화학공학소재연구정보센터
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol.188, No.1, 260-281, 2019
Probing the Dynamic Mechanism of Uncommon Allosteric Inhibitors Optimized to Enhance Drug Selectivity of SHP2 with Therapeutic Potential for Cancer Treatment
There is currently considerable interest in SHP2 as a potential target for treatment of cancer. Mutation in SHP2, particularly the E76A mutation, has been found to seriously confer the phosphatase high activity. Recently, two compounds, 1 and 23, have been reported as potent allosteric inhibitors of both SHP2 wild type (SHP2(WT)) and the E76A mutant (SHP2(E76A)), with higher activity than other inhibitors. However, the structural and dynamic implications of their inhibitory mechanisms are yet unexplored which deserve further attention. Herein, the MD simulation applies to gain insight into the atomistic nature of each binding mode of inhibitors 1 and 23 in both SHP2(WT) and SHP2(E76A). The comparative analysis reveals inhibitor 1 can freeze SHP2(WT) and SHP2(E76A) in their auto-inhibited conformation better than 23, in agreement with experimental data. GLU250 in both SHP2(WT) and SHP2(E76A) and ARG111 and ARG229 in SHP2(E76A) play a crucial role in the higher activity of 1 compared to 23. The mutation E76A increases the binding affinity of 1 and 23 compared to the wild type, implying that the two inhibitors have been well adopted by the E76A mutant. The findings here can substantially shed light on new strategies for developing novel classes of SHP2 inhibitors with increased potency.