Molecular Dynamics Simulation of SARS-CoV-2 E Ion Channel : The Study of Lone Protein and its Conformational Changes in Complex with Potential Cage Inhibitors

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BACKGROUND: The coronavirus E ion channel has previously been studied as a potential target for antiviral therapy, with several compounds found to bind to the channel. However, these compounds have low activity, searching for effective E ion channel inhibitors of great importance.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a computational approach for designing ligands for the coronaviral E ion channel and identify potential inhibitors based on this approach.

METHODS: The structure of the E-ion channel was refined using molecular dynamics, and the pore responsible for binding cage compounds was selected as the inhibitor-binding site. Potential inhibitor structures were identified using molecular docking, and their binding was confirmed using molecular dynamics simulations.

RESULTS: A number of potential SARS E ion channel inhibitors have been identified, and the binding modes and possible mechanisms of action of these inhibitors have been clarified.

CONCLUSION: This study presents a computational approach that can be used to design ligands for E ion channels and identify potential inhibitors, providing valuable insights into the development of new antiviral therapies. The behavior of the E protein pentamer of SARS-CoV-2 in its native environment was investigated using Molecular Dynamics (MD), resulting in an equilibrated structure that could be used to develop new inhibitors through molecular docking. Simulation of the MD of E-channel complexes with amantadine analogues allowed for the identification of the main types of ligand-protein interactions that are responsible for the good binding of ligands within the channel's inner chamber.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Current computer-aided drug design - (2024) vom: 05. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shiryaev, Vadim Andreevich [VerfasserIn]
Ivleva, Elena Alexandrovna [VerfasserIn]
Zaborskaya, Maria Sergeevna [VerfasserIn]
Tkachenko, Ilya Michailovich [VerfasserIn]
Osyanin, Vitaly Alexandrovich [VerfasserIn]
Klimochkin, Yuri Nikolaevich [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adamantanes.
Cage compounds
Coronavirus
E ion channel
Journal Article
Molecular docking
Molecular dynamics

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Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.2174/0115734099247899240326073802

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370805577