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Prokaryotic Solute/Sodium Symporters: Versatile Functions and Mechanisms of a Transporter Family. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041880. [PMID: 33668649 PMCID: PMC7918813 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The solute/sodium symporter family (SSS family; TC 2.A.21; SLC5) consists of integral membrane proteins that use an existing sodium gradient to drive the uphill transport of various solutes, such as sugars, amino acids, vitamins, or ions across the membrane. This large family has representatives in all three kingdoms of life. The human sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) and the sodium/glucose transporter (SGLT1) are involved in diseases such as iodide transport defect or glucose-galactose malabsorption. Moreover, the bacterial sodium/proline symporter PutP and the sodium/sialic acid symporter SiaT play important roles in bacteria–host interactions. This review focuses on the physiological significance and structural and functional features of prokaryotic members of the SSS family. Special emphasis will be given to the roles and properties of proteins containing an SSS family domain fused to domains typically found in bacterial sensor kinases.
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Cui Q, Xu QJ, Liu L, Guan LL, Jiang XY, Inam M, Kong LC, Ma HX. Preparation, Characterization and Pharmacokinetic Study of N-Terminal PEGylated D-Form Antimicrobial Peptide OM19r-8. J Pharm Sci 2020; 110:1111-1119. [PMID: 33129837 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2020.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recently, new cationic antibacterial peptide OM19R has been designed with low minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values against some gram-negative bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Shigella. However, this hybrid peptide, like most antibacterial peptides, has low enzyme stability and short half-life, which, in turn, increases the drug's cost. In this study, an antibacterial peptide (OM19r-8) was obtained containing some D-Arg amino acids. The new preparations were carried out through the replacement of l-Arginine by d-Arginine and the addition of PEG chains. Firstly, eight OM19r series of antibacterial peptides were obtained by designing D-Arg. Then, a polyethylene glycol-modified product mPEG5-butyrALD-OM19r-8 (mPEG5-OM19r-8) was isolated and purified by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RT-HPLC). The enzyme stability test showed that the resistance of antibacterial peptide OM19r-8 to protease degradation increased by 4-32-fold. Moreover, the Time-kill studies showed that the germicidal kinetics curves of mPEG5-OM19r-8 and OM19r-8 to Escherichia coli had a similar trend, thus suggesting that PEG modification has an acceptable effect on the activity of the original peptide. Furthermore, the elimination of half-life (28.09 ± 2.81min) of mPEG5-OM19r-8, and the area under the drug concentration-time curve (2686.48 ± 651.36min∗ug/ml) was significantly prolonged. The current study demonstrates an example that optimizes the AMP by utilizing L-to-D amino acid replacement and including PEG chains. These results provide useful data for the clinical application of the mPEG5-OM19r-8.
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- Qi Cui
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun 130118, China; The Key Laboratory of Animal Production, Product Quality and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun, Jilin, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun 130118, China; The Key Laboratory of Animal Production, Product Quality and Security, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No.2888, Changchun, Jilin, China.
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Abstract
Molecular Docking is used to positioning the computer-generated 3D structure of small
ligands into a receptor structure in a variety of orientations, conformations and positions. This
method is useful in drug discovery and medicinal chemistry providing insights into molecular
recognition. Docking has become an integral part of Computer-Aided Drug Design and Discovery
(CADDD). Traditional docking methods suffer from limitations of semi-flexible or static treatment
of targets and ligand. Over the last decade, advances in the field of computational, proteomics and
genomics have also led to the development of different docking methods which incorporate
protein-ligand flexibility and their different binding conformations. Receptor flexibility accounts
for more accurate binding pose predictions and a more rational depiction of protein binding
interactions with the ligand. Protein flexibility has been included by generating protein ensembles
or by dynamic docking methods. Dynamic docking considers solvation, entropic effects and also
fully explores the drug-receptor binding and recognition from both energetic and mechanistic point
of view. Though in the fast-paced drug discovery program, dynamic docking is computationally
expensive but is being progressively used for screening of large compound libraries to identify the
potential drugs. In this review, a quick introduction is presented to the available docking methods
and their application and limitations in drug discovery.
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- Ritu Jakhar
- Center for Bioinformatics, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
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- Center for Bioinformatics, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
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- Center for Bioinformatics, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
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