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ArticleACS omega2022

Mutagenic Activation of Glutathione Peroxidase-4: Approaches toward Rational Design of Allosteric Drugs.

Chunyue Ma, Daniel J Chung, Dylan Abramson, David R Langley, Kelly M Thayer

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Article in ACS omega, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Chunyue MaDepartment of Mathematics & Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9487-6032
Daniel J ChungDepartment of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States.
Dylan AbramsonDepartment of Mathematics & Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States.
David R LangleyDepartment of Chemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States.
Kelly M ThayerDepartment of Mathematics & Computer Science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7437-9517

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) reduces lipid hydroperoxides in lipid membranes, effectively inhibiting iron-dependent cell death or ferroptosis. The upregulation of the enzyme by the mutations at residues D21 and D23 has been suggested to be associated with higher protein activity, which confers more protection against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases. Therefore, it has become an attractive target for treating and preventing neurodegenerative diseases. However, identifying means of mimicking the beneficial effects of these mutations distant from the active site constitutes a formidable challenge in moving toward therapeutics. In this study, we explore using molecular dynamics simulations to computationally map the conformational and energetic landscape of the wild-type GPX4 protein and three mutant variants to identify the allosteric networks of the enzyme. We present the conformational dynamic profile providing the desired signature behavior of the enzyme. We also discuss the implications of these findings for drug design efforts.

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PMID36061715
PMCPMC9434792

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