Binding and Proton Blockage by Amantadine Variants of the Influenza M2WT and M2S31N Explained

Autor: Timothy A. Cross, Kathrin Freudenberger, Antonios Kolocouris, Anja Hoffmann, Ioannis Stylianakis, Ian Tietjen, Felix Kolarov, Anna K. Wright, David Fedida, Christina Tzitzoglaki, Günter Gauglitz, Michaela Schmidtke
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: J Med Chem
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01115
Popis: While aminoadamantanes are well-established inhibitors of the influenza A M2 proton channel, the mechanisms by which they are rendered ineffective against M2(S31N) are unclear. Solid state NMR, isothermal titration calorimetry, electrophysiology, antiviral assays, and molecular dynamics simulations suggest stronger binding interactions for amino adamantanes to M2(WT) compared to negligible or weak binding to M2(S31N). This is due to reshaping of the M2 pore when N31 is present, which, in contrast to wild-type (WT), leads (A) to the loss of the V27 pocket for the adamantyl cage and to a predominant orientation of the ligand’s ammonium group toward the N-terminus and (B) to the lack of a helical kink upon ligand binding. The kink, which reduces the tilt of the C-terminal helical domain relative to the bilayer normal, includes the W41 primary gate for proton conductance and may prevent the gate from opening, representing an alternative view for how these drugs prevent proton conductance.
Databáze: OpenAIRE