Integrated In Silico Studies on the Role of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NADH) Binding in Activating C-Terminal Binding Protein 2 (CtBP2)
- 14 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 51 (1), 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.210548
Abstract
The C-terminal binding protein 2 (CtBP2) plays a role in apoptosis and embryogenesis. Genetic knockout studies have been demonstrated to cause severe developmental defects and embryonic lethality. CtBP2 has three key domains and dimerizes for a significant role by binding with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). However, the molecular mechanism of CtBP2 dimerization and the effect of NADH binding are unknown. In this study, we performed molecular dynamics (MD) and docking simulation to reveal the mechanism of C-terminal binding protein 2 (CtBP2) dimerization and the effect of NADH binding to the dimer formation. Our MD simulation results detected seven salt bridges that are important for CtBP2 dimerization. And docking simulation demonstrated that the holo-monomer gave a higher probability of correct docking pose than the apo-monomer. Moreover, in docking simulation using a PXDLS model peptide, that holo form gave more docking poses than that apo form. These results suggested that the holo form has a structure that facilitates the formation of dimers and the binding of PXDLS peptides.Keywords
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