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ArticleScientific reports2024

FMO-guided design of darunavir analogs as HIV-1 protease inhibitors.

Hathaichanok Chuntakaruk, Kowit Hengphasatporn, Yasuteru Shigeta, Chanat Aonbangkhen, Vannajan Sanghiran Lee, Tanatorn Khotavivattana, Thanyada Rungrotmongkol, Supot Hannongbua

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Hathaichanok ChuntakarukProgram in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Kowit HengphasatpornCenter for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan. kowith@ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp.
Yasuteru ShigetaCenter for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan.
Chanat AonbangkhenCenter of Excellence in Natural Products Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Vannajan Sanghiran LeeChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Tanatorn KhotavivattanaCenter of Excellence in Natural Products Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. tanatorn.k@chula.ac.th.
Thanyada RungrotmongkolProgram in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. thanyada.r@chula.ac.th.
Supot HannongbuaCenter of Excellence in Computational Chemistry (CECC), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. supot.h@chula.ac.th.
Chulalongkorn University · THUniversity of Tsukuba · JPUniversity of Malaya · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of HIV-1 infection continues to pose a significant global public health issue, highlighting the need for antiretroviral drugs that target viral proteins to reduce viral replication. One such target is HIV-1 protease (PR), responsible for cleaving viral polyproteins, leading to the maturation of viral proteins. While darunavir (DRV) is a potent HIV-1 PR inhibitor, drug resistance can arise due to mutations in HIV-1 PR. To address this issue, we developed a novel approach using the fragment molecular orbital (FMO) method and structure-based drug design to create DRV analogs. Using combinatorial programming, we generated novel analogs freely accessible via an on-the-cloud mode implemented in Google Colab, Combined Analog generator Tool (CAT). The designed analogs underwent cascade screening through molecular docking with HIV-1 PR wild-type and major mutations at the active site. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations confirmed the assess ligand binding and susceptibility of screened designed analogs. Our findings indicate that the three designed analogs guided by FMO, 19-0-14-3, 19-8-10-0, and 19-8-14-3, are superior to DRV and have the potential to serve as efficient PR inhibitors. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach and its potential to be used in further studies for developing new antiretroviral drugs.

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HIV-1HIV InfectionsHIV Protease InhibitorsDarunavirDrug Resistance, ViralHIV ProteaseHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMutationSulfonamidesViral ProteinsDarunavirHIV ProteaseHIV Protease InhibitorsSulfonamidesViral ProteinsCombined analog generator toolDarunavir analogsFragment molecular orbital (FMO)HIV-1 proteaseStructure-based drug design

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PMID38351065
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