Axin 1基因中功能性单核苷酸多态性(SNP)的鉴定与表征:一种分子动力学方法
Identification and characterization of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Axin 1 gene: a molecular dynamics approach.
作者信息
Khan Imran, Ansari Irfan A, Singh Pratichi, Dass J Febin Prabhu, Khan Fahad
机构信息
Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, India.
School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
出版信息
Cell Biochem Biophys. 2018 Jun;76(1-2):173-185. doi: 10.1007/s12013-017-0818-1. Epub 2017 Aug 2.
Wnt signaling pathway has been reported to play crucial role in intestinal crypt formation and deregulation of this pathway is responsible for colorectal cancer initiation and progression. Axin 1, a scaffold protein, play pivotal role in the regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and has been found to be mutated in several cancers; primarily in colon cancer. Considering its crucial role, a structural and functional analysis of missense mutations in Axin 1 gene was performed in this study. Initially, one hundred non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in the coding regions of Axin 1 gene were selected for in silico analysis. Six variants (G820S, G856S, E830K, L811V, L847V, and R767C) were predicted to be deleterious by combinatorial prediction. Further investigation of structural attributes confirmed two highly deleterious single nucleotide polymorphisms (G820S and G856S). Molecular dynamics simulation demonstrated variation in different structural attributes between native and two highly deleterious Axin 1 mutant models. Finally, docking analysis showed variation in binding affinity of mutant Axin 1 proteins with two destruction complex members, GSK3β and adenomatous polyposis. The results collectively showed the deleterious effect of the above predicted single nucleotide polymorphisms on the Axin 1 protein structure and could prove to be an adjunct in the disease genotype-phenotype correlation studies.
据报道,Wnt信号通路在肠道隐窝形成中起关键作用,该通路的失调是结直肠癌发生和进展的原因。支架蛋白Axin 1在Wnt/β-连环蛋白信号通路的调节中起关键作用,并且已发现在几种癌症中发生突变,主要是在结肠癌中。考虑到其关键作用,本研究对Axin 1基因错义突变进行了结构和功能分析。最初,选择了Axin 1基因编码区的100个非同义单核苷酸多态性进行计算机分析。通过组合预测,六个变体(G820S、G856S、E830K、L811V、L847V和R767C)被预测为有害。对结构属性的进一步研究证实了两个高度有害的单核苷酸多态性(G820S和G856S)。分子动力学模拟表明天然Axin 1模型与两个高度有害的Axin 1突变体模型之间在不同结构属性上存在差异。最后,对接分析显示突变的Axin 1蛋白与两个破坏复合物成员GSK3β和腺瘤性息肉病的结合亲和力存在差异。这些结果共同表明上述预测的单核苷酸多态性对Axin 1蛋白结构具有有害影响,并且可能被证明是疾病基因型-表型相关性研究的辅助手段。