Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Protein 4 Bonded to Potent Inhibitors
Siao Chen,
Yi He,
Yajiao Geng,
Zhi Wang,
Lu Han,
Weiwei Han
Affiliations
Siao Chen
Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Yi He
Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Yajiao Geng
Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Zhi Wang
Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Lu Han
Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Weiwei Han
Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) subfamily is the most studied subfamily of bromodomain-containing proteins (BCPs) family which can modulate acetylation signal transduction and produce diverse physiological functions. Thus, the BET family can be treated as an alternative strategy for targeting androgen-receptor (AR)-driven cancers. In order to explore the effect of inhibitors binding to BRD4 (the most studied member of BET family), four 150 ns molecular dynamic simulations were performed (free BRD4, Cpd4-BRD4, Cpd9-BRD4 and Cpd19-BRD4). Docking studies showed that Cpd9 and Cpd19 were located at the active pocket, as well as Cpd4. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations indicated that only Cpd19 binding to BRD4 can induce residue Trp81-Ala89 partly become α-helix during MD simulations. MM-GBSA calculations suggested that Cpd19 had the best binding effect with BRD4 followed by Cpd4 and Cpd9. Computational alanine scanning results indicated that mutations in Phe83 made the greatest effects in Cpd9-BRD4 and Cpd19-BRD4 complexes, showing that Phe83 may play crucial roles in Cpd9 and Cpd19 binding to BRD4. Our results can provide some useful clues for further BCPs family search.
