Insight into the inhibition of human choline kinase: homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulations

ChemMedChem. 2006 Nov;1(11):1216-28. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.200600158.

Abstract

A homology model of human choline kinase (CK-alpha) based on the X-ray crystallographic structure of C. elegans choline kinase (CKA-2) is presented. Molecular dynamics simulations performed on CK-alpha confirm the quality of the model, and also support the putative ATP and choline binding sites. A good correlation between the MD results and reported CKA-2 mutagenesis assays has been found for the main residues involved in catalytic activity. Preliminary docking studies performed on the CK-alpha model indicate that inhibitors can bind to the binding sites of both substrates (ATP and choline). A possible reason for inhibition of choline kinase by Ca(2+) ion is also proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / enzymology
  • Choline Kinase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Choline Kinase / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Choline Kinase