Structural studies of human purine nucleoside phosphorylase: Towards a new specific empirical scoring function

Luis Fernando Saraiva Macedo Timmers, Rafael Andrade Caceres, Ana Luiza Vivan, Lisandra Marques Gava, Raquel Dias, Rodrigo Gay Ducati, Luiz Augusto Basso, Diogenes Santiago Santos, Walter Filgueira de Azevedo

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Abstract

Human purine nucleoside phosphorylase (HsPNP) is a target for inhibitor development aiming at T-cell immune response modulation. In this work, we report the development of a new set of empirical scoring functions and its application to evaluate binding affinities and docking results. To test these new functions, we solved the structure of HsPNP and 2-mercapto-4(3H)-quinazolinone (HsPNP:MQU) binary complex at 2.7 Å resolution using synchrotron radiation, and used these functions to predict ligand position obtained in docking simulations. We also employed molecular dynamics simulations to analyze HsPNP in two conditions, as apoenzyme and in the binary complex form, in order to assess the structural features responsible for stability. Analysis of the structural differences between systems provides explanation for inhibitor binding. The use of these scoring functions to evaluate binding affinities and molecular docking results may be used to guide future efforts on virtual screening focused on HsPNP.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)28-38
Number of pages11
JournalArchives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Volume479
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Docking
  • Empirical scoring functions
  • Enzymology
  • Molecular dynamics
  • Quinazolinone
  • Virtual screening

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

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