通过网络药理学、分子对接和分子动力学探索金雀花碱N-异黄酮衍生物抑制P-糖蛋白逆转乳腺癌多药耐药性的分子机制

Molecular Mechanisms of Reversal of Multidrug Resistance in Breast Cancer by Inhibition of P-gp by Cytisine N-Isoflavones Derivatives Explored Through Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics.

作者信息

Xiao Chuangchuang, Yin Xiaoying, Xi Rui, Yuan Chunping, Ou Yangsheng

机构信息

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.

Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Center for Druggability of Cardiovascular Noncoding RNA, Institute for Frontier Medical Technology, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.

出版信息

Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Apr 17;26(8):3813. doi: 10.3390/ijms26083813.

Abstract

The compound CNI1, identified as a novel antitumor agent based on the cytisine N-isoflavones scaffold, and its series of cytisine N-isoflavones derivatives (CNI2, CNI3, and CNI4), were first isolated from bitter bean seeds, a traditional Chinese medicinal source, by our research team. Cellular activity assays combined with virtual screening targeting P-gp revealed that CNI1, along with the three cytisine N-isoflavones derivatives, CNI2, CNI3, and CNI4, exhibited significant multidrug resistance (MDR) reversal activity in breast cancer. Despite this promising outcome, the precise molecular mechanisms and key targets involved in the MDR reversal of these compounds remain to be elucidated. To explore potential mechanisms, targets for CNI1, CNII2, CNI3, and CNI4 (CNI1-4) were predicted using SwissTargetPrediction and Pharmmapper databases, while MDR-related targets in breast cancer were retrieved from OMIM and GeneCards. The overlapping targets were utilized to construct a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network to identify core targets. Additionally, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were conducted using the DAVID database to identify relevant signaling pathways. Molecular docking simulations were employed to evaluate the binding sites and energies of CNI1-4 with the identified key targets, with the highest binding energy complexes selected for subsequent molecular dynamics simulations. This study identified 81 intersecting multidrug resistance (MDR) targets and 19 core targets in breast cancer. GO and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses revealed that MDR was primarily mediated by genes involved in cellular processes, apoptosis, protein phosphorylation, as well as the MAPK and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways. Molecular docking studies demonstrated that the binding energies of P-gp, AKT1, and SRC to CNI1-4 were all lower than -10 kcal/mol, indicating strong binding affinities. Molecular dynamics simulations further confirmed the stable and favorable binding interactions of CNI1-4 with AKT1 and P-gp. This study provides preliminary insights into the potential targets and molecular mechanisms of cytisine N-isoflavones compounds in reversing MDR in breast cancer, offering crucial data for the pharmacological investigation of CNI1-4 and supporting the development of P-gp inhibitors.

摘要

化合物CNI1是一种基于金雀花碱N-异黄酮骨架的新型抗肿瘤药物,我们的研究团队首次从传统中药来源的苦豆子种子中分离出了它及其一系列金雀花碱N-异黄酮衍生物(CNI2、CNI3和CNI4)。结合针对P-糖蛋白的虚拟筛选进行的细胞活性测定表明,CNI1与三种金雀花碱N-异黄酮衍生物CNI2、CNI3和CNI4在乳腺癌中均表现出显著的多药耐药(MDR)逆转活性。尽管有这一有前景的结果,但这些化合物MDR逆转所涉及的精确分子机制和关键靶点仍有待阐明。为了探索潜在机制,使用SwissTargetPrediction和Pharmmapper数据库预测了CNI1、CNII2、CNI3和CNI4(CNI1-4)的靶点,同时从OMIM和GeneCards中检索了乳腺癌中与MDR相关的靶点。利用重叠靶点构建蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPI)网络以确定核心靶点。此外,使用DAVID数据库进行基因本体(GO)和京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)富集分析,以确定相关信号通路。采用分子对接模拟来评估CNI1-4与已确定的关键靶点的结合位点和能量,选择结合能最高的复合物进行后续的分子动力学模拟。本研究在乳腺癌中确定了81个交叉的多药耐药(MDR)靶点和19个核心靶点。GO和KEGG通路富集分析表明,MDR主要由参与细胞过程、细胞凋亡、蛋白质磷酸化以及MAPK和PI3K-Akt信号通路的基因介导。分子对接研究表明,P-糖蛋白、AKT1和SRC与CNI1-4的结合能均低于-10 kcal/mol,表明结合亲和力很强。分子动力学模拟进一步证实了CNI1-4与AKT1和P-糖蛋白之间稳定且良好的结合相互作用。本研究为金雀花碱N-异黄酮化合物逆转乳腺癌MDR的潜在靶点和分子机制提供了初步见解,为CNI1-4的药理研究提供了关键数据,并支持P-糖蛋白抑制剂的开发。

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