title: Structure-based network analysis of an evolved G protein-coupled receptor homodimer interface.
abstract: Crystallographic structures and experimental assays of human CXC chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) provide strong evidence for the capacity to homodimerize, potentially as a means of allosteric regulation. Even so, how this homodimer forms and its biological significance has yet to be fully characterized. By applying principles from network analysis, sequence-based approaches such as statistical coupling analysis to determine coevolutionary residues, can be used in conjunction with molecular dynamics simulations to identify residues relevant to dimerization. Here, the predominant coevolution sector lies along the observed dimer interface, suggesting functional relevance. Furthermore, coevolution scoring provides a basis for determining significant nodes, termed hubs, in the network formed by residues found along the interface of the homodimer. These node residues coincide with hotspots indicating potential druggability. Drug design efforts targeting such key residues could potentially result in modulation of binding and therapeutic benefits for disease states, such as lung cancers, lymphomas and latent HIV-1 infection. Furthermore, this method may be applied to any protein-protein interaction.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0365, USA. senichols@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Sara E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: Carlos X
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: James Andrew
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McCammon
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019718:Receptors, CXCR4
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