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Mol Biol (Mosk) ; 48(6): 1019-29, 2014.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25845243

ABSTRACT

Methionine γ-lyase [EC 4.4.1.11] participates in a methionine catabolism at a number of bacteria and protozoa eukaryotes, including pathogenic microorganisms. Lack of this enzyme at mammals allows consider it as a perspective target for rational antibacterial drug design. Currently in medical practice there are no the preparations based on an inhibition of methionine γ-lyase activity. We present results of the search of potential inhibitors of the enzyme using the NMR screening techniques based on identification of compounds, which able to bind specifically to their biological target. Study included a stage of in silico virtual screening of the library of commercially available compounds and subsequent experimental selection of the leading compounds, capable to interact with enzyme. Identification of binding was carried out by means of saturation transfer difference (STD) spectroscopy and WaterLOGSY technique. At the final stage the experimental assessment of inhibiting ability of the selected compounds in the reaction of γ-elimination of L-methionine catalyzed by methionine γ-lyase was carried out. Binding constants of two leading compounds were determined using the WaterLOGSY method. The research expands structural group of potential inhibitors of methionine γ-lyase and allows approach to the design of the inhibitors with higher efficacy.


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Bacterial Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Carbon-Sulfur Lyases/antagonists & inhibitors , Citrobacter freundii/chemistry , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Methionine/chemistry , Small Molecule Libraries/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Carbon-Sulfur Lyases/chemistry , Carbon-Sulfur Lyases/genetics , Citrobacter freundii/enzymology , Databases, Chemical , Drug Discovery , Escherichia coli/genetics , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Gene Expression , High-Throughput Screening Assays , Kinetics , Ligands , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Molecular Docking Simulation , Protein Binding , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Structure-Activity Relationship , User-Computer Interface
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Mol Biol (Mosk) ; 44(6): 1075-85, 2010.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21290829

ABSTRACT

NMR spectroscopy was recognized as a method of protein structure determination in solution. However, determination of the conformation of small peptides, which undergo fast molecular motions, remains a challenge. This is mainly caused by impossibility to collect required quantity of the distance and dihedral angle restraints from NMR spectra. At the same time, short charged peptides play an important role in a number of biological processes, in particular in pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease. Therefore development of a method for structure calculation of small peptides in a water environment using the most realistic force fields seems to be of current importance. Such algorithm has been developed using the Amber-03 force field and software package Gromacs after updating its program code. The algorithm of calculation has been verified on a model peptide for which the solution structure is known, and on the metal binding fragment of rat beta-amyloid for which structure has been determined by alternative methods. The developed algorithm substantially increases quality of structures, in particular Ramachandran plot statistics, and decreases RMSD of coordinates of atoms inside calculated family. The described protocol of calculation can be used for determination of conformation of short peptides, and also for structure optimization of larger proteins containing poorly structured fragments.


Subject(s)
Mathematical Computing , Molecular Dynamics Simulation , Peptides/chemistry , Algorithms , Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemistry , Animals , Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular , Protein Conformation , Rats , Software , Solutions
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Mol Biol (Mosk) ; 42(6): 1056-66, 2008.
Article in Russian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19140327

ABSTRACT

Termination of translation in eukaryotes is governed by two polypeptide chain release factors. The middle (M) domain of the class 1 translation termination factor eRF1 contains the strictly conserved GGQ motif and involved in hydrolysis of the peptidyl-tRNA ester bond within the peptidyl transferase center of the large ribosome subunit. Heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy was used to map the interaction interface of the M-domain of human termination factor eRF1 with eukaryotic ribosomes. The protein was found to interact specifically with the large 60S ribosomal subunit: no interaction was detected between the M-domain of eRF1 and the 40S ribosomal subunit. The protein residues at the interaction interface are mainly situated on the long alpha-helix, alpha1 of the M-domain. Some residues adjacent to alpha1, in strand beta5, and in two short helices alpha2 and alpha3 are also involved in the protein-ribosome contact. The interaction of the functionally inactive mutant G183A with the 60S ribosomal subunit is substantially weaker than that found for the wild-type protein. Moreover, the interaction interfaces are not identical in these two cases. The results highlight the functional importance of the long alphal helix and also indicate that conformational flexibility of the GGQ loop is essential for forming tight protein-ribosome contacts.


Subject(s)
Peptide Termination Factors/chemistry , Ribosomes/chemistry , Amino Acid Motifs/physiology , Humans , Mutation, Missense , Peptide Chain Termination, Translational/physiology , Peptide Termination Factors/genetics , Peptide Termination Factors/metabolism , Peptidyl Transferases/chemistry , Peptidyl Transferases/genetics , Peptidyl Transferases/metabolism , Protein Binding/physiology , Protein Structure, Tertiary/physiology , Ribosomes/genetics , Ribosomes/metabolism
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