In Silico Core Proteomics and Molecular Docking Approaches for the Identification of Novel Inhibitors against <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>

<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> is a significant pathogen that causes skin and upper respiratory tract infections and non-suppurative complications, such as acute rheumatic fever and post-strep glomerulonephritis. Multidrug resistance has emerged in <i>S. pyogenes</i> strains,...

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Autores principales: Abdur Rehman, Xiukang Wang, Sajjad Ahmad, Farah Shahid, Sidra Aslam, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Faris Alrumaihi, Muhammad Qasim, Abeer Hashem, Amal A. Al-Hazzani, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7a074f5f29ea4946af135ffc115a64802021-11-11T16:29:14ZIn Silico Core Proteomics and Molecular Docking Approaches for the Identification of Novel Inhibitors against <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>10.3390/ijerph1821113551660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/7a074f5f29ea4946af135ffc115a64802021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11355https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> is a significant pathogen that causes skin and upper respiratory tract infections and non-suppurative complications, such as acute rheumatic fever and post-strep glomerulonephritis. Multidrug resistance has emerged in <i>S. pyogenes</i> strains, making them more dangerous and pathogenic. Hence, it is necessary to identify and develop therapeutic methods that would present novel approaches to <i>S. pyogenes</i> infections. In the current study, a subtractive proteomics approach was employed to core proteomes of four strains of <i>S. pyogenes</i> using several bioinformatic software tools and servers. The core proteome consists of 1324 proteins, and 302 essential proteins were predicted from them. These essential proteins were analyzed using BLASTp against human proteome, and the number of potential targets was reduced to 145. Based on subcellular localization prediction, 46 proteins with cytoplasmic localization were chosen for metabolic pathway analysis. Only two cytoplasmic proteins, i.e., chromosomal replication initiator protein DnaA and two-component response regulator (TCR), were discovered to have the potential to be novel drug target candidates. Three-dimensional (3D) structure prediction of target proteins was carried out via the Swiss Model server. Molecular docking approach was employed to screen the library of 1000 phytochemicals against the interacting residues of the target proteins through the MOE software. Further, the docking studies were validated by running molecular dynamics simulation and highly popular binding free energy approaches of MM-GBSA and MM-PBSA. The findings revealed a promising candidate as a novel target against <i>S. pyogenes</i> infections.Abdur RehmanXiukang WangSajjad AhmadFarah ShahidSidra AslamUsman Ali AshfaqFaris AlrumaihiMuhammad QasimAbeer HashemAmal A. Al-HazzaniElsayed Fathi Abd_AllahMDPI AGarticle<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>multidrug resistancecross-resistancephytochemicalsinhibitorspathogenicMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11355, p 11355 (2021)
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topic <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
multidrug resistance
cross-resistance
phytochemicals
inhibitors
pathogenic
Medicine
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spellingShingle <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
multidrug resistance
cross-resistance
phytochemicals
inhibitors
pathogenic
Medicine
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Abdur Rehman
Xiukang Wang
Sajjad Ahmad
Farah Shahid
Sidra Aslam
Usman Ali Ashfaq
Faris Alrumaihi
Muhammad Qasim
Abeer Hashem
Amal A. Al-Hazzani
Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah
In Silico Core Proteomics and Molecular Docking Approaches for the Identification of Novel Inhibitors against <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
description <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> is a significant pathogen that causes skin and upper respiratory tract infections and non-suppurative complications, such as acute rheumatic fever and post-strep glomerulonephritis. Multidrug resistance has emerged in <i>S. pyogenes</i> strains, making them more dangerous and pathogenic. Hence, it is necessary to identify and develop therapeutic methods that would present novel approaches to <i>S. pyogenes</i> infections. In the current study, a subtractive proteomics approach was employed to core proteomes of four strains of <i>S. pyogenes</i> using several bioinformatic software tools and servers. The core proteome consists of 1324 proteins, and 302 essential proteins were predicted from them. These essential proteins were analyzed using BLASTp against human proteome, and the number of potential targets was reduced to 145. Based on subcellular localization prediction, 46 proteins with cytoplasmic localization were chosen for metabolic pathway analysis. Only two cytoplasmic proteins, i.e., chromosomal replication initiator protein DnaA and two-component response regulator (TCR), were discovered to have the potential to be novel drug target candidates. Three-dimensional (3D) structure prediction of target proteins was carried out via the Swiss Model server. Molecular docking approach was employed to screen the library of 1000 phytochemicals against the interacting residues of the target proteins through the MOE software. Further, the docking studies were validated by running molecular dynamics simulation and highly popular binding free energy approaches of MM-GBSA and MM-PBSA. The findings revealed a promising candidate as a novel target against <i>S. pyogenes</i> infections.
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author Abdur Rehman
Xiukang Wang
Sajjad Ahmad
Farah Shahid
Sidra Aslam
Usman Ali Ashfaq
Faris Alrumaihi
Muhammad Qasim
Abeer Hashem
Amal A. Al-Hazzani
Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah
author_facet Abdur Rehman
Xiukang Wang
Sajjad Ahmad
Farah Shahid
Sidra Aslam
Usman Ali Ashfaq
Faris Alrumaihi
Muhammad Qasim
Abeer Hashem
Amal A. Al-Hazzani
Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah
author_sort Abdur Rehman
title In Silico Core Proteomics and Molecular Docking Approaches for the Identification of Novel Inhibitors against <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
title_short In Silico Core Proteomics and Molecular Docking Approaches for the Identification of Novel Inhibitors against <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
title_full In Silico Core Proteomics and Molecular Docking Approaches for the Identification of Novel Inhibitors against <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
title_fullStr In Silico Core Proteomics and Molecular Docking Approaches for the Identification of Novel Inhibitors against <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
title_full_unstemmed In Silico Core Proteomics and Molecular Docking Approaches for the Identification of Novel Inhibitors against <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
title_sort in silico core proteomics and molecular docking approaches for the identification of novel inhibitors against <i>streptococcus pyogenes</i>
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7a074f5f29ea4946af135ffc115a6480
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