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David W Wright1, S Kashif Sadiq, Gianni De Fabritiis
1Centre for Computational Science, Department of Chemistry, University College London , London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|July 26, 2012
Resumen
Los inhibidores de la transcriptasa inversa no nucleósidos (INRTIs) no bloquean completamente el RT del VIH-1 en estado abierto. Las simulaciones revelan que la enzima ligada al fármaco existe en una distribución de conformaciones abiertas y cerradas, alterando la cinética de la transición.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
- Biología Estructural Biología estructural.
- Descubrimiento de Drogas Descubrimiento de Drogas
Sus antecedentes:
- La transcriptasa inversa (RT) del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana tipo 1 (VIH-1) es un objetivo terapéutico clave.
- Los inhibidores de la RT no nucleósidos (INRTN) inhiben alostericamente la RT del VIH-1 al unirse a una bolsa cerca del sitio activo.
- Los modelos actuales proponen que los NNRTIs actúan como cuñas moleculares, forzando a la enzima a una conformación permanentemente abierta.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la dinámica conformacional del VIH-1 RT cuando se une al NNRTI efavirenz.
- Desafiar el modelo establecido de "cuña molecular" de la inhibición de NNRTI.
- Para dilucidar el mecanismo alostérico de la acción de NNRTI en los estados conformacionales de RT.
Principales métodos:
- Se emplearon simulaciones conjuntas de dinámica molecular.
- Las simulaciones agregaron aproximadamente 600 nanosegundos de tiempo de muestreo.
- Se analizaron los estados conformacionales de la RT unida al efavirenz.
Principales resultados:
- Las simulaciones capturaron el VIH-1 RT ligado al efavirenz en una conformación cerrada, similar a la enzima apo.
- Esto sugiere que la unión NNRTI no restringe completamente el movimiento del dominio del pulgar.
- En la enzima ligada al fármaco existe una distribución conformacional entre los estados abierto y cerrado.
Conclusiones:
- La modulación alostérica por NNRTIs ocurre a través de la alteración de la cinética de las transiciones conformacionales.
- La hipótesis de la "cuña molecular" puede simplificar en exceso el mecanismo de inhibición del NNRTI.
- Comprender estas dinámicas puede guiar el diseño de inhibidores mejorados del VIH-1 y nuevos sitios alostéricos.
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