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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2015

Adaptive evolution and elucidating the potential inhibitor against schizophrenia to target DAOA (G72) isoforms.

Sheikh Arslan Sehgal, Shazia Mannan, Sumaira Kanwal, Ishrat Naveed, Asif Mir

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sheikh Arslan SehgalDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan ; Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
Shazia MannanDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
Sumaira KanwalDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal, Pakistan.
Ishrat NaveedDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Asif MirDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
COMSATS University Islamabad · PKInternational Islamic University, Islamabad · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schizophrenia (SZ), a chronic mental and heritable disorder characterized by neurophysiological impairment and neuropsychological abnormalities, is strongly associated with D-amino acid oxidase activator (DAOA, G72). Research studies emphasized that overexpression of DAOA may be responsible for improper functioning of neurotransmitters, resulting in neurological disorders like SZ. In the present study, a hybrid approach of comparative modeling and molecular docking followed by inhibitor identification and structure modeling was employed. Screening was performed by two-dimensional similarity search against selected inhibitor, keeping in view the physiochemical properties of the inhibitor. Here, we report an inhibitor compound which showed maximum binding affinity against four selected isoforms of DAOA. Docking studies revealed that Glu-53, Thr-54, Lys-58, Val-85, Ser-86, Tyr-87, Leu-88, Glu-90, Leu-95, Val-98, Ser-100, Glu-112, Tyr-116, Lys-120, Asp-121, and Arg-122 are critical residues for receptor-ligand interaction. The C-terminal of selected isoforms is conserved, and binding was observed on the conserved region of isoforms. We propose that selected inhibitor might be more potent on the basis of binding energy values. Further analysis of this inhibitor through site-directed mutagenesis could be helpful for exploring the details of ligand-binding pockets. Overall, the findings of this study may be helpful in designing novel therapeutic targets to cure SZ.

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Computer-Aided DesignDrug DesignMolecular Docking SimulationAmino Acid SequenceAntipsychotic AgentsBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsComputational BiologyHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLigandsMolecular Sequence DataMolecular StructureProtein BindingProtein IsoformsSchizophreniaAntipsychotic AgentsCarrier ProteinsDAOA protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLigandsProtein Isoformsbioinformaticscomputer-aided drug designingD-amino acid oxidase activatorDAODAOAdockingG72modelingphylogenetic analysisschizophrenia

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PMID26170631
PMCPMC4498731
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