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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Computational Evaluation of Abrogation of HBx-Bcl-xL Complex with High-Affinity Carbon Nanotubes (Fullerene) to Halt the Hepatitis B Virus Replication.

Abbas Khan, Omar Ahsan, Dong-Qing Wei, Jawad Khaliq Ansari, Muzammil Hasan Najmi, Khalid Muhammad, Yasir Waheed

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Computational proteomics analysis ofFrontiers in plant science · 2024
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  3. Metabolomics in viral hepatitis: advances and review.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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  5. Fullerenes against COVID-19: Repurposing CMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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7 authors.

Abbas KhanFoundation University Medical College, Foundation University Islamabad, DHA-I, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Omar AhsanFoundation University Medical College, Foundation University Islamabad, DHA-I, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Dong-Qing WeiDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4200-7502
Jawad Khaliq AnsariFoundation University Medical College, Foundation University Islamabad, DHA-I, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Muzammil Hasan NajmiFoundation University Medical College, Foundation University Islamabad, DHA-I, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Khalid MuhammadDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-6488-1722
Yasir WaheedFoundation University Medical College, Foundation University Islamabad, DHA-I, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-5789-4215

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the world's most prevalent chronic viral infection. More than 350 million individuals are chronic carriers of the virus, with an estimated 2 billion infected persons. For instance, the role of HBx protein in attachment and infection is very obvious and consequently deemed as an important druggable target. Targeting the interface and discovering novel drugs greatly advanced the field of therapeutics development. Therefore, in the current study, HBx to Bcl-xL is abrogated on high-affinity carbon nanotubes using computational structural biology tools. Our analysis revealed that among the total 62 carbon fullerenes, only 13 compounds exhibited inhibitory activity against HBx, which was further confirmed through IFD-based rescoring. Structural dynamics investigation revealed stable binding, compactness, and hydrogen bonds reprogramming. Moreover, the binding free energy calculation results revealed that the top hits1-4 possess the total binding energy of -54.36 kcal/mol (hit1), -50.81 kcal/mol (hit2), -47.09 kcal/mol (hit3), and -45.59 kcal/mol for hit4. In addition, the predicted K

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Nanotubes, CarbonVirus Replicationbcl-X ProteinBinding SitesHepatitis B virusHumansMacromolecular SubstancesModels, MolecularMolecular ConformationProtein BindingStructure-Activity RelationshipTrans-ActivatorsViral Regulatory and Accessory ProteinsBCL2L1 protein, humanbcl-X Proteinhepatitis B virus X proteinMacromolecular SubstancesNanotubes, CarbonTrans-ActivatorsViral Regulatory and Accessory Proteinscarbon nanotubesdockingfree energy calculationHBVIFDsimulation

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PMCPMC8587554

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