Expanding the therapeutic options for Candida infections using novel inhibitors of secreted aspartyl proteases
DRUG DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH(2023)
摘要
For widening the therapeutic options for Candida management, the druggability of Candida proteome was systematically investigated using an innovative pipeline of high-throughput data mining algorithms, followed by in vitro validation of the observations. Through this exercise, HIV-1 protease was found to share structural similarity with secreted aspartyl protease-3 (SAP3), a virulence protein of Candida. Using the molecular fingerprint of HIV-1 protease inhibitor GRL-09510, we performed virtual screening of peptidomimetic library followed by high-precision docking and MD simulations for discovery of SAP inhibitors. Wet-lab validation of the four shortlisted peptidomimetics revealed that two molecules, when used in combination with fluconazole, could significantly reduce the dosage of fluconazole required for 50% inhibition of Candida albicans. The SAP inhibitory activity of these peptidomimetics was confirmed through SAP assays and found to be on par with pepstatin A, a known peptidomimetic inhibitor of aspartyl proteases.
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aspartyl protease inhibitors,Candida,molecular dynamics,peptidomimetics,secreted aspartyl protease
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