In silico selection of aptamers for bacterial toxins detection

The most commonly used toxins in biological warfare are staphylococcal enterotoxin B (3SEB), cholera toxin (1XTC), and botulinum toxin (3BTA). Uncovering novel strategies for identifying these toxins is paramount; therefore, aptamers are used for this purpose. Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA...

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Published in:Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics 2023-12, Vol.ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), p.1-10
Main Authors: Escamilla-Gutiérrez, Alejandro, Córdova-Espinoza, María Guadalupe, Sánchez-Monciváis, Anahí, Tecuatzi-Cadena, Brenda, Regalado-García, Ana Gabriela, Medina-Quero, Karen
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Language:English
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aptamers
in silico
molecular docking
RNA
toxins
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Summary:The most commonly used toxins in biological warfare are staphylococcal enterotoxin B (3SEB), cholera toxin (1XTC), and botulinum toxin (3BTA). Uncovering novel strategies for identifying these toxins is paramount; therefore, aptamers are used for this purpose. Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA oligonucleotides selected via Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment (SELEX) with high binding affinity and specificity against target molecules. However, SELEX in vitro is tedious; hence, adopting alternative in silico molecular docking approaches is necessary. We aimed to conduct molecular docking with accessible tools and obtain RNA aptamers. First, 4,820,095 sequences obtained from an initial library of 9.5 × 10 9 Python script sequences were used. The GraphClust program was used to create representative groups or clusters, and the DoGSiteScorer ( https://proteins.plus/ ) was used to conduct binding site detection of the proteins: 5DO4 (thrombin), 3SEB, 1XTC, and 3BTA. rDock, HDock, and PatchDock were adopted, combining different docking program results (consensus scoring), to improve receptor-ligand prediction. An analysis of the poses and root mean square deviation (RMSD) was performed, and 468 structurally different aptamers were obtained. The DoGSiteScorer program predicted the binding site of each protein to direct the interaction with the aptamer. Candidate aptamers for 3SEB, 1XTC, and 3BTA were selected according to the pose value considering the closeness of the interaction with a lower mean of 45.923 Å, 45.854 Å, and 72.490 Å, respectively. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
ISSN:0739-1102
1538-0254
DOI:10.1080/07391102.2022.2159529