Ligand binding to anti-cancer target CD44 investigated by molecular simulations

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• 作者：Tin Trung Nguyen ; Duy Phuoc Tran ; Pham Dinh Quoc Huy…
• 刊名：Journal of Molecular Modeling
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：22
• 期：7
• 全文大小：2,180 KB
• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Chemistry
  Computer Applications in Chemistry
  Biomedicine
  Molecular Medicine
  Health Informatics and Administration
  Life Sciences
  Computer Application in Life Sciences
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：0948-5023
• 卷排序：22

文摘

CD44 is a cell-surface glycoprotein and receptor for hyaluronan, one of the major components of the tumor extracellular matrix. There is evidence that the interaction between CD44 and hyaluronan promotes breast cancer metastasis. Recently, the molecule F-19848A was shown to inhibit hyaluronan binding to receptor CD44 in a cell-based assay. In this study, we investigated the mechanism and energetics of F-19848A binding to CD44 using molecular simulation. Using the molecular mechanics/Poisson Boltzmann surface area (MM-PBSA) method, we obtained the binding free energy and inhibition constant of the complex. The van der Waals (vdW) interaction and the extended portion of F-19848A play key roles in the binding affinity. We screened natural products from a traditional Chinese medicine database to search for CD44 inhibitors. From combining pharmaceutical requirements with docking and molecular dynamics simulations, we found ten compounds that are potentially better or equal to the F-19848A ligand at binding to CD44 receptor. Therefore, we have identified new candidates of CD44 inhibitors, based on molecular simulation, which may be effective small molecules for the therapy of breast cancer.KeywordsBreast cancerCD44F-19848AHyaluronanSteered molecular dynamicsTraditional Chinese medicine