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Integrative Genomic and in Silico Analysis Reveals Mitochondrially Encoded Cytochrome C Oxidase III (MT-CO3) Overexpression and Potential Neem-Derived Inhibitors in Breast Cancer.

Oluwaseun E Agboola, Samuel S Agboola, Oluwatoyin M Oyinloye, Abimbola E Fadugba, Esther Y Omolayo, Zainab A Ayinla, Foluso O Osunsanmi, Oluranti E Olaiya, Folake O Olojo, Basiru O Ajiboye and 1 more

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Oluwaseun E AgboolaInstitute for Drug Research and Development, Bogoro Research Centre, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti 360001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-6794-4749
Samuel S AgboolaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti 360001, Nigeria.
Oluwatoyin M OyinloyeDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Afe Babalola University, P.M.B 5454, Ado-Ekiti 360001, Nigeria.
Abimbola E FadugbaDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Afe Babalola University, P.M.B 5454, Ado-Ekiti 360001, Nigeria.
Esther Y OmolayoDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences, Afe Babalola University, P.M.B 5454, Ado-Ekiti 360001, Nigeria.
Zainab A AyinlaDepartment of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Foluso O OsunsanmiBiotechnology and Structural Biology (BSB) Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa 3886, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6465-1385
Oluranti E OlaiyaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti 360001, Nigeria.
Folake O OlojoDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Dominion University, Ibadan 110108, Nigeria.
Basiru O AjiboyePhytomedicine and Molecular Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti 371104, Nigeria.
Babatunji E OyinloyeInstitute for Drug Research and Development, Bogoro Research Centre, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti 360001, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0003-2165-7936

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Abstract

backgroundThe increasing global incidence of breast cancer calls for the identification of new therapeutic targets and the assessment of possible neem-derived inhibitors by means of computational modeling and integrated genomic research.

methodsOriginally looking at 59,424 genes throughout 42 samples, we investigated gene expression data from The Cancer Genome Atlas-Breast Cancer (TCGA-BRCA) dataset. We chose 286 genes for thorough investigation following strict screening for consistent expression. R's limma package was used in differential expression analysis. The leading candidate's protein modeling was done with Swiss-ADME and Discovery Studio. Molecular docking studies, including 132 neem compounds, were conducted utilizing AutoDock Vina.

resultsAmong the 286 examined, mitochondrially encoded cytochrome C oxidase III (MT-CO3) turned out to be the most greatly overexpressed gene, showing consistent elevation across all breast cancer samples. Protein modeling revealed a substantial hydrophobic pocket (volume: 627.3 Å

conclusionConnecting traditional medicine with current genomics and computational biology, this work proposes a methodology for structure-guided drug design and development using neem-derived chemicals and finds MT-CO3 as a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer.

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Breast NeoplasmsElectron Transport Complex IIIElectron Transport Complex IVComputer SimulationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenomicsHumansMitochondriaMolecular Docking SimulationElectron Transport Complex IIIElectron Transport Complex IVbreast cancermitochondrial therapeuticsmolecular dockingMT—CO3neem compounds

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