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Structural insight into the recognition of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine and sinefungin in SARS-CoV-2 Nsp16/Nsp10 RNA cap 2 -O-Methyltransferase #MMPMID33020707
Mahalapbutr P; Kongtaworn N; Rungrotmongkol T
Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020[]; 18 (ä): 2757-2765 PMID33020707show ga
The recent ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to rapidly spread across the world. To date, neither a specific antiviral drug nor a clinically effective vaccine is available. Among the 15 viral non-structural proteins (nsps), nsp16 methyltransferase has been considered as a potential target due to its crucial role in RNA cap 2'-O-methylation process, preventing the virus detection by cell innate immunity mechanisms. In the present study, molecular recognition between the two natural nucleoside analogs (S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine (SAH) and sinefungin (SFG)) and the SARS-CoV-2 nsp16/nsp10/(m7)G(ppp)AC(5) was studied using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations based on MM/GBSA and WaterSwap approaches. The binding affinity and the number of hot-spot residues, atomic contacts, and H-bond formations of SFG/nsp16 complex were distinctly higher than those of SAH/nsp16 system, consistent with the lower water accessibility at the enzyme active site. Notably, only SFG could electrostatically interact with the 2'-OH and N3 of RNA's adenosine moiety, mimicking the methyl transfer reaction of S-adenosyl-l-methionine substrate. The atomistic binding mechanism obtained from this work paves the way for further optimizations and designs of more specific SARS-CoV-2 nsp16 inhibitors in the fight against COVID-19.