Evaluation of potential molecular interaction between quorum sensing receptor, LuxP and grouper fatty acids: in-silico screening and simulation

Pathologically relevant behaviors of Vibrio, such as the expression of virulence factors, biofilm production, and swarming motility, have been shown to be controlled by quorum sensing. The autoinducer-2 quorum sensing receptor protein LuxP is one of the target proteins for drug development to suppre...

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Main Authors: Low, Chen Fei, Shamsir, Mohd. Shahir, Mohamed Hussein, Zeti Azura, Baharum, Syarul Nataqain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88440/1/MohdShahirShamsir2019_EvaluationofPotentialMolecularInteractionBetweenQuorum.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/88440/
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6568
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Summary:Pathologically relevant behaviors of Vibrio, such as the expression of virulence factors, biofilm production, and swarming motility, have been shown to be controlled by quorum sensing. The autoinducer-2 quorum sensing receptor protein LuxP is one of the target proteins for drug development to suppress the virulence of Vibrio. Here, we reported the potential molecular interaction of fatty acids identified in vibriosis-resistant grouper with LuxP. Fatty acid, 4-oxodocosahexaenoic acid (4R8) showed significant binding affinity toward LuxP (-6.0 kcal/mol) based on molecular docking analysis. The dynamic behavior of the protein-ligand complex was illustrated by molecular dynamic simulations. The fluctuation of the protein backbone, the stability of ligand binding, and hydrogen bond interactions were assessed, suggesting 4R8 possesses potential interaction with LuxP, which was supported by the low binding free energy (-29.144 kJ/mol) calculated using the molecular mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann surface area.