Mercurio Ivan, D'Abrosca Gianluca, Della Valle Maria, Malgieri Gaetano, Fattorusso Roberto, Isernia Carla, Russo Luigi, Di Gaetano Sonia, Pedone Emilia Maria, Pirone Luciano, Del Gatto Annarita, Zaccaro Laura, Alberga Domenico, Saviano Michele, Mangiatordi Giuseppe Felice
Institute of Crystallography, CNR, Via Amendola 122/o, 70126 Bari, Italy.
Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy.
Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 2024 May 4;23:2001-2010. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2024.04.063. eCollection 2024 Dec.
In a recent study, we have identified BPH03 as a promising scaffold for the development of compounds aimed at modulating the interaction between PED/PEA15 (Phosphoprotein Enriched in Diabetes/Phosphoprotein Enriched in Astrocytes 15) and PLD1 (phospholipase D1), with potential applications in type II diabetes therapy. PED/PEA15 is known to be overexpressed in certain forms of diabetes, where it binds to PLD1, thereby reducing insulin-stimulated glucose transport. The inhibition of this interaction reestablishes basal glucose transport, indicating PED as a potential target of ligands capable to recover glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. In this study, we employ computational methods to provide a detailed description of BPH03 interaction with PED, evidencing the presence of a hidden druggable pocket within its PLD1 binding surface. We also elucidate the conformational changes that occur during PED interaction with BPH03. Moreover, we report new NMR data supporting the in-silico findings and indicating that BPH03 disrupts the PED/PLD1 interface displacing PLD1 from its interaction with PED. Our study represents a significant advancement toward the development of potential therapeutics for the treatment of type II diabetes.
在最近的一项研究中,我们已确定BPH03是一种有前景的支架,可用于开发旨在调节PED/PEA15(糖尿病富集磷蛋白/星形胶质细胞富集磷蛋白15)与PLD1(磷脂酶D1)之间相互作用的化合物,在II型糖尿病治疗中具有潜在应用。已知PED/PEA15在某些形式的糖尿病中过表达,它与PLD1结合,从而减少胰岛素刺激的葡萄糖转运。抑制这种相互作用可重新建立基础葡萄糖转运,表明PED是能够恢复葡萄糖耐量和胰岛素敏感性的配体的潜在靶点。在本研究中,我们采用计算方法详细描述BPH03与PED的相互作用,证明其PLD1结合表面存在一个隐藏的可成药口袋。我们还阐明了PED与BPH03相互作用过程中发生的构象变化。此外,我们报告了新的核磁共振数据,支持计算机模拟结果,并表明BPH03破坏了PED/PLD1界面,使PLD1从其与PED的相互作用中解离。我们的研究代表了在开发治疗II型糖尿病的潜在疗法方面的重大进展。