通过计算蛋白质设计和分子动力学,设计被预测会通过计算蛋白质设计和分子动力学更好地与奥米克朗变体结合,而不是ACE2
Thassanai Sitthiyotha1, Wantanee Treewattanawong1, Surasak Chunsrivirot1
1Structural and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand.
新型被设计用于通过阻止它与人体细胞结合来抑制SARS-CoV-2的Omicron变体. 这些设计的体显示出对抗COVID-19的有希望的治疗潜力,其性能优于现有的抑制剂.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 计算生物学 计算生物学
- 药物发现 药物发现 药物发现
背景情况:
- 由SARS-CoV-2引起的COVID-19大流行导致了全球显著的死亡率.
- 像Omicron这样的SARS-CoV-2变种的出现给公共卫生带来了持续的挑战.
- 抑制SARS-CoV-2受体结合域 (RBD) 与ACE2受体之间的相互作用是关键的治疗策略.
研究的目的:
- 使用计算蛋白质设计设计针对Omicron变异的RBD的新型抑制剂.
- 与天然ACE2和现有抑制剂相比,提高设计的结合亲和力和稳定性.
- 为了确定有前途的候选人开发新的COVID-19疗法.
主要方法:
- 使用计算式蛋白质设计 (CPD) 来生成基于ACE2受体α1螺旋的25-mer结合剂 (SPB25).
- 用分子动力学 (MD) 模拟和MM-GBSA计算来预测结合亲缘关系 (ΔGbind) 和评估稳定性.
- 分析了设计和Omicron RBD之间的结合相互作用,以优化与保存残留物的有利相互作用.
主要成果:
- 两个新型,SPB25T7L/K11A和SPB25T7L/K11L,与原生ACE2和先前研究的 (SPB25) 相比,对Omicron RBD表现出更高的结合亲和力.
- 顶部的预测结合亲和度 (ΔGbind (MM-GBSA)) 分别为-92.4 ± 0.4 和-95.7 ± 0.5 kcal/mol.
- 设计的体表现出增强的预测稳定性和与保存的Omicron RBD残留物具有有利的结合相互作用.
结论:
- 设计的SPB25是对Omicron RBD与ACE2结合的有效抑制剂.
- 这些代表了对抗Omicron变种感染的有希望的治疗候选者.
- 该研究强调了CPD在开发针对新出现的SARS-CoV-2变种的新型抗病毒药物的潜力.
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