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ArticlePloS one2023

Impact of highly deleterious non-synonymous polymorphisms on GRIN2A protein's structure and function.

Ishtiaque Ahammad, Tabassum Binte Jamal, Arittra Bhattacharjee, Zeshan Mahmud Chowdhury, Suparna Rahman, Md Rakibul Hassan, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Keshob Chandra Das, Chaman Ara Keya, Md Salimullah

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ishtiaque AhammadBioinformatics Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-0473-7803
Tabassum Binte JamalBioinformatics Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Arittra BhattacharjeeBioinformatics Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0001-6019-3797
Zeshan Mahmud ChowdhuryBioinformatics Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Suparna RahmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md Rakibul HassanDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Uzzal HossainBioinformatics Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Keshob Chandra DasMolecular Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Chaman Ara KeyaDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md SalimullahMolecular Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
National Institute of BiotechnologyNorth South University · BD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GRIN2A is a gene that encodes NMDA receptors found in the central nervous system and plays a pivotal role in excitatory synaptic transmission, plasticity and excitotoxicity in the mammalian central nervous system. Changes in this gene have been associated with a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy. Previous studies on GRIN2A suggest that non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) can alter the protein's structure and function. To gain a better understanding of the impact of potentially deleterious variants of GRIN2A, a range of bioinformatics tools were employed in this study. Out of 1320 nsSNPs retrieved from the NCBI database, initially 16 were predicted as deleterious by 9 tools. Further assessment of their domain association, conservation profile, homology models, interatomic interaction, and Molecular Dynamic Simulation revealed that the variant I463S is likely to be the most deleterious for the structure and function of the protein. Despite the limitations of computational algorithms, our analyses have provided insights that can be a valuable resource for further in vitro and in vivo research on GRIN2A-associated diseases.

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EpilepsyMolecular Dynamics SimulationAlgorithmsComputational BiologyDatabases, FactualHumansPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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