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JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2169762
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TMPRSS2; blind docking; repurposed drugs; ADMET; MD simulation
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Transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) plays a critical role in the entry of coronaviruses into human cells. Famotidine, Argatroban, Guanadrel, and Guanethidine have strong binding affinities to TMPRSS2 and may act as potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics. The protein-ligand complexes exhibit various non-covalent interactions and show good stability. MD simulation and binding free energy calculations suggest Argatroban and Famotidine as promising scaffolds for TMPRSS2 inhibition.
Transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) has been identified as a critical key for the entry of coronaviruses into human cells by cleaving and activating the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. To block the TMPRSS2 function, 18 approved drugs, containing the guanidine group were tested against TMPRSS2's ectodomain (7MEQ). Among these drugs, Famotidine, Argatroban, Guanadrel and Guanethidine strongly binds with TMPRSS2 S1 pocket with estimated Fullfitness energies of -1847.12, -1630.87, -1605.81 and -1600.52 kcal/mol, respectively. A significant number of non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions were detected in protein-ligand complexes. In addition, the ADMET analysis revealed a perfect concurrence with the aptitude of these drugs to be developed as an anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics. Further, MD simulation and binding free energy calculations were performed to evaluate the dynamic behavior and stability of protein-ligand complexes. The results obtained herein highlight the enhanced stability and good binding affinities of the Argatroban and Famotidine towards the target protein, hence might act as new scaffolds for TMPRSS2 inhibition. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
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