Exploring the molecular basis for selective binding of homoserine dehydrogenase from Mycobacterium leprae TN toward inhibitors: a virtual screening study

Int J Mol Sci. 2014 Jan 24;15(2):1826-41. doi: 10.3390/ijms15021826.

Abstract

Homoserine dehydrogenase (HSD) from Mycobacterium leprae TN is an antifungal target for antifungal properties including efficacy against the human pathogen. The 3D structure of HSD has been firmly established by homology modeling methods. Using the template, homoserine dehydrogenase from Thiobacillus denitrificans (PDB Id 3MTJ), a sequence identity of 40% was found and molecular dynamics simulation was used to optimize a reliable structure. The substrate and co-factor-binding regions in HSD were identified. In order to determine the important residues of the substrate (L-aspartate semialdehyde (L-ASA)) binding, the ASA was docked to the protein; Thr163, Asp198, and Glu192 may be important because they form a hydrogen bond with HSD through AutoDock 4.2 software. neuraminidaseAfter use of a virtual screening technique of HSD, the four top-scoring docking hits all seemed to cation-π ion pair with the key recognition residue Lys107, and Lys207. These ligands therefore seemed to be new chemotypes for HSD. Our results may be helpful for further experimental investigations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Aspartic Acid / chemistry
  • Aspartic Acid / metabolism
  • Binding Sites
  • Catalytic Domain
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Homoserine Dehydrogenase / chemistry*
  • Homoserine Dehydrogenase / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycobacterium leprae / enzymology*
  • NAD / chemistry
  • NAD / metabolism
  • Protein Conformation
  • ROC Curve
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • NAD
  • Aspartic Acid
  • aspartic semialdehyde
  • Homoserine Dehydrogenase