MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO BINDING BEHAVIOUR OF LAMOTRIGINE WITH INITIATION FACTOR 2 PROTEIN: AN INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES

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Arora SmritiORCID,Patra Jeevan

Abstract

CONSPECTUSAimsThe ribosomal protein (r-protein) of bacteria is composed of 2.6 MDa ribonucleoproteins of the 30S and 50S subunits, which are essential elements for protein translation. The translational initiation step is an intensive regulated multi-step reaction in protein biosynthesis. During bacterial protein synthesis, the correct reading frame of the mRNA defines when the initiator fMet-tRNAiMet binds to the start codon AUG at the P-site of the 30S subunit. The formation of the P-site of the 30S subunit initiation complex (30S-IC) is governed by three ubiquitous initiation factors (IFs) such as IF1, IF2, and IF3. IF2 protein is an essential player that plays during the last stage of the initiation process. Earlier, Stokes and his co-workers studied chemicals probes using 30K diverse drugs that induced cold-sensitive growth inhibition in the bacterium. The assay studies revealed, Lamotrigine (LTG) effectively binds at domain II of IF2 protein. In our research, we took an attempt in identifying promising active residues that could responsible for anti-bacterial bioactivity with help of computational studies.Computational MethodsIn the present study, initially, we performed C-α backbone alignment with the retrieved IF2 chain from AlphaFold. Further, we utilized SiteMap and CastP for the identification of plausible active binding sites. Further, we bound LTG with the designated domain(s) of IF2 protein and studied its binding affinity potential with help of adaptive molecular dynamics simulations at atomic levels using Desmond.Key FindingsOur research findings have shown accurate results and we could able to prove the assertion in contrast with the findings of Stokes and his co-workers where the LTG bind at domain II of IF2 protein. The key interacting residue Glu179 was revealed to have strong hydrogen bonding contacts with LTG at the sub-nanomolar range. In addition, we predicted the alternative promising site I Further, we gained in-depth analysis for studying multiple sites, to understand the synergism inhibitory activity. Promisingly, LTG could be able to bound with at Site 1 showing better affinity over the proposed domain II and other predicted sites. The adaptive molecular dynamics studies confirmed the promising active residuesSignificanceThe binding site predictions approach provides an insight for further development of anti-bacterial therapeutics that might helpful for bacteria disease management and exhibiting inhibitory activity against various strains.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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