Structural impact analysis of missense SNPs present in the uroguanylin gene by long-term molecular dynamics simulations.
The guanylate cyclase activator 2B, also known as uroguanylin, is part of the guanylin peptide family, which includes peptides such as guanylin and lymphoguanylin. The guanylin peptides could be related to sodium absorption inhibition and water secretion induction and their dysfunction may be related to various pathologies such as chronic renal failure, congestive heart failure and nephrotic syndrome. Besides, uroguanylin point mutations have been associated with essential hypertension. However, currently there are no studies on the impact of missense SNPs on uroguanylin structure. This study applied in silico SNP impact prediction tools to evaluate the impact of uroguanylin missense SNPs and to filter those considered as convergent deleterious, which were then further analyzed through long-term molecular dynamics simulations of 1μs of duration. The simulations suggested that all missense SNPs considered as convergent deleterious caused some kind of structural change to the uroguanylin peptide. Additionally, four of these SNPs were also shown to cause modifications in peptide flexibility, possibly resulting in functional changes.
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil.
Antonio C S
AC
Marcolino
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil; Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil.
William F
WF
Porto
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil; Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil.
Állan S
ÁS
Pires
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil; Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil; S-Inova Biotech, Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Octavio L
OL
Franco
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil. Electronic address: sergiodealencar@gmail.com.
Sérgio A
SA
Alencar
D006333:Heart Failure / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D045265:Natriuretic Peptides; C084362:uroguanylin
Missense SNPs; Molecular dynamics; Structural impact; Uroguanylin