Abstract |
L-Asparaginases (ASNase) belong to a family of amidohydrolases, have both asparaginase and glutaminase activity. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is an outrageous disease worldwide. Bacterial ASNase has been used for the treatment of ALL. Glutaminase activity of enzyme causes some side effect and it is not essential for anticancer activity. The aim of this study was engineering of Escherichia coli asparaginase II to find a mutant with reduced glutaminase activity by molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) and QM-MM (Quantum mechanics molecular dynamics) simulations. Residues with low free energy of binding to Asn and high free binding energy to Gln were chosen for mutagenesis. Then, a mutant with higher glutaminase free binding energy was selected for further studies. Additionally, the MD simulation and QM-MM computation of wild type (WT) were employed and the selected mutated ASNase were analyzed and discussed. Our data showed that V27T is a good candidate to reduction the glutaminase activity, while has no remarkable effect on asparaginase activity of the enzyme. The simulation analysis revealed that V27T mutant is more stable than WT and mutant simulation was successful completely. QM-MM results confirmed the successfulness of our mutagenesis.
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Authors | Noeman Ardalan, Sako Mirzaie, Abbas Akhavan Sepahi, Ramazan Ali Khavari-Nejad |
Journal | Medical hypotheses
(Med Hypotheses)
Vol. 112
Pg. 7-17
(Mar 2018)
ISSN: 1532-2777 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 29447943
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Glutamine
- Asparagine
- Asparaginase
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Topics |
- Antineoplastic Agents
(chemistry)
- Asparaginase
(chemistry, genetics, metabolism)
- Asparagine
(metabolism)
- Catalytic Domain
- Drug Design
- Escherichia coli Proteins
(chemistry, genetics, metabolism)
- Glutamine
(metabolism)
- Humans
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Docking Simulation
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Mutation, Missense
- Point Mutation
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
(drug therapy)
- Protein Binding
- Protein Conformation
- Quantum Theory
- Substrate Specificity
- Thermodynamics
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