Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2023 Jul;41(11):5152-5165. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2080764. Epub 2022 May 31.
Dengue is an arboviral disease caused by the dengue flavivirus. The NS5 protein of flaviviruses is a potential therapeutic target, and comprises an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RDRP) domain that catalyses viral replication. The aim of this study was to repurpose FDA-approved drugs against the RDRP domain of dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV3) using structure-based virtual screening and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The FDA-approved drugs were screened against the RDRP domain of DENV3 using a two-step docking-based screening approach with Glide SP and Glide XP. For comparison, four reported DENV3 RDRP inhibitors were docked as standards. The hitlist was screened based on the docking score of the inhibitor with the lowest docking score (PubChem ID: 118797902; reported IC value: 0.34 µM). Five hits with docking scores and Molecular Mechanics/Generalized Born Surface Area (MM-GBSA) energy lower than those of 118797902 were selected. The stability of the hit-receptor complexes was investigated using 100 ns MD simulations in an explicit solvent. The results of MD simulations demonstrated that polydatin and betiatide remained stably bound to the receptor, and formed stable interactions with the RDRP domain of DENV3. The hit-receptor interactions were comparable to those of 118797902. The average Prime MM-GBSA energy of polydatin and betiatide was lower than that of 118797902 during simulation, indicating that their binding affinity to DENV3 RDRP was higher than that of the standard. The results of this study may aid in the development of serotype-selective drugs against dengue in the future.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
登革热是一种由登革热病毒引起的虫媒病毒病。黄病毒的 NS5 蛋白是一个有潜力的治疗靶点,它包含一个 RNA 依赖性 RNA 聚合酶 (RDRP) 结构域,该结构域催化病毒复制。本研究旨在利用基于结构的虚拟筛选和分子动力学 (MD) 模拟,重新利用 FDA 批准的药物来靶向登革热病毒血清型 3 (DENV3) 的 RDRP 结构域。使用两步对接筛选方法,利用 Glide SP 和 Glide XP 对 FDA 批准的药物进行筛选,以对接 DENV3 的 RDRP 结构域。为了进行比较,将四个已报道的 DENV3 RDRP 抑制剂作为标准对接。根据抑制剂与受体的对接评分筛选命中列表,选择对接评分最低的抑制剂(PubChem ID:118797902;报道的 IC 值:0.34 µM)。选择五个对接评分和分子力学/广义 Born 表面面积 (MM-GBSA) 能量均低于 118797902 的命中物。在含有溶剂的情况下,通过 100 ns MD 模拟研究了命中物-受体复合物的稳定性。MD 模拟结果表明,虎杖苷和贝塔替定与受体稳定结合,并与 DENV3 的 RDRP 结构域形成稳定的相互作用。命中物-受体的相互作用与 118797902 相当。在模拟过程中,虎杖苷和贝塔替定的平均 Prime MM-GBSA 能量均低于 118797902,表明它们与 DENV3 RDRP 的结合亲和力高于标准。本研究的结果可能有助于未来开发针对登革热的血清型选择性药物。