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In silico Study on the Binding Interactions of SSTA and 18F-SSTA Towards Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 2

Author(s): David J. Pérez*, Rodrigo S. Razo-Hernández* and Miguel A. Ávila-Rodríguez*

Volume 23, Issue 9, 2023

Published on: 02 February, 2023

Page: [1048 - 1066] Pages: 19

DOI: 10.2174/1871520623666230104160635

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Abstract

Background: Somatostatin analogs (SSTAs) are versatile drugs that target a group of proteins known as somatostatin receptors. SSTAs are used for the treatment and PET-molecular imaging of Neuro Endocrine Tumors (NET), for they are labeled with the radionuclide 18F, a positron emitter radionuclide.

Objective: The aim of this work was to theoretically study the binding interactions of SSTA labeled with 18F (half-life of 109.7 min) and somatostatin receptor subtype 2. As the labeling of SSTA with 18F required the use of a prosthetic group, a hydrophilicity enhancer, and a linker, the influence of these traits on the interactions of 18F-SSTA with the SSTR-2 binding site was studied.

Methods: The binding modes of 18F-labeled analogues with SSTR-2 were studied by using protein homology modelling, non-equilibrium molecular dynamics, and molecular docking calculations, by means of three docking software: MVD, MOE, and VINA.

Results: The results showed the main role of Asp122, Asn276, Phe272 and Phe294 from the SSTR-2 binding site, which form interactions with residues Lys, Trp, Tyr, and Thr from 18F-labeled somatostatin analogues.

Conclusion: The interaction between Lys (from 18F-SSTA) and Asp122 (from SSTR-2) was identified as the most energetic and considered the one that drives the binding between 18F-SSTA and SSTR-2 (the anchor interaction). Despite the presence of prosthetic groups, linkers, and hydrophilicity enhancers, all the studied 18F-SSTA formed the anchor interaction. The trend in the results agreed with the experimental reports, identifying the main role of Asp122 in the binding of somatostatin-14 to SSTR-2.

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