Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling
Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling
5 years ago

Molecular Insight into Mutation-induced Conformational Change in Metastasic Bowel Cancer BRAF Kinase Domain and Its Implications for Selective Inhibitor Design

Molecular Insight into Mutation-induced Conformational Change in Metastasic Bowel Cancer BRAF Kinase Domain and Its Implications for Selective Inhibitor Design
Oncogenic BRAF V600E mutation confers constitutive activation for the kinase and is closely related to the pathogenesis of metastasic bowel cancer (MBC). Here, the V600E-induced conformational change in MBC BRAF kinase domain is characterized systematically at structural, energetic and dynamic levels. The mutation is observed to cause a conformational conversion of the kinase’s activation loop from DFG-out to DFG-in, thus activating the kinase. Electrostatic force is primarily responsible for the conformational conversion and stabilization of DFG-in associated with the mutation. Molecular docking calculations are employed to analyze the binding mode difference of mutant-selective inhibitors between the DFG-out and DFG-in conformations of BRAF kinase. It is revealed that the mutation can reshape inhibitor selectivity profile by altering kinase loop conformation. Several compounds are determined to have a high or moderate selectivity for mutant over wild-type kinase. The selectivity is primarily originated from hydrogen bond interactions of inhibitor ligands with mutant rather than wild type due to the conformational difference in kinase domain.

Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science

DOI: S1093326317307040

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