Binding mechanism and structural insights into the identified protein target of COVID-19 and importin-α with in-vitro effective drug ivermectin

While an FDA approved drug Ivermectin was reported to dramatically reduce the cell line of SARS-CoV-2 by ∼5000 folds within 48 h, the precise mechanism of action and the COVID-19 molecular target involved in interaction with this in-vitro effective drug are unknown yet. Among 12 different COVID-19 targets along with Importin-α studied here, the RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) with RNA and Helicase NCB site show the strongest affinity to Ivermectin amounting -10.4 kcal/mol and -9.6 kcal/mol, respectively, followed by Importin-α with -9.0 kcal/mol. Molecular dynamics of corresponding protein-drug complexes reveals that the drug bound state of RdRp with RNA has better structural stability than the Helicase NCB site and Importin-α, with MM/PBSA free energy of -187.3 kJ/mol, almost twice that of Helicase (-94.6 kJ/mol) and even lower than that of Importin-α (-156.7 kJ/mol). The selectivity of Ivermectin to RdRp is triggered by a cooperative interaction of RNA-RdRp by ternary complex formation. Identification of the target and its interaction profile with Ivermectin can lead to more powerful drug designs for COVID-19 and experimental exploration.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics - 40(2022), 5 vom: 03. März, Seite 2217-2226

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sen Gupta, Parth Sarthi [VerfasserIn]
Biswal, Satyaranjan [VerfasserIn]
Panda, Saroj Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Ray, Abhik Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Rana, Malay Kumar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

70288-86-7
Alpha Karyopherins
Antiviral Agents
Antiviral drug
COVID-19
Ivermectin
Journal Article
Molecular dynamics
Molecular target
Pharmaceutical Preparations

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.03.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07391102.2020.1839564

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316802700