Binding of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine dimers to palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1) and its glycosylated forms : a computational approach

The lysosomal enzyme palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1) removes thioester-linked fatty acid groups from membrane-bound proteins to facilitate their proteolysis. A lack of PPT1 (due to gene mutations) causes the progressive death of cortical neurons and is responsible for infantile neural ceroid lipofuscinosis (INCL), a severe neurodegenerative disorder in children. Conversely, PPT1 is often over-expressed in cancer, and considered as a valid target to control tumor growth. Potent and selective inhibitors of PPT1 have been designed, in particular 4-amino-7-chloro-quinoline derivatives such as hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and the dimeric analogues Lys05 and DC661. We have modeled the interaction of these three compounds with the enzyme, taking advantage of the PPT1 crystallographic structure. The molecules can fit into the palmitate site of the protein, with the dimeric compounds forming more stable complexes than the monomer. But the molecular modeling suggests that the most favorable binding sites are located outside the active site. Two sites centered on residues Met112 and Gln144 were identified, offering suitable cavities for drug binding. According to the calculated empirical energies of interaction (ΔE), the dimer DC661 forms the most stable complex at site Met112 of palmitate-bound PPT1. N-glycosylated forms of PPT1 were elaborated. Paucimannosidic glycans (M2FA and M3F) and a bulkier tetra-antennary complex glycan were introduced at asparagine residues N197, N212 and N232. These N-glycans do not impede drug binding, thus suggesting that all glycoforms of PPT1 can be targeted with these compounds.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

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Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics - 40(2022), 18 vom: 22. Nov., Seite 8197-8205

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vergoten, Gérard [VerfasserIn]
Bailly, Christian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Asparagine
Chloroquine
Drug-protein binding
EC 3.1.2.-
EC 3.1.2.22
Fatty Acids
Hydroxychloroquine
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
Molecular modeling
PPT1
PPT1 protein, human
Palmitates
Palmitoyl-protein thioesterase
Palmitoylated proteins
Thiolester Hydrolases

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Date Completed 18.10.2022

Date Revised 02.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07391102.2021.1908167

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324312288