Structural and functional analysis of Cyanovirin-N homologs : Carbohydrate binding affinities and antiviral potential of cyanobacterial peptides
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Cyanobacteria, a group of photosynthetic prokaryotes, can sinthesize several substances due to their secondary metabolism, with notable properties, such as Cyanovirin-N(CVN), a carbohydrate-binding lectin, that exhibits antiviral activity against several pathogens, due to its ability to bind viral surface carbohydrates such as mannose, thus interfering with the viral entry on the cell. CVN has been described in several cyanobacterial strains and shows biotechnological potential for the development of drugs of pharmaceutical interest. This study focuses on the genomic exploration and characterization of Cyanovirin-N homologs to assess the conservation of carbohydrate-binding affinity within the group. The analysis of their antiviral properties was carried out using bioinformatics tools to study protein models through an in silico pipeline, following the steps of genomic prospection on public databases, homology modeling, docking, molecular dynamics and energetic analysis. Mannose served as the reference ligand, and the lectins' binding affinity with mannose was assessed across Cyanovirin-N homologs. Genomic mining identified 33 cyanobacterial lectin sequences, which underwent structural and functional characterization. The results obtained from this work indicate strong carbohydrate affinity on several homologs, pointing to the conservation of antiviral properties alongside the group. However, this affinity was not uniformly distributed among sequences, exhibiting significant heterogeneity in binding site residues, suggesting potential multi-ligand binding capabilities on the Cyanovirin-N homologs group. Studies focused on the properties involved in these molecules and the investigation of the genetic diversity of Cyanovirin-N homologs could provide valuable insights into the discovery of new drug candidates, harvesting the potential of bioinformatics for large-scale functional and structural analysis.
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Journal of molecular graphics & modelling - 129(2024) vom: 21. Apr., Seite 108718 |
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Date Completed 15.04.2024 Date Revised 17.04.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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