松材线虫琥珀酸脱氢酶潜在抑制剂的虚拟筛选及活性评价

    Virtual screening and activity evaluation of potential inhibitors against succinate dehydrogenase from Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

    • 摘要: 采用同源建模与分子对接的虚拟筛选技术,针对松材线虫琥珀酸脱氢酶 (SDH)靶标,从陶术天然产物数据库中筛选潜在抑制剂。通过SWISS-MODEL平台构建松材线虫SDH同源模型,利用AutoDock Vina程序开展虚拟筛选方法学研究,评估出对活性分子具有较强富集能力的对接模型,用于陶术天然产物数据库的虚拟筛选;依据结合能阈值筛选、类农药性规则及ProTox 3.0毒性预测结果,确定候选化合物并开展杀线虫活性评价;运用LigPlot+、PyMOL、MM/PBSA和分子动力学 (MD) 模拟探究候选化合物与靶标蛋白间相互作用关系。同源建模结果显示,成功构建同源性大于30%的1yq4和4ytp两个模板蛋白,经方法学验证,1yq4模型对活性分子的富集能力最强;基于该模型进行虚拟筛选,最终获得低于阈值且符合类农药性规则和低毒的4个候选小分子。杀线虫毒力试验结果显示,在1.000 g/L质量浓度下处理72 h,异丁香酚甲醚和甘胺胆酸对松材线虫的校正死亡率分别为 98.55%和71.52%,LC50值为0.066和0.617 g/L,两个化合物均能灭杀松材线虫,其中异丁香酚甲醚杀线虫能力优异。分子与靶标蛋白间相互作用模式表明,异丁香酚甲醚和甘胺胆酸主要通过范德华力、氢键、疏水作用协同抑制BxSDH-1yq4靶标蛋白活性。本研究通过整合同源建模、虚拟筛选、毒性预测与杀线虫活性评价等技术方法,成功筛选出2个具有较强灭杀松材线虫能力的天然产物小分子,可为开发高效低毒的松材线虫病防控药剂提供理论依据。

       

      Abstract: Virtual screening techniques combining homology modeling and molecular docking were employed to identify potential inhibitors of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) from Bursaphelenchus xylophilus using the TargetMol Natural Product Database. A homology model of B. xylophilus SDH was constructed using the SWISS-MODEL server. Methodological validation of virtual screening was performed with AutoDock Vina, and the docking model exhibiting the strongest enrichment capacity for active molecules was selected and applied to screen the TargetMol Natural Product Database. Candidate compounds were prioritized based on binding energy thresholds, compliance with pesticide-likeness rules, and toxicity predictions using ProTox 3.0, followed by nematicidal activity evaluation. Interactions between candidate compounds and the target protein were analyzed using LigPlot +, PyMOL, MM/PBSA, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Homology modeling results showed that two template proteins with sequence identity greater than 30%, 1yq4 and 4ytp, were successfully constructed. Methodological validation indicated that the model based on 1yq4 exhibited the strongest enrichment capacity for active molecules. Using this model, four candidate compounds with favorable binding energies, pesticide-likeness, and low toxicity were identified. Nematicidal bioassays showed that after 72 h of exposure at 1.000 g/L, 1,2-dimethoxy-4-propenylbenzene and glycocholic acid caused mortality rates of 98.55% and 71.52% mortality of B. xylophilus, with LC50 values of 0.066 and 0.617 g/L, respectively. Both compounds exhibited nematicidal activity, with 1,2-dimethoxy-4-propenylbenzene demonstrating particularly potent efficacy. Interaction analysis revealed that 1,2-dimethoxy-4-propenylbenzene and glycocholic acid likely inhibit BxSDH-1yq4 activity through van der Waals forces, hydrogen bonds, and hydrophobic interactions. By integrating homology modeling, virtual screening, toxicity prediction, and nematicidal activity evaluation, two natural product-derived small molecules with potent nematicidal activity against B. xylophilus were successfully identified. These findings provide a theoretical foundation for the development of highly effective and low-toxicity control agents for pine wilt disease.

       

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