Characterizing the hotspots involved in RON-MSPβ complex formation using in silico alanine scanning mutagenesis and molecular dynamics simulation

Zarei, Omid and Hamzeh-Mivehroud, Maryam and Benvenuti, Silvia and Ustun-Alkan, Fulya and Dastmalchi, Siavoush (2017) Characterizing the hotspots involved in RON-MSPβ complex formation using in silico alanine scanning mutagenesis and molecular dynamics simulation. Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 7 (1). pp. 141-150. ISSN 2228-5881

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Abstract

Purpose: Implication of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) in development of many diseases such as cancer makes them attractive for therapeutic intervention and rational drug design. RON (Recepteur d’Origine Nantais) tyrosine kinase receptor has gained considerable attention as promising target in cancer therapy. The activation of RON via its ligand, macrophage stimulation protein (MSP) is the most common mechanism of activation for this receptor. The aim of the current study was to perform in silico alanine scanning mutagenesis and to calculate binding energy for prediction of hot spots in protein-protein interface between RON and MSPβ chain (MSPβ).

Methods: In this work the residues at the interface of RON-MSPβ complex were mutated to alanine and then molecular dynamics simulation was used to calculate binding free energy.

Results: The results revealed that Gln193, Arg220, Glu287, Pro288, Glu289, and His424 residues from RON and Arg521, His528, Ser565, Glu658, and Arg683 from MSPβ may play important roles in protein-protein interaction between RON and MSP.

Conclusion: Identification of these RON hot spots is important in designing anti-RON drugs when the aim is to disrupt RON-MSP interaction. In the same way, the acquired information regarding the critical amino acids of MSPβ can be used in the process of rational drug design for developing MSP antagonizing agents, the development of novel MSP mimicking peptides where inhibition of RON activation is required, and the design of experimental site directed mutagenesis studies.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Opene Prints > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 15 Apr 2023 07:27
Last Modified: 11 Jan 2024 04:26
URI: http://geographical.go2journals.com/id/eprint/1708

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