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- Title
Harnessing Human N-type Ca<sup>2+</sup> Channel Receptor by Identifying the Atomic Hotspot Regions for Its Structure-Based Blocker Design.
- Authors
Pandey, Ashish; P, Jigneshkumar; Tripathi, Satyaprakash; Gopi Mohan, C.
- Abstract
The voltage dependent N-type Ca2+ channel (NCC) receptor was identified to have therapeutic potential for the treatment of neuropathic pain and stroke disease. The Ca2+ ion transport through the transmembrane influx is mainly dependent on the closing, opening, or intermediate state gating mechanism of NCC. Harnessing this dynamic gating mechanism at the structural level is an important and challenging physiological phenomenon. The three dimensional (3D) structure of this membrane receptor is not yet experimentally determined to understand its mechanism of action. Based on these observations, we have developed for the first time the structure of the closed state of the NCC receptor at the pore forming domains which mainly involve three transmembrane helices (TMhs) S5, P and S6. Hot-spot binding site residues of this receptor model were identified by molecular docking technique using amlodipine, cilnidipine and nifedipine compounds known to be potent Ca2+ channel antagonists. Further, the Ca2+ ion permeability and the hydrophobic gating mechanism provided better structural and functional insights on the NCC receptor. These results are in consonance with other Ca2+ channel receptors and would provide guidance for further biochemical investigations.
- Publication
Molecular Informatics, 2012, Vol 31, Issue 9, p643
- ISSN
1868-1743
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/minf.201200025