@Article{JAMS-8-97, author = {Yan , FangfangLiu , XinguoZhang , ShaolongSu , JingZhang , Qinggang and Chen , Jianzhong}, title = {Binding Difference of Inhibitors ACD and TDZ to A-FABP Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations}, journal = {Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences}, year = {2017}, volume = {8}, number = {3}, pages = {97--104}, abstract = {

Adipocyte fatty-acid binding protein (A-FABP) is abundantly expressed in macrophage and adipocyte, and it is a potential target for the treatment of atherosclerosis and metabolic disease. In this work, binding differences of two inhibitors ACD and TDZ to A-FABP were studied by using principal component (PC) analysis, molecular mechanics generalized Born surface area (MM-GBSA) and solvated interaction energy (SIE) methods. The results show that the binding of inhibitor TDZ to A-FABP is stronger than that of ACD to A-FABP. The calculation of residue-based free energy decomposition and dynamics analysis of hydrogen bonds suggest that hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonding interactions play important roles in the structural stability of A-FABP. The information obtained from this work will provide a useful clue for design of effective drugs targeting A-FABP. 

}, issn = {2079-7346}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/jams.110417.121517a}, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jams/12548.html} }