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Journal of Computational Chemistry
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Mixed‐solvent molecular dynamics simulation‐based discovery of a putative allosteric site on regulator of G protein signaling 4

Authors: Wallace K. B. Chan; Debarati DasGupta; Heather A. Carlson; John R. Traynor;

Mixed‐solvent molecular dynamics simulation‐based discovery of a putative allosteric site on regulator of G protein signaling 4

Abstract

AbstractRegulator of G protein signaling 4 (RGS4) is an intracellular protein that binds to the Gα subunit ofheterotrimeric G proteins and aids in terminating G protein coupled receptor signaling. RGS4 has been implicated in pain, schizophrenia, and the control of cardiac contractility. Inhibitors of RGS4 have been developed but bind covalently to cysteine residues on the protein. Therefore, we sought to identify alternative druggable sites on RGS4 using mixed‐solvent molecular dynamics simulations, which employ low concentrations of organic probes to identify druggable hotspots on the protein. Pseudo‐ligands were placed in consensus hotspots, and perturbation with normal mode analysis led to the identification and characterization of a putative allosteric site, which would be invaluable for structure‐based drug design of non‐covalent, small molecule inhibitors. Future studies on the mechanism of this allostery will aid in the development of novel therapeutics targeting RGS4.

Keywords

Science, computational solvent mapping, allosteric site prediction, regulator of G protein signaling, Chemical Engineering, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Phosphatidylinositols, Chemistry, Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems, Calmodulin, Models, Chemical, Materials Science and Engineering, Drug Design, Allosteric Site, RGS Proteins

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