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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06488
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In this study, the interaction mechanism between Sorafenib (Sor) and c-MYC Gquadruplexes (G4) was investigated using computer-aided means and experiments. The results showed that Sor binds to the groove of G4 and has a lower affinity for G4 compared to traditional G4 ligands. The research may inspire the screening of new selective c-MYC G4 ligands and the design of drugs with good stability, low toxicity, and specific targeting of G4.
Sorafenib (Sor) is a multitarget kinase inhibitor used clinically to treat hepatocellular carcinoma and renal cancer. In this study, the interaction mechanism of Sor with c-MYC Gquadruplexes (G4) was investigated at the molecular level by computer-aided means and experiments. Molecular docking results predicted the binding of Sor to the groove of G4. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to evaluate the effect of ligand binding to G4. Ultraviolet (UV), fluorescence spectroscopy, and viscosity experiments showed that the binding site was in the groove. The UV and fluorescence titration results showed that compared with traditional G4 ligands represented by compound meso-tetra (N-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphine (TmPyP4), Sor has a lower affinity for G4. Likewise, results from fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) experiments suggested that Sor could have a limited ability to stabilize G4, but it was not as prominent as that of TmPyP4. Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy again supported the results from steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy, indicating that a static quenching mechanism mainly drove the process. Studying the interaction mechanism of Sor and c-MYC may inspire the screening of new, selective c-MYC G4 ligands and provide ideas for the design of drugs with good stability, low toxicity, and specific targeting of G4.
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