Identification of novel potent human testis-specific and bromodomain-containing protein (BRDT) inhibitors using crystal structure-based virtual screening
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Human testis-specific and bromodomain-containing protein (hBRDT) is essential for chromatin remodeling during spermatogenesis and is therefore an attractive target for the discovery of male contraceptive drugs. In this study, pharmacophore modeling was carried out based on the crystal structure of hBRDT in complex with the inhibitor, JQ1. The established pharmacophore model was used as a 3D search query to identify potent hBRDT inhibitors from an in-house chemical database. A molecular docking analysis was carried out to filter the obtained hit compounds. A total of 125 compounds was finally selected based on the ranking order and visual examination. These compounds were further evaluated by a protein-based in vitro assay. Four compounds with new chemical scaffolds were identified to be hBRDT inhibitors. The most active of these compounds, T480, had a half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 9.02 µM. The detailed analysis of the binding mode of compound T480 provides important information for the further development of novel BRDT inhibitors.
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دوره 38 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016