Structure-based inhibitory peptide design targeting peptide-substrate binding site in EGFR tyrosine kinase

Farial Tavakoli and Mohamad Reza Ganjalikhany

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-18

Abstract: EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) plays the critical roles in the vital cell activities, proliferation, differentiation, migration and survival in response to polypeptide growth factor ligands. Aberrant activation of this receptor has been demonstrated in many human cancers, particularly in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). L858R point mutation is the most common oncogenic mutation in EGFR tyrosine kinase domain in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC. A feedback inhibitor of EGFR is MIG6 molecule which binds peptide-substrate binding site of the receptor and leads to degradation of activated EGFR. In this in silico study, the peptide-substrate binding site of EGFRL858R mutant has been targeted to inhibit it using molecular docking, MD simulation and MM-PBSA method. Finally, physicochemical properties of the designed peptides have been evaluated. A peptide library was provided composed of 31 peptides which were designed based on the MIG6 structure. The results indicated that, two peptides were able to inhibit EGFRL858R mutant selectively. This computational study could be helpful in designing novel inhibitory peptides to inhibit oncogenic EGFR mutants which do not respond to available EGFR TKIs.

Date: 2019
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