靶向昆虫γ-氨基丁酸受体非竞争性拮抗剂的虚拟筛选

    Virtual screening of non-competitive antagonists targeting insect GABAR

    • 摘要: 靶向昆虫γ-氨基丁酸受体 (GABAR) 的非竞争性拮抗剂 (NCAs) 在杀虫剂研发领域具有重要价值。作为该领域代表性化合物,氟雷拉纳 (fluralaner) 因具备优异的杀虫活性和靶标选择性而备受关注。本研究采用AlphaFold2模型构建了家蝇GABAR的三维结构,并以氟雷拉纳为参照化合物,针对ChEMBL数据库中的230万个化合物开展了基于分子对接的虚拟筛选,最终获得4个对接评分与结合自由能均优于氟雷拉纳的命中化合物(ChEMBL5201664、ChEMBL3938339、ChEMBL467434和ChEMBL1322496)。通过100 ns分子动力学模拟验证发现,命中化合物与GABAR的复合物体系具有良好的稳定性,且分子力学/泊松-玻尔兹曼表面积 (MM/PBSA) 平均结合自由能计算结果表明,在动态溶剂化环境下,命中化合物与GABAR的结合自由能范围为−39.99 ~ −47.64 kcal/mol,显著低于氟雷拉纳 (−33.16 kcal/mol),提示其具有更强的靶点结合能力。因此,筛选获得的4个命中化合物可作为潜在的靶向昆虫GABAR的非竞争性拮抗剂,为新型昆虫GABAR靶向杀虫剂的设计与开发提供了新的研究思路。

       

      Abstract: Non-competitive antagonists (NCAs) targeting the insect γ-aminobutyric acid receptor (GABAR) have great value in the field of insecticide research and development. As a representative compound, fluralaner has attracted considerable attention due to its potent insecticidal activity and target selectivity. In this study, the three-dimensional structure of the Musca domestica GABAR was constructed using the AlphaFold2 program. Molecular docking-based virtual screening was performed on 2.30 million compounds in the ChEMBL database, with fluralaner as the reference compound. Four hit compounds (ChEMBL5201664, ChEMBL3938339, ChEMBL467434, and ChEMBL1322496) were ultimately identified, exhibiting both higher docking scores and more favorable binding free energy than fluralaner. Subsequent 100 ns molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated favorable stability for the complexes formed by these hit compounds with GABAR. MM/PBSA binding free energy calculations revealed that the hit compounds exhibited substantially stronger binding free energies (−39.99 to −47.64 kcal/mol) toward GABAR compared to fluralaner (−33.16 kcal/mol) under dynamic solvation conditions, implying a potentially higher binding affinity. These findings suggest that the four hit compounds obtained through screening could serve as potential NCAs targeting insect GABAR, providing guidance for the design and development of novel insecticides.

       

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