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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Structural Dynamics of DPP-4 and Its Influence on the Projection of Bioactive Ligands.

Simone Queiroz Pantaleão, Eric Allison Philot, Pedro Túlio de Resende-Lara, Angélica Nakagawa Lima, David Perahia, Maria Atanassova Miteva, Ana Ligia Scott, Kathia Maria Honorio

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Simone Queiroz PantaleãoCenter for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC, 09210-170 Santo André, SP, Brazil. simone.queiroz@ufabc.edu.br.ORCID 0000-0002-5183-7906
Eric Allison PhilotCenter for Mathematics, Computing, and Cognition, Federal University of ABC, 09210-170 Santo André, SP, Brazil. ericphilot@gmail.com.
Pedro Túlio de Resende-LaraCenter for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC, 09210-170 Santo André, SP, Brazil. david.perahia@ens-cachan.fr.ORCID 0000-0001-8197-3899
Angélica Nakagawa LimaCenter for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC, 09210-170 Santo André, SP, Brazil. angelica.lima@ufabc.edu.br.
David PerahiaÉcole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, Laboratory of Biology and Applied Pharmacology, 94235 Cachan, France. david.perahia@ens-cachan.fr.
Maria Atanassova MitevaInserm UMR-S 973-Paris Diderot University, Therapeutic Molecules by in silico approaches, 75013 Paris, France. maria.miteva@paris7.jussieu.fr.
Ana Ligia ScottCenter for Mathematics, Computing, and Cognition, Federal University of ABC, 09210-170 Santo André, SP, Brazil. analigiascott@gmail.com.
Kathia Maria HonorioCenter for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC, 09210-170 Santo André, SP, Brazil. kmhonorio@usp.br.
Universidade Federal do ABC · BRÉcole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay · FRInserm · FRUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) is a target to treat type II diabetes mellitus. Therefore, it is important to understand the structural aspects of this enzyme and its interaction with drug candidates. This study involved molecular dynamics simulations, normal mode analysis, binding site detection and analysis of molecular interactions to understand the protein dynamics. We identified some DPP-4 functional motions contributing to the exposure of the binding sites and twist movements revealing how the two enzyme chains are interconnected in their bioactive form, which are defined as chains A (residues 40-767) and B (residues 40-767). By understanding the enzyme structure, its motions and the regions of its binding sites, it will be possible to contribute to the design of new DPP-4 inhibitors as drug candidates to treat diabetes.

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LigandsMolecular ConformationMolecular Dynamics SimulationBinding SitesDipeptidyl Peptidase 4Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsProtein BindingStructure-Activity RelationshipDipeptidyl Peptidase 4Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsLigandsbinding sitesdiabetesDPP-4functional movementsmolecular dynamicsmolecular interactionsnormal modes

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PMID29473857
PMCPMC6017819
OpenAlexW2793245154

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