Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (1): 139-143.doi: 10.1007/s40242-013-2103-1

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Using Homology Modeling, Molecular Dynamics and Molecular Docking Techniques to Identify Inhibitor Binding Regions of Somatostatin Receptor 1

LAN Hai-nan1, WANG Yue-xi2, ZHENG Ming-zhu1, HAN Wei-wei2, ZHENG Xin1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, P. R. China;
    2. Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
  • Received:2012-03-12 Revised:2012-03-28 Online:2013-02-01 Published:2013-01-23
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2012CB721003) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.30871842, 20333050, 20073014).

Abstract:

The G protein coupled receptor(GPCR), one of the members in the superfamily, which consists of thousands of integral membrane proteins, exerts a wide variety of physiological functions and responses to a large portion of the drug targets. The 3D structure of somatostatin receptor 1(SSTR1) was modeled and refined by means of homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulation. This model was assessed by Verify-3D and Vadar, which confirmed the reliability of the refined model. The interaction between the inhibitor cysteamine, somatostatin(SST) and SSTR1 was investigated by a molecular docking program, Affinity. The binding module not only showed the crucial residues involved in the interaction, but also provided important information about the interaction between SSTR1 on the one hand and ligands on the other, which might be the significant evidence for the structure-based design.

Key words: Somatostatin receptor 1, Homology modeling, Docking