title: The chemical and dynamical influence of the anti-viral drug amantadine on the M2 proton channel transmembrane domain.
abstract: The M(2) proton channel plays a vital role in the life cycle of the influenza A virus. His(37), the key residue in the M(2) transmembrane domain (M(2)-TMD), plays a central role in the proton conductance mechanism. The anti-influenza drug, amantadine, inhibits the channel activity through binding to the pore of the M(2) channel. The nuclear spin relaxation data and polarization inversion spin exchange at the magic angle spectra show that both the polypeptide backbone and His(37) side chain are more constrained in the presence of amantadine. Using (15)N cross polarization magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy, the protonation of His(37) of M(2)-TMD in lipid bilayers was monitored in the absence and presence of amantadine as a function of pH. Binding amantadine lowers the His(37) pK(a) values by approximately three orders of magnitude compared with the first pK(a) of histidine in amantadine-free M(2)-TMD. Amantadine's influence on the His(37) chemical properties suggests a novel mechanism by which amantadine may inhibit proton conductance.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Hu
authors: Riqiang
authors: R
authors: Fu
authors: Timothy A
authors: TA
authors: Cross
mesh_terms: D000547:Amantadine / Q000737:chemistry*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000086082:Viroporin Proteins
chemical_list: D000547:Amantadine; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; C488937:M2 protein, Influenza A virus; D000086082:Viroporin Proteins