gradually, and inhibiting α-glucosidase is one of the effective methods used to control blood sugar. This study identified new peptides from rice bran fermentation broth and evaluated their inhibitory activity and mechanism against α-glucosidase. Rice bran was fermented with Bacillus subtilis MK15 and the polypeptides of <3 kDa were isolated by ultrafiltration and chromatographic column, and were then subjected to LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry analysis. The results revealed that the oligopeptide GLLGY showed the greatest inhibitory activity in vitro. Docking studies with GLLGY on human α-glucosidase (PDB ID 5NN8) suggested a binding energy of −7.1 kcal/mol. GLLGY acts as a non-competitive inhibitor and forms five hydrogen bonds with Asp282, Ser523, Asp616, and His674 of α-glucosidase. Moreover, it retained its inhibitory activity even in a simulated digestion environment in vitro. The oligopeptide GLLGY could be developed into a potential anti-diabetic agent.
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Laskar FS, Bappy MNI, Hossain MS, Alam Z, Afrin D, Saha S, Ali Zinnah KM. An In silico Approach towards Finding the Cancer-Causing Mutations in Human MET Gene. Int J Genomics 2023; 2023:9705159. [PMID: 37200850 PMCID: PMC10188262 DOI: 10.1155/2023/9705159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) factor is a proto-oncogene encoding tyrosine kinase receptor with hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or scatter factor (SF). It is found on the human chromosome number 7 and regulates the diverse cellular mechanisms of the human body. The impact of mutations occurring in the MET gene is demonstrated by their detrimental effects on normal cellular functions. These mutations can change the structure and function of MET leading to different diseases such as lung cancer, neck cancer, colorectal cancer, and many other complex syndromes. Hence, the current study focused on finding deleterious non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) and their subsequent impact on the protein's structure and functions, which may contribute to the emergence of cancers. These nsSNPs were first identified utilizing computational tools like SIFT, PROVEAN, PANTHER-PSEP, PolyPhen-2, I-Mutant 2.0, and MUpro. A total of 45359 SNPs of MET gene were accumulated from the database of dbSNP, and among them, 1306 SNPs were identified as non-synonymous or missense variants. Out of all 1306 nsSNPs, 18 were found to be the most deleterious. Moreover, these nsSNPs exhibited substantial effects on structure, binding affinity with ligand, phylogenetic conservation, secondary structure, and post-translational modification sites of MET, which were evaluated using MutPred2, RaptorX, ConSurf, PSIPRED, and MusiteDeep, respectively. Also, these deleterious nsSNPs were accompanied by changes in properties of MET like residue charge, size, and hydrophobicity. These findings along with the docking results are indicating the potency of the identified SNPs to alter the structure and function of the protein, which may lead to the development of cancers. Nonetheless, Genome-wide association study (GWAS) studies and experimental research are required to confirm the analysis of these nsSNPs.
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- Fayeza Sadia Laskar
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
- Department of Animal and Fish Biotechnology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Biotechnology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
- Department of Animal and Fish Biotechnology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
- Department of Dairy Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
- Department of Animal and Fish Biotechnology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamic-Based Investigation on the Mechanism of Compound Chrysanthemum in the Treatment of Asthenopia. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:3444277. [PMID: 36619789 PMCID: PMC9822747 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3444277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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As a clinical empirical prescription for ophthalmology, compound chrysanthemum has been used gradually and has a good effect on eye fatigue. However, the detailed mechanisms of antiasthenopia have not been studied. In order to clarify the mechanisms of the compound chrysanthemum in the treatment of asthenopia, network pharmacology was combined with experimental study in this paper. A total of 593 genes and 39 active chemicals were identified, and both were considered to be essential to the advancement of asthenopia research. The results of the molecular docking analysis demonstrated a certain affinity between PRKACA, PRKCA, PRKCB, and their related compounds; molecular dynamic simulations assessed the stability of these receptors and ligands. The effects of compound chrysanthemum extract on ciliary muscle were studied in vitro and in vivo. By using the MTT assay, compound chrysanthemum extracts (50, 100, 200, 400, and 800 g·mL-1) showed no effect on the proliferation of rCSMCs for 24 and 48 hours. It raised nitric oxide and decreased Ca2+ in ciliary muscle cells isolated from the eyeballs of rats. Besides, compound chrysanthemum extract had a direct relaxing effect on the isolated gastric smooth muscle of rats by reducing the contractile tension. Furthermore, in vivo experiment results showed that, compared to the incandescent lamp-irradiated rats (model group), SD rats treated with compound chrysanthemum extracts (660 mg·kg-1 and 1320 mg·kg-1, orally) displayed considerably retracted pupils and increased NO content. It is also found that compound chrysanthemum extract can downregulate the mRNA expression of PKA and PKC in the calcium signaling pathway. Overall, our results suggested that compound chrysanthemum extract may lessen visual fatigue through multiple components, multiple targets, and multiple pathways.
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Discovery of Hepatotoxic Equivalent Markers and Mechanism of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. by Metabolomics Coupled with Molecular Docking. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 28:molecules28010025. [PMID: 36615221 PMCID: PMC9822512 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (PMT), a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine for treating diseases such as poisoning and white hair, has attracted constant attention due to the frequent occurrence of liver injury incidents. To date, its hepatotoxic equivalent markers (HEMs) and potential hepatotoxic mechanisms are still unclear. In order to clarify the HEMs of PMT and further explore the potential mechanisms of hepatotoxicity, firstly, the chemical constituents in PMT extract were globally characterized, and the fingerprints of PMT extracts were established along with the detection of their hepatotoxicity in vivo. Then, the correlations between hepatotoxic features and component contents were modeled by chemometrics to screen HEMs of PMT, which were then further evaluated. Finally, the hepatotoxic mechanisms of PMT were investigated using liver metabolomics and molecular docking. The results show that the chemical combination of 2,3,5,4-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside (TSG) and emodin-8-O-glucoside (EG) was discovered as the HEMs of PMT through pre-screening and verifying process. Liver metabolomics revealed that PMT caused liver injury by interfering with purine metabolism, which might be related to mitochondrial function disorder and oxidative injury via the up-regulations of xanthosine and xanthine, and the down-regulation of 5' nucleotidase (NT5E) and adenylate kinase 2 (AK2). This study not only found that the HEMs of PMT were TSG and EG, but also clarified that PMT might affect purine metabolism to induce liver injury, which contributed to our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of PMT hepatotoxicity.
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Shojapour M, Farahmand S. Point mutation consideration in CcO protein of the electron transfer chain by MD simulation. J Mol Graph Model 2022; 117:108309. [PMID: 36037732 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2022.108309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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In Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, proteins such as CcO are present in the electron transport pathway. They cause ferrous iron oxidation to ferric leading to the electron release. CcO has two copper atoms (CuA, CuB). CuA plays an important role in electron transfer. According to previous studies, the conversion of histidine to methionine in a similar protein increased the redox potential and was directly related to the number of electrons received. Also, the binding of methionine 233 to CuA and CuB in the wild protein structure is the reason for the selection of the H230 M mutation in the CuA site. Then, wild-type and H230 M mutant were simulated in the presence of a bilayer membrane POPC using the gromacs version 5.1.4. The changes performed in the H230 M mutant were evaluated by MD simulations analyzes. CcO and CoxA proteins are the last two proteins in the chain and were docked by the PatchDock server. By H230 M mutation, the connection between CuA and M230 weakens. The M230 moves further away from CuA, resulting become more flexible. Therefore, the Methionine gets closer to E149 of the CoxA leading to the higher stability of the CcO/CoxA complex. The results of RMSF analysis at the mutation point showed a significant increase. This indicates more flexibility in the active site. And leads to an increase in E0 in the mutation point, an increase in the rate of electron reception, and an improved bioleaching process.
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- Mahnaz Shojapour
- Department of Biology, Payame Noor University (PNU), P.O.Box, 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Payame Noor University (PNU), P.O.Box, 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran.
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Srivastava M, Mittal L, Kumari A, Agrahari AK, Singh M, Mathur R, Asthana S. Characterizing (un)binding mechanism of USP7 inhibitors to unravel the cause of enhanced binding potencies at allosteric checkpoint. Protein Sci 2022; 31:e4398. [PMID: 36629250 PMCID: PMC9835771 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The ability to predict the intricate mechanistic behavior of ligands and associated structural determinants during protein-ligand (un)binding is of great practical importance in drug discovery. Ubiquitin specific protease-7 (USP7) is a newly emerging attractive cancer therapeutic target with bound allosteric inhibitors. However, none of the inhibitors have reached clinical trials, allowing opportunities to examine every aspect of allosteric modulation. The crystallographic insights reveal that these inhibitors have common properties such as chemical scaffolds, binding site and interaction fingerprinting. However, they still possess a broader range of binding potencies, ranging from 22 nM to 1,300 nM. Hence, it becomes more critical to decipher the structural determinants guiding the enhanced binding potency of the inhibitors. In this regard, we elucidated the atomic-level insights from both interacting partners, that is, protein-ligand perspective, and established the structure-activity link between USP7 inhibitors by using classical and advanced molecular dynamics simulations combined with linear interaction energy and molecular mechanics-Poisson Boltzmann surface area. We revealed the inhibitor potency differences by examining the contributions of chemical moieties and USP7 residues, the involvement of water-mediated interactions, and the thermodynamic landscape alterations. Additionally, the dissociation profiles aided in the establishment of a correlation between experimental potencies and structural determinants. Our study demonstrates the critical role of blocking loop 1 in allosteric inhibition and enhanced binding affinity. Comprehensively, our findings provide a constructive expansion of experimental outcomes and show the basis for varying binding potency using in-silico approaches. We expect this atomistic approach to be useful for effective drug design.
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- Mitul Srivastava
- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)FaridabadIndia
- Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU)New DelhiIndia
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)FaridabadIndia
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)FaridabadIndia
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)FaridabadIndia
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- Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR)New DelhiIndia
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI)FaridabadIndia
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Dean E, Kumar V, McConnell A, Pagnoncelli IB, Wu C. To probe the activation mechanism of the Delta opioid receptor by an agonist ADL5859 started from inactive conformation using molecular dynamic simulations. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022:1-18. [PMID: 35938617 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2107074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The δ-opioid receptor (DOR) is a critical pharmaceutical target for pain management. Although the high-resolution crystal structures of the DOR with both agonist and antagonist have recently been solved, the activation mechanism remains to be elusive. In this study, a DOR agonist ADL5859 was docked to the inactive DOR and multiple microsecond molecular dynamic (MD) simulations were conducted to probe the activation mechanism. While the receptor with the crystal ligand (i.e. antagonist naltrindole) maintained the inactive conformation in all three independent simulations, the receptor with ADL5859 was adopting toward the active conformation in three out of six independent simulations. Major conformational differences were located on transmembrane (TM) 5 and 6, as well as intracellular loop 3. Compared to naltrindole, ADL5859 exhibited high conformational flexibility and strong interaction with the transmission switch. The putative key residues (W274, D95, V267, L139, V263, M142, T260, R146, R258 and others) involving in the activation pathway were identified through the conventional molecular switch analysis and a pairwise distance analysis, which provides a short list for experimental mutagenesis study. These insights will facilitate further development of therapeutic agents targeting the DOR.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Emily Dean
- College of Science and Mathematics, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
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- Complex Systems Division, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, China
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- College of Science and Mathematics, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
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- College of Science and Mathematics, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA
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Comparative study of the unbinding process of some HTLV-1 protease inhibitors using unbiased molecular dynamics simulations. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263200. [PMID: 35834445 PMCID: PMC9282663 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The HTLV-1 protease is one of the major antiviral targets to overwhelm this virus. Several research groups have developed protease inhibitors, but none has been successful. In this regard, developing new HTLV-1 protease inhibitors to fix the defects in previous inhibitors may overcome the lack of curative treatment for this oncovirus. Thus, we decided to study the unbinding pathways of the most potent (compound 10, PDB ID 4YDF, Ki = 15 nM) and one of the weakest (compound 9, PDB ID 4YDG, Ki = 7900 nM) protease inhibitors, which are very structurally similar. We conducted 12 successful short and long simulations (totaling 14.8 μs) to unbind the compounds from two monoprotonated (mp) forms of protease using the Supervised Molecular Dynamics (SuMD) without applying any biasing force. The results revealed that Asp32 or Asp32′ in the two forms of mp state similarly exert powerful effects on maintaining both potent and weak inhibitors in the binding pocket of HTLV-1 protease. In the potent inhibitor’s unbinding process, His66′ was a great supporter that was absent in the weak inhibitor’s unbinding pathway. In contrast, in the weak inhibitor’s unbinding process, Trp98/Trp98′ by pi-pi stacking interactions were unfavorable for the stability of the inhibitor in the binding site. In our opinion, these results will assist in designing more potent and effective inhibitors for the HTLV-1 protease.
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Świetlik D, Kusiak A, Krasny M, Białowąs J. The Computer Simulation of Therapy with the NMDA Antagonist in Excitotoxic Neurodegeneration in an Alzheimer's Disease-like Pathology. J Clin Med 2022; 11:1858. [PMID: 35407465 PMCID: PMC8999931 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11071858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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(1) Background: The use of uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists results in neuroprotective benefits in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, we demonstrated mathematical and computer modelling of the excitotoxicity phenomenon and performed virtual memantine therapy. (2) Methods: A computer simulation environment of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor combining biological mechanisms of channel activation by means of excessive extracellular glutamic acid concentration in three models of excitotoxicity severity. The simulation model is based on sliding register tables, where each table is associated with corresponding synaptic inputs. Modelling of the increase in extracellular glutamate concentration, through over-stimulation of NMDA receptors and exacerbation of excitotoxicity, is performed by gradually increasing the parameters of phenomenological events by the power function. Pathological models were virtually treated with 3−30 µM doses of memantine compared to controls. (3) Results: The virtual therapy results of memantine at doses of 3−30 µM in the pathological models of excitotoxicity severity show statistically significant neuroprotective benefits in AD patients with moderate severity, 1.25 (95% CI, 1.18−1.32) vs. 1.76 (95% CI, 1.71−1.80) vs. 1.53 (95% CI, 1.48−1.59), (p < 0.001), to severe, 1.32 (95% CI, 1.12−1.53) vs. 1.77 (95% CI, 1.72−1.82) vs. 1.73 (95% CI, 1.68−1.79), (p < 0.001), in the area of effects on memory. A statistically significant benefit of memantine was demonstrated for all neuronal parameters in pathological models. In the mild severity model, a statistically significant increase in frequency was obtained relative to virtual memantine treatment with a dose of 3 µM, which was 23.5 Hz (95% CI, 15.5−28.4) vs. 38.8 Hz (95% CI, 34.0−43.6), (p < 0.0001). In the intermediate excitotoxicity severity model, a statistically significant increase in frequency was obtained relative to virtual memantine therapy with a 3 µM dose of 26.0 Hz (95% CI, 15.7−36.2) vs. 39.0 Hz (95% CI, 34.2−43.8) and a 10 µM dose of 26.0 Hz (95% CI, 15.7−36.2) vs. 30.9 Hz (95% CI, 26.4−35.4), (p < 0.0001). A statistically significant increase in frequency was obtained in the advanced excitotoxicity severity model as in the medium. (4) Conclusions: The NMDA antagonist memantine causes neuroprotective benefits in patients with moderate to severe AD. One of the most important benefits of memantine is the improvement of cognitive function and beneficial effects on memory. On the other hand, memantine provides only symptomatic and temporary support for AD patients. Memantine is prescribed in the US and Europe if a patient has moderate to severe AD. Memantine has also been approved for mild to moderate AD patients. However, its very modest effect provides motivation for further research into new drugs in AD. We are the first to present a mathematical model of the NMDA receptor that allows the simulation of excitotoxicity and virtual memantine therapy.
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- Dariusz Świetlik
- Division of Biostatistics and Neural Networks, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Periodontology and Oral Mucosa Diseases, Medical University of Gdansk, Debowa 1a, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland;
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- Medicare Dental Clinic, Popieluszki 17a/102, 01-595 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Division of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland;
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Bhardwaj VK, Purohit R. Computer simulation to identify selective inhibitor for human phosphodiesterase10A. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Janežič M, Dileep KV, Zhang KYJ. A multidimensional computational exploration of congenital myasthenic syndrome causing mutations in human choline acetyltransferase. J Cell Biochem 2021; 122:787-800. [PMID: 33650116 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Missense mutations of human choline acetyltransferase (CHAT) are mainly associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS). To date, several pathogenic mutations have been reported, but due to the rarity and genetic complexity of CMS and difficult genotype-phenotype correlations, the CHAT mutations, and their consequences are underexplored. In this study, we systematically sift through the available genetic data in search of previously unreported pathogenic mutations and use a dynamic in silico model to provide structural explanations for the pathogenicity of the reported deleterious and undetermined variants. Through rigorous multiparameter analyses, we conclude that mutations can affect CHAT through a variety of different mechanisms: by disrupting the secondary structure, by perturbing the P-loop through long-range allosteric interactions, by disrupting the domain connecting loop, and by affecting the phosphorylation process. This study provides the first dynamic look at how mutations affect the structure and catalytic activity in CHAT and highlights the need for further genomic research to better understand the pathology of CHAT.
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- Matej Janežič
- Laboratory for Structural Bioinformatics, Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Laboratory for Structural Bioinformatics, Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory for Structural Bioinformatics, Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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Chen H, Zhang Z, Zhang J. In silico drug repositioning based on the integration of chemical, genomic and pharmacological spaces. BMC Bioinformatics 2021; 22:52. [PMID: 33557749 PMCID: PMC7868667 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-021-03988-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Drug repositioning refers to the identification of new indications for existing drugs. Drug-based inference methods for drug repositioning apply some unique features of drugs for new indication prediction. Complementary information is provided by these different features. It is therefore necessary to integrate these features for more accurate in silico drug repositioning. RESULTS In this study, we collect 3 different types of drug features (i.e., chemical, genomic and pharmacological spaces) from public databases. Similarities between drugs are separately calculated based on each of the features. We further develop a fusion method to combine the 3 similarity measurements. We test the inference abilities of the 4 similarity datasets in drug repositioning under the guilt-by-association principle. Leave-one-out cross-validations show the integrated similarity measurement IntegratedSim receives the best prediction performance, with the highest AUC value of 0.8451 and the highest AUPR value of 0.2201. Case studies demonstrate IntegratedSim produces the largest numbers of confirmed predictions in most cases. Moreover, we compare our integration method with 3 other similarity-fusion methods using the datasets in our study. Cross-validation results suggest our method improves the prediction accuracy in terms of AUC and AUPR values. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that the 3 drug features used in our manuscript are valuable information for drug repositioning. The comparative results indicate that integration of the 3 drug features would improve drug-disease association prediction. Our study provides a strategy for the fusion of different drug features for in silico drug repositioning.
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- Hailin Chen
- School of Software, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013 China
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 China
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- School of Computer and Data Science, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan, 467000 China
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Khandar AA, Mirzaei-Kalar Z, Shahabadi N, Hadidi S, Abolhasani H, Hosseini-Yazdi SA, Jouyban A. Antimicrobial, cytotoxicity, molecular modeling and DNA cleavage/binding studies of zinc-naproxen complex: switching DNA binding mode of naproxen by coordination to zinc ion. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 40:4224-4236. [PMID: 33272098 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1854858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The intercalation DNA binding mode of the naproxen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, has been reported previously. In this study, calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid (CT-DNA) binding of zinc-naproxen complex, [Zn(naproxen)2(MeOH)2], at physiological pH has been investigated by multi-spectroscopic techniques and molecular docking. Zinc-naproxen complex displays significant binding property to the CT-DNA (Kb = 0.2 × 105 L.mol-1). All of the experimental results; relative increasing in viscosity of CT-DNA and fluorimetric studies using ethidium bromide (EB) and Hoechst 33258 probes, are indicative of groove binding mode of zinc-naproxen complex to CT-DNA. These results show that the coordination of naproxen to zinc metal switches the mode of binding from intercalation to groove. The molecular modeling also shows that the complex binds to the AT-rich region of minor groove of DNA. Structural and topography changes of DNA in interaction with the complex by atomic force microscopy (AFM) indicated that CT-DNA becomes swollen after interaction. The pUC18 plasmid DNA cleavage ability of zinc-naproxen complex by gel electrophoresis experiments revealed that zinc-naproxen complex cleaved supercoiled pUC18 plasmid DNA to nicked DNA. The cytotoxicity of the zinc complex performed by MTT method on HT29 and MCF7 cancer cell lines and on HEK 293 normal cell lines indicates that zinc complex has no cytotoxic effect on both HT29 and MCF7 cell lines but has better cytotoxicity effect on HEK 293 cell lines compared to cisplatin standard drug. The antimicrobial activity of the complex against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacteria revealed the high antimicrobial activity of the complex.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Ali Akbar Khandar
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.,Medical Biology Research Center (MBRC), Kermanshah University of medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Phamaceutical Analysis Research Center and Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Kimia Idea Pardaz Azarbayjan (KIPA) Science Based Company, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Naz H, Bashir Q, Rashid N, Shahzad N. Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 gene variants analysis of glioma patients from Pakistan. Ann Hum Genet 2020; 85:73-79. [PMID: 33226123 DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Various somatic isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene variants have been reported to drive lower-grade gliomas and secondary glioblastomas. In the current study, we explored the IDH1 variants in the glioma biopsy samples of patients from Pakistan. We explored the incidence of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 gene variants by hotspot sequencing in 80 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues of different types of glioma biopsy samples. Structural modeling of the identified variants in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 protein was done to see their possible consequences. The frequently described p.Arg132 variants were not found in any of the glioma types. However, in our study, we identified nonsynonymous variants at the residues p.R109 and p.G136 in astrocytomas and p.R100 in oligodendroglioma. These variants are affecting a part of the conserved domain in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1. Both of p.R100 and p.R109 variants are rare and described before, whereas the p.G136 variant identified in this study has never been described previously. Structural modeling showed that variants of these residues would directly affect the substrate binding and hence the enzyme activity.
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- Huma Naz
- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.,Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Gorji-Bahri G, Moghimi HR, Hashemi A. RAB5A is associated with genes involved in exosome secretion: Integration of bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation. J Cell Biochem 2020; 122:425-441. [PMID: 33225526 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Exosomes, as cell-cell communicators with an endosomal origin, are involved in the progression of various diseases. RAB5A, a member of the small Rab GTPases family, which is well known as a key regulator of cellular endocytosis, is expected to be involved in exosome secretion. Here, we found the impact of RAB5A on exosome secretion from human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line using a rapid yet reliable bioinformatics approach followed by experimental analysis. Initially, RAB5A and exosome secretion-related genes were gathered from bioinformatics tools, namely, CTD, COREMINE, and GeneMANIA; and published papers. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) was then constructed by the Search Tool for Retrieval of Interacting Genes (STRING) database. Among them, several genes with different combined scores were validated by the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in stable RAB5A knockdown cells. Thereafter, to validate the bioinformatics results functionally, the impact of RAB5A knockdown on exosome secretion was evaluated. Bioinformatics analysis showed that RAB5A interacts with 37 genes involved in exosome secretion regulatory pathways. Validation by RT-qPCR confirmed the association of RAB5A with candidate interacted genes and interestingly showed that even medium to low combined scores of the STRING database could be experimentally valid. Moreover, the functional analysis demonstrated that the stable silencing of RAB5A could experimentally decrease exosome secretion. In conclusion, we suggest RAB5A as a regulator of exosome secretion based on our bioinformatics approach and experimental analysis. Also, we propose the usage of PPI-derived from the STRING database regardless of their combined scores in advanced bioinformatics analysis.
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- Gilar Gorji-Bahri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Protein Technology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Roy R, Mishra A, Poddar S, Nayak D, Kar P. Investigating the mechanism of recognition and structural dynamics of nucleoprotein-RNA complex from Peste des petits ruminants virus via Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics simulations. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 40:2302-2315. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1838327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Rajarshi Roy
- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, India
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Singh A, Thakur M, Singh SK, Sharma LK, Chandra K. Exploring the effect of nsSNPs in human YPEL3 gene in cellular senescence. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15301. [PMID: 32943700 PMCID: PMC7498449 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72333-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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YPEL3 that induces cellular senescence in both normal and tumour cells of humans may show altered expression under the influence of incidental mutations. In this study, we proposed the first structure of Native YPEL3 protein and its five possible deleterious mutants—V40M, C61Y, G98R, G108S, and A131T and predicted their deleterious effects to alter stability, flexibility and conformational changes in the protein. The MD simulation (RMSD, RMSF, Rg, h-bond and SASA) analysis revealed that the variants V40M, G98R and G108S increased the flexibility in protein, and variant V40M imparted more compactness to the protein.. In general, variants attributed changes in the native conformation and structure of the YPEL3 protein which might affect the native function of cellular senescence. The study provides opportunities for health professionals and practitioners in formulating précised medicines to effectively cure various cancers. We propose in-vitro or in-vivo studies should consider these reported nsSNPs while examining any malfunction in the YPEL3 protein.
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- Abhishek Singh
- Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700053, India.
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- Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700053, India.
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- Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata, 700053, India
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Singh R, Bhardwaj VK, Sharma J, Purohit R. Identification of novel and selective agonists for ABA receptor PYL3. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 154:387-395. [PMID: 32629182 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) although complicated and expensive to produce, plays an important role in signalling responsible for regulation of developmental manifestations such as seed maturation and surviving through stress conditions. Hence, development of cost effective molecules with minimal side effects that mimic the functions of ABA is the need of the hour. In this agreement, we screened a series of 27 in-house synthesized 3-methyleneisoindolin-1-one molecules over three ABA receptors (PYR1, PYL1, and PYL3). The commercial ABA agonist Pyrabactin was taken as a standard ligand in this study. The top three molecules for each receptor were selected and further evaluated to estimate the dynamical contribution and complex stability via Molecular Mechanics-Poisson Boltzmann surface area calculations. Two molecules (Mol26 and Mol25) showed higher binding free energy and stable complex conformation for PYL3 in comparison to Pyrabactin. This study revealed the structural basis of the binding mechanism of 3-methyleneisoindolin-1-one molecules with ABA receptors. Mol26 and Mol25 were identified for the development of specific PYL3 agonists with a vast potential in agriculture to accentuate the ABA like action in plants.
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- Rahul Singh
- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India; Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, 176061, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India; Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, 176061, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IHBT Campus, Palampur, HP, 176061, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India; Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, 176061, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India; Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, 176061, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IHBT Campus, Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
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Sharma J, Purohit R, Hallan V. Conformational behavior of coat protein in plants and association with coat protein-mediated resistance against TMV. Braz J Microbiol 2020; 51:893-908. [PMID: 31933177 PMCID: PMC7455624 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-020-00225-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) coat protein (CP) self assembles in viral RNA deprived transgenic plants to form aggregates based on the physical conditions of the environment. Transgenic plants in which these aggregates are developed show resistance toward infection by TMV referred to as CP-MR. This phenomenon has been extensively used to protect transgenic plants against viral diseases. The mutants T42W and E50Q CP confer enhanced CP-MR as compared to the WT CP. The aggregates, when examined, show the presence of helical discs in the case of WT CP; on the other hand, mutants show the presence of highly stable non-helical long rods. These aggregates interfere with the accumulation of MP as well as with the disassembly of TMV in plant cells. Here, we explored an atomic level insight to the process of CP-MR through MD simulations. The subunit-subunit interactions were assessed with the help of MM-PBSA calculations. Moreover, classification of secondary structure elements of the protein also provided unambiguous information about the conformational changes occurring in the two chains, which indicated toward increased flexibility of the mutant protein and seconded the other results of simulations. Our finding indicates the essential structural changes caused by the mutation in CP subunits, which are critically responsible for CP-MR and provides an in silico insight into the effects of these transitions over CP-MR. These results could further be utilized to design TMV-CP-based small peptides that would be able to provide appropriate protection against TMV infection.
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- Jatin Sharma
- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India
- Biotechnology division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, 176061, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
- Biotechnology division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IHBT Campus, Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
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- Biotechnology division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, 176061, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IHBT Campus, Palampur, HP, 176061, India
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Ghosh R, Chakraborty A, Biswas A, Chowdhuri S. Identification of polyphenols from Broussonetia papyrifera as SARS CoV-2 main protease inhibitors using in silico docking and molecular dynamics simulation approaches. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:6747-6760. [PMID: 32762411 PMCID: PMC7484588 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1802347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
The current COVID-19 pandemic is caused by SARS CoV-2. To date, ∼463,000 people died
worldwide due to this disease. Several attempts have been taken in search of effective
drugs to control the spread of SARS CoV-2 infection. The main protease (Mpro) from SARS
CoV-2 plays a vital role in viral replication and thus serves as an important drug target.
This Mpro shares a high degree of sequence similarity (>96%) with the same protease
from SARS CoV-1 and MERS. It was already reported that Broussonetia
papyrifera polyphenols efficiently inhibit the catalytic activity of SARS CoV-1
and MERS Mpro. But whether these polyphenols exhibit any inhibitory effect on SARS CoV-2
Mpro is far from clear. To understand this fact, here we have adopted computational
approaches. Polyphenols having proper drug-likeness properties and two repurposed drugs
(lopinavir and darunavir; having binding affinity −7.3 to −7.4 kcal/mol) were docked
against SARS CoV-2 Mpro to study their binding properties. Only six polyphenols
(broussochalcone A, papyriflavonol A, 3'-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3',4',7-trihydroxyflavane,
broussoflavan A, kazinol F and kazinol J) had interaction with both the
catalytic residues (His41 and Cys145) of Mpro and exhibited good binding affinity (−7.6 to
−8.2 kcal/mol). Molecular dynamic simulations (100 ns) revealed that all Mpro-polyphenol
complexes are more stable, conformationally less fluctuated; slightly less compact and
marginally expanded than Mpro-darunavir/lopinavir complex. Even the number of
intermolecular H-bond and MM-GBSA analysis suggested that these six polyphenols are more
potent Mpro inhibitors than the two repurposed drugs (lopinavir and darunavir) and may
serve as promising anti-COVID-19 drugs. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
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- Rajesh Ghosh
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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Rubim de Santana PI, Ferreira Neto DC, Goncalves ADS, Almeida JSFDD, França TCC, Figueroa-Villar JD. Complete chemical shift assignment and molecular modeling studies of two chromene derivatives as potential leads for new anticancer drugs. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:5498-5508. [PMID: 32657645 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1790419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The compounds 7-chloro-9-(2-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-6-oxocyclohex-1-en-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-xanthen-1-one (5) and 5-[-7-chloro-2,4-dioxo-1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H-chromeno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)]-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione (7), were synthesized from dimedone and barbituric acid and had their three-dimensional structures and precise chemical shifts assignments obtained by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) from 1H, 13C, APT, COSY, HSQC, and HMBC spectra. Additional HOMO-LUMO DFT calculations corroborated the NMR results and pointed to the most stable stereoisomers of each compound. Besides, further docking and molecular dynamic studies suggest that the stereoisomers (9S)-7-chloro-9-(2-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-6-oxocyclohex-1-en-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-xanthen-1-one, and 5-[(5S)-7-chloro-2,4-dioxo-1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H-chromeno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)]-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione of these compounds may act as DNA intercalators and qualify as potential leads for the development of new anticancer drugs.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Priscila Ivo Rubim de Santana
- Medicinal Chemistry Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Medicinal Chemistry Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Applied to the Chemical and Biological Defense (LMCBD), Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Applied to the Chemical and Biological Defense (LMCBD), Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Medicinal Chemistry Group, Chemical Engineering Department, Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ghosh R, Chakraborty A, Biswas A, Chowdhuri S. Evaluation of green tea polyphenols as novel corona virus (SARS CoV-2) main protease (Mpro) inhibitors - an in silico docking and molecular dynamics simulation study. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:4362-4374. [PMID: 32568613 PMCID: PMC7332865 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1779818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral respiratory disease which caused global health emergency and announced as pandemic disease by World Health Organization. Lack of specific drug molecules or treatment strategy against this disease makes it more devastating. Thus, there is an urgent need of effective drug molecules to fight against COVID-19. The main protease (Mpro) of SARS CoV-2, a key component of this viral replication, is considered as a prime target for anti-COVID-19 drug development. In order to find potent Mpro inhibitors, we have selected eight polyphenols from green tea, as these are already known to exert antiviral activity against many RNA viruses. We have elucidated the binding affinities and binding modes between these polyphenols including a well-known Mpro inhibitor N3 (having binding affinity -7.0 kcal/mol) and Mpro using molecular docking studies. All eight polyphenols exhibit good binding affinity toward Mpro (-7.1 to -9.0 kcal/mol). However, only three polyphenols (epigallocatechin gallate, epicatechingallate and gallocatechin-3-gallate) interact strongly with one or both catalytic residues (His41 and Cys145) of Mpro. Molecular dynamics simulations (100 ns) on these three Mpro-polyphenol systems further reveal that these complexes are highly stable, experience less conformational fluctuations and share similar degree of compactness. Estimation of total number of intermolecular H-bond and MM-GBSA analysis affirm the stability of these three Mpro-polyphenol complexes. Pharmacokinetic analysis additionally suggested that these polyphenols possess favorable drug-likeness characteristics. Altogether, our study shows that these three polyphenols can be used as potential inhibitors against SARS CoV-2 Mpro and are promising drug candidates for COVID-19 treatment.
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- Rajesh Ghosh
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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Zhang M, Ying JB, Wang SS, He D, Zhu H, Zhang C, Tang L, Lin R, Zhang Y. Exploring the binding mechanism of HDAC8 selective inhibitors: Lessons from the modification of Cap group. J Cell Biochem 2020; 121:3162-3172. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Min Zhang
- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
- Gansu Health Center HospitalLanzhou China
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- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhou China
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- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
- The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical UniversityShijiazhuang China
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- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
- Gansu Health Center HospitalLanzhou China
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- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
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- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
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- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
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- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
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- Materia Medica Development Group, Institute of Medicinal ChemistryLanzhou University School of PharmacyLanzhou China
- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesChongqing UniversityChongqing China
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A new insight into protein-protein interactions and the effect of conformational alterations in PCNA. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 148:999-1009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zhu J, Xu Y, Liu S, Qiao L, Sun J, Zhao Q. MicroRNAs Associated With Colon Cancer: New Potential Prognostic Markers and Targets for Therapy. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:176. [PMID: 32211396 PMCID: PMC7075808 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a kind of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) that regulate the expression of target genes and play a role in the occurrence and development of cancers. Colon cancer (COAD) is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality. However, the prognostic value of miRNAs in COAD is still confusing. In this study, we obtain miRNAs and messenger RNAs (mRNAs) expression profiles of COAD from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. After preliminary data screening and preprocessing, we acquire the expression data of 894 miRNAs and 17,019 mRNAs. Then, compared with the normal samples, 39 upregulated miRNAs and 54 downregulated miRNAs are identified by differential expression analysis. Furthermore, we obtain 1,487 upregulated mRNAs and 2,847 downregulated mRNAs. We confirm nine key miRNAs related to the survival rate of COAD patients. Moreover, by using bioinformatics methods, we get 461 common genes from both the target genes of these nine key miRNAs and differentially expressed mRNAs. Through analyzing the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network of these 461 common genes and survival analysis, we confirm five hub genes as promising biomarkers for COAD prognosis. It is worth mentioning that no previous reports have found that PGR and KCNB1 are related to COAD. We expect these key miRNAs and hub genes will provide a new way for the study of COAD.
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- Junfeng Zhu
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Office of Drug Clinical Trials, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China
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- School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.,College of Computer Science, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang, China
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John A, Vetrivel U, Sivashanmugam M, Natarajan SK. Microsecond Simulation of the Proteoglycan-like Region of Carbonic Anhydrase IX and Design of Chemical Inhibitors Targeting pH Homeostasis in Cancer Cells. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:4270-4281. [PMID: 32149257 PMCID: PMC7057697 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) is a membrane-bound enzyme associated with tumor hypoxia and found to be over expressed in various tumor conditions. Targeting CAIX catalytic activity is proven to be efficient modality in modulating pH homeostasis in cancer cells. Proteoglycan-like (PG) region is unique to CAIX and is proposed to serve as an antenna enhancing the export of protons in conjunction with facilitated efflux of lactate ions via monocarboxylate transporters. Moreover, the PG region is also reported to contribute to the assembly and maturation of focal adhesion links during cellular attachment and dispersion on solid supports. Thus, drug targeting of this region shall efficiently modulate pH homeostasis and cell adhesion in cancer cells. As the PG region is intrinsically disordered, the complete crystal structure is not elucidated. Hence, in this study, we intend to sample the conformational landscape of the PG region at microsecond scale simulation in order to sample the most probable conformations that shall be utilized for structure-based drug design. In addition, the sampled conformations were subjected to high-throughput virtual screening against NCI and Maybridge datasets to identify potential hits based on consensus scoring and validation by molecular dynamics simulation. Further, the identified hits were experimentally validated for efficacy by in vitro and direct enzymatic assays. The results reveal 5-(2-aminoethyl)-1,2,3-benzenetriol to be the most promising hit as it showed significant CAIX inhibition at all levels of in silico and experimental validation.
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- Arun John
- Centre
for Bioinformatics, Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology, Vision Research Foundation,
Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India
- School
of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed
University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre
for Bioinformatics, Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology, Vision Research Foundation,
Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India
- E-mail: . Phone: +91-44-28271616. Fax: +91-44-28254180
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- Centre
for Bioinformatics, Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute for Research in Vision
and Ophthalmology, Vision Research Foundation,
Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India
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- R.S.
Mehta Jain Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Kamalnayan
Bajaj Institute for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India
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Jin Y, Qin X. Comprehensive analysis of transcriptome data for identifying biomarkers and therapeutic targets in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:282. [PMID: 32355726 PMCID: PMC7186651 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2020.03.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common malignancy worldwide. Accumulating evidences have highlighted the importance of transcriptome data during HNSCC tumorigenesis. The aim of this study was to identify significant genes as effective biomarkers for HNSCC and constructed miRNA-mRNA regulatory network for a more comprehensive understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms. Methods A total of four independent microarrays conducted on HNSCC samples were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and analyzed through R software. FunRich was applied to predict potential transcription factors and targeted genes of miRNAs. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and miRNA-mRNA regulatory network were constructed in Cytoscape. Additionally, the database for annotation, visualization, and integrated discovery (DAVID) was utilized to perform GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses. Validation of gene expression levels was conducted by online databases and qPCR experiments. Results A total of 35 and 193 differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) and mRNAs (DEGs) were screened out by the limma package in R. The interactive network of the overlapping DEGs presented three significant modules and ten hub genes (FN1, MMP3, SPP1, STAT1, LOX, CXCL5, CXCL11, ISG15, IFIT3, and RSAD2). Predicted target genes of DEMs were visualized in Cytoscape and six miRNA-mRNA regulatory pairs were identified. Further validation demonstrated the upregulation of SLC16A1 and COL4A1 in HNSCC. Conclusions We performed an integrated and comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of miRNAs and mRNAs in HNSCC, contributing to explore the underlying regulatory mechanisms and to identify genetic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for HNSCC.
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- Yu Jin
- Department of General Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai 200000, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology and Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai 200000, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head & Neck Oncology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
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Sharma J, Bhardwaj VK, Das P, Purohit R. Identification of naturally originated molecules as γ-aminobutyric acid receptor antagonist. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:911-922. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1720818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Jatin Sharma
- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
- CSIR-IHBT Campus, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- CSIR-IHBT Campus, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Natural Product Chemistry and Process Development, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
- CSIR-IHBT Campus, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Rampogu S, Baek A, Son M, Park C, Yoon S, Parate S, Lee KW. Discovery of Lonafarnib-Like Compounds: Pharmacophore Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Studies. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:1773-1781. [PMID: 32039312 PMCID: PMC7003205 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Progeria is a globally noticed rare genetic disorder manifested by premature aging with no effective treatment. Under these circumstances, farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs) are marked as promising drug candidates. Correspondingly, a pharmacophore model was generated exploiting the features of lonafarnib. The selected pharmacophore model was allowed to screen the InterBioScreen natural compound database to retrieve the potential lead candidates. A series of filtering steps were applied to assess the drug-likeness of the compounds. The obtained compounds were advanced to molecular docking employing the CDOCKER module available with Discovery Studio (DS). Subsequently, three compounds (Hits) have displayed a higher dock score and demonstrated key residue interactions with stable molecular dynamics simulation results compared to the reference compound. Taken together, we therefore put forth three identified Hits as FTIs that may further serve as chemical spaces in designing new compounds.
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- Shailima Rampogu
- Division of Life Science,
Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of
Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National
University (GNU), 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science,
Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of
Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National
University (GNU), 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science,
Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of
Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National
University (GNU), 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science,
Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of
Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National
University (GNU), 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science,
Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of
Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National
University (GNU), 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science,
Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of
Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National
University (GNU), 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Science,
Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of
Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National
University (GNU), 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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Singh R, Bhardwaj V, Purohit R. Identification of a novel binding mechanism of Quinoline based molecules with lactate dehydrogenase of Plasmodium falciparum. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:348-356. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1711809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Rahul Singh
- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, HP, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, HP, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IHBT Campus, Palampur, HP, India
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Kumar R, Sharma R, Kumar I, Upadhyay P, Dhiman AK, Kumar R, Kumar R, Purohit R, Sahal D, Sharma U. Evaluation of Antiplasmodial Potential of C2 and C8 Modified Quinolines: in vitro and in silico Study. Med Chem 2019; 15:790-800. [PMID: 30324888 DOI: 10.2174/1573406414666181015144413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malaria remains a common life-threatening infectious disease across the globe due to the development of resistance by Plasmodium parasite against most antimalarial drugs. The situation demands new and effective drug candidates against Plasmodium. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to design, synthesize and test novel quinoline based molecules against the malaria parasite. METHODS C2 and C8 modified quinoline analogs obtained via C-H bond functionalization approach were synthesized and evaluated for inhibition of growth of P. falciparum grown in human red blood cells using SYBR Green microtiter plate based screening. Computational molecular docking studies were carried out with top fourteen molecules using Autodoc software. RESULTS The biological evaluation results revealed good activity of quinoline-8-acrylate 3f (IC50 14.2 µM), and the 2-quinoline-α-hydroxypropionates 4b (IC50 6.5 µM), 4j (IC50 5.5 µM) and 4g (IC50 9.5 µM), against chloroquine sensitive Pf3D7 strain. Top fourteen molecules were screened also against chloroquine resistant Pf INDO strain and the observed resistant indices were found to lie between 1 and 7.58. Computational molecular docking studies indicated a unique mode of binding of these quinolines to Falcipain-2 and heme moiety, indicating these to be the probable targets of their antiplasmodial action. CONCLUSION An important finding of our work is the fact that unlike Chloroquine which shows a resistance Index of 15, the resistance indices for the most promising molecules studied by us were about one indicating equal potency against drug sensitive and resistant strains of the malaria parasite.
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- Rakesh Kumar
- Natural Product Chemistry and Process Development Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry and Process Development Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry and Process Development Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
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- Malaria Drug Discovery Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry and Process Development Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry and Process Development Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry and Process Development Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061, India.,Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India.,Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061, India
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- Malaria Drug Discovery Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Natural Product Chemistry and Process Development Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176 061, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh-176 061, India
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Magudeeswaran S, Poomani K. Binding mechanism of spinosine and venenatine molecules with p300 HAT enzyme: Molecular screening, molecular dynamics and free-energy analysis. J Cell Biochem 2019; 121:1759-1777. [PMID: 31633226 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The chromatin modification is regulated by the histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and histone deacetyltransferase (HDAC) enzymes; abnormal function of these enzymes leads to several malignant diseases. The inhibition of these enzymes using natural ligand molecules is an emerging technique to cure these diseases. The in vitro analysis of natural molecules, venenatine, spinosine, palmatine and taxodione are giving the best inhibition rate against p300 HAT enzyme. However, the detailed understanding of binding and the stability of these molecules with p300 HAT is not yet known. The aim of the present study is focused to determine the binding strength of the molecules from molecular dynamics simulation analysis. The docking analysis confirms that, the venenatine (-6.97 kcal/mol - conformer 8), spinosine (-6.52 kcal/mol conformer -10), palmatine (-5.72 kcal/mol conformer-3) and taxodione (-4.99 kcal/mol conformer-4) molecules form strong hydrogen bonding interactions with the key amino acid residues (Arg1410, Thr1411 and Trp1466) present in the active site of p300. In the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, the spinosine retain these key interactions with the active site amino acid residues (Arg1410, Thr1411, and Trp1466) than venenatine and are stable throughout the simulation. The RMSD value of spinosine (0.5 to 1.3 Å) and venenatine (0.3 to 1.3 Å) are almost equal during the MD simulation. However, during the MD simulation, the intermolecular interaction between venenatine and the active site amino acid residues (Arg1410, Thr1411, and Trp1466) decreased on comparing with the spinosine-p300 interaction. The binding free energy of the spinosine (-15.30 kcal/mol) is relatively higher than the venenatine (-11.8 kcal/mol); this increment is attributed to the strong hydrogen bonding interactions of spinosine molecule with the active site amino acid residues of p300.
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- Sivanandam Magudeeswaran
- Laboratory of Biocrystallography and Computational Molecular Biology, Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salem, India
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- Laboratory of Biocrystallography and Computational Molecular Biology, Department of Physics, Periyar University, Salem, India
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Sharma J, Bhardwaj V, Purohit R. Structural Perturbations due to Mutation (H1047R) in Phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3Kα) and Its Involvement in Oncogenesis: An in Silico Insight. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:15815-15823. [PMID: 31592171 PMCID: PMC6776984 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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PI3Kα is a heterodimer protein consisting of two subunits (p110α and p85α) which promotes various signaling pathways. Oncogenic mutation in the catalytic subunit p110α of PI3Kα at the 1047 position in the kinase domain substitutes the histidine with arginine. This mutation brings about conformational transitions in the protein complex. These transitions expose the membrane binding region of PI3Kα, and then it independently binds to the cell membrane through its kinase domain without the involvement of the membrane-bound protein RAS. We observed notable changes between the protein complexes (p110α-p85α) of native and mutant structures at the atomic level using molecular dynamics simulations. Simulation results revealed formation of a less number of hydrogen bonds between the two subunits in the mutant protein complex which led the two subunits to move away from each other. This increase in distance between the subunits led to an expanded structure, thereby increasing the flexibility of the protein complex. Furthermore, a study of secondary structure elements and the electrostatic potential of the protein also gave a molecular insight into the change in interaction patterns of the protein with the plasma membrane. Our finding clearly indicates the role of mutation in oncogenesis and provides an insight into considering the structural aspects to handle this mutation.
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- Jatin Sharma
- Structural Bioinformatics
Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource
Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics
Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource
Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
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- Structural Bioinformatics
Lab, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource
Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
- Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IHBT Campus, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh 176061, India
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Sadhasivam A, Nagarajan H, Umashankar V. Structure-based drug target prioritisation and rational drug design for targeting Chlamydia trachomatis eye infections. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:3131-3143. [PMID: 31380730 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1652691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Chlamydia trachomatis (C.t) is a major causative of infectious blindness in world. It is a real challenge to combat Chlamydial infection as it is an intracellular pathogen. Hence, it is essential to determine the most potential targets of C.t in order to inhibit or suppress its virulence during its infectious phase. Thus, in this study, the highly expressed-cum-most essential genes reported through our earlier study were reprioritized by structure-based comparative binding site analysis with host proteome. Therefore, computational approaches involving molecular modelling, large-scale binding site prediction and comparison, molecular dynamics simulation studies were performed to narrow down the most potential targets. Furthermore, high-throughput virtual screening and ADMETox were also performed to identify potential hits that shall efficiently inhibit the prioritised targets. Hence, by this study we report Pyruvoyl-dependent arginine decarboxylase (PvlArgDC), DNA-repair protein (RecO) and porin (outer membrane protein) as the most viable targets of C.t which can be potentially targeted by compounds, NSC_13086, MFCD00276409, MFCD05662003, respectively. AbbreviationsC.tChlamydia trachomatisSTDSexually transmitted diseaseHTVSHigh-throughput virtual screeningADMEToxAbsorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion and ToxicityPMPocketMatchMDMolecular Dynamics simulationSPStandard precisionXPExtra precisionMMGBSAMolecular mechanics energies combined with generalised Born and surface area continuum solvationOMPOuter membrane proteinPvlArgDCPyruvoyl-dependent arginine decarboxylaseRecORecombination protein O.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Anupriya Sadhasivam
- Centre for Bioinformatics, Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India
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Manhas A, Dubey S, Jha PC. A profound computational study to prioritize the natural compound inhibitors against the P. falciparum orotidine-5-monophosphate decarboxylase enzyme. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:2704-2716. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1644197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Anu Manhas
- School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Centre for Applied Chemistry, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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