Structure-Based High-Throughput Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation for the Discovery of Novel SARS-CoV-2 NSP3 Mac1 Domain Inhibitors

Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, many genetic variations within its genome have been identified, but only a few mutations have been found in nonstructural proteins (NSPs). Among this class of viral proteins, NSP3 is a multidomain protein with 16 different domains, and its largest domain is known as the macrodomain or Mac1 domain. In this study, we present a virtual screening campaign in which we computationally evaluated the NCI anticancer library against the NSP3 Mac1 domain, using Molegro Virtual Docker. The top hits with the best MolDock and Re-Rank scores were selected. The physicochemical analysis and drug-like potential of the top hits were analyzed using the SwissADME data server. The binding stability and affinity of the top NSC compounds against the NSP3 Mac1 domain were analyzed using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, using Desmond software, and their interaction energies were analyzed using the MM/GBSA method. In particular, by applying subsequent computational filters, we identified 10 compounds as possible NSP3 Mac1 domain inhibitors. Among them, after the assessment of binding energies (ΔGbind) on the whole MD trajectories, we identified the four most interesting compounds that acted as strong binders of the NSP3 Mac1 domain (NSC-358078, NSC-287067, NSC-123472, and NSC-142843), and, remarkably, it could be further characterized for developing innovative antivirals against SARS-CoV-2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Viruses - 15(2023), 12 vom: 22. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yazdani, Behnaz [VerfasserIn]
Sirous, Hajar [VerfasserIn]
Brogi, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Calderone, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADP ribose phosphatase
ADRP
Coronavirus Protease Inhibitors
Drug discovery
EC 3.4.22.2
Journal Article
Mac1
Macrodomain
NSP3
Nonstructural proteins
Papain-like protease, SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.01.2024

Date Revised 11.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/v15122291

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366311956