Exploring the Interaction Mechanism of Desmethyl-broflanilide in Insect GABA Receptors and Screening Potential Antagonists by In Silico Simulations

Broflanilide, a novel insecticide, is classified as a negative allosteric modulator (NAM) of insect γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors (GABARs) as desmethyl-broflanilide (DMBF) allosterically inhibits the GABA-induced responses. The G277M mutation of the Drosophila melanogaster GABAR subunit has been reported to abolish the inhibitory activity of DMBF. The binding mode of DMBF in insect GABARs needs to be clarified to understand the underlying mechanism of this mutation and to develop novel, efficient NAMs of insect GABARs. Here, we found that a hydrogen bond formed between DMBF and G277 of the D. melanogaster GABAR model might be the key interaction for the antagonism of DMBF by in silico simulations. The volume increase induced by the G277M mutation blocks the entrance of the binding pocket, making it difficult for DMBF to enter the binding pocket and thereby decreasing its activity. The following virtual screening and bioassay results identified a novel NAM candidate of insect GABARs. Overall, we reported a possible binding mode of DMBF in insect GABARs and proposed the insensitivity mechanism of the G277M mutant GABAR to DMBF using molecular simulations. The identified NAM candidates might provide more alternatives or potentials for the design of GABAR-targeting insecticides.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 68(2020), 50 vom: 16. Dez., Seite 14768-14780

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gao, Ya [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yichi [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Fengshou [VerfasserIn]
Pei, Jianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Xiaogang [VerfasserIn]
Ju, Xiulian [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Chunqing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Genyan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3-benzamido-N-(4-(perfluoropropan-2-yl)phenyl)benzamide
Benzamides
Broflanilide
Docking
Drosophila Proteins
G277M mutation
GABA Antagonists
GABA receptor
Journal Article
Receptors, GABA
Virtual screening

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Date Completed 31.03.2021

Date Revised 31.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jafc.0c05728

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318406578