PMID- 33876698 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221018 LR - 20221202 IS - 1538-0254 (Electronic) IS - 0739-1102 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 18 DP - 2022 Nov TI - Binding of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine dimers to palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1) and its glycosylated forms: a computational approach. PG - 8197-8205 LID - 10.1080/07391102.2021.1908167 [doi] AB - The lysosomal enzyme palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1) removes thioester-linked fatty acid groups from membrane-bound proteins to facilitate their proteolysis. A lack of PPT1 (due to gene mutations) causes the progressive death of cortical neurons and is responsible for infantile neural ceroid lipofuscinosis (INCL), a severe neurodegenerative disorder in children. Conversely, PPT1 is often over-expressed in cancer, and considered as a valid target to control tumor growth. Potent and selective inhibitors of PPT1 have been designed, in particular 4-amino-7-chloro-quinoline derivatives such as hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and the dimeric analogues Lys05 and DC661. We have modeled the interaction of these three compounds with the enzyme, taking advantage of the PPT1 crystallographic structure. The molecules can fit into the palmitate site of the protein, with the dimeric compounds forming more stable complexes than the monomer. But the molecular modeling suggests that the most favorable binding sites are located outside the active site. Two sites centered on residues Met112 and Gln144 were identified, offering suitable cavities for drug binding. According to the calculated empirical energies of interaction (DeltaE), the dimer DC661 forms the most stable complex at site Met112 of palmitate-bound PPT1. N-glycosylated forms of PPT1 were elaborated. Paucimannosidic glycans (M2FA and M3F) and a bulkier tetra-antennary complex glycan were introduced at asparagine residues N197, N212 and N232. These N-glycans do not impede drug binding, thus suggesting that all glycoforms of PPT1 can be targeted with these compounds.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma. FAU - Vergoten, Gerard AU - Vergoten G AD - Inserm, INFINITE - U1286, Institut de Chimie Pharmaceutique Albert Lespagnol (ICPAL), Faculte de Pharmacie, University of Lille, Lille, France. FAU - Bailly, Christian AU - Bailly C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2973-9357 AD - OncoWitan, Lille (Wasquehal), France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210420 PL - England TA - J Biomol Struct Dyn JT - Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics JID - 8404176 RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Palmitates) RN - 4QWG6N8QKH (Hydroxychloroquine) RN - 7006-34-0 (Asparagine) RN - 886U3H6UFF (Chloroquine) RN - EC 3.1.2.- (Thiolester Hydrolases) RN - EC 3.1.2.22 (PPT1 protein, human) RN - EC 3.1.2.22 (palmitoyl-protein thioesterase) SB - IM MH - Asparagine MH - Child MH - Chloroquine MH - Fatty Acids MH - Humans MH - Hydroxychloroquine/pharmacology MH - Membrane Proteins/metabolism MH - *Neoplasms MH - *Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses/drug therapy/genetics/metabolism MH - Palmitates MH - Thiolester Hydrolases OTO - NOTNLM OT - PPT1 OT - drug-protein binding OT - hydroxychloroquine OT - molecular modeling OT - palmitoylated proteins EDAT- 2021/04/21 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/19 06:00 CRDT- 2021/04/20 08:47 PHST- 2021/04/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/04/20 08:47 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/07391102.2021.1908167 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2022 Nov;40(18):8197-8205. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1908167. Epub 2021 Apr 20.