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Molecular Modelling and Dynamics Study of nsSNP in STXBP1 Gene in Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy Disease.

Abstract：

:Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (known as Ohtahara Syndrome) is one of the most severe and earliest forms of epilepsy, characterized by early seizures onset. It affects newborns and children between two and six years old. Among the genes that have been associated with early infantile epileptic encephalopathy, the STXBP1 gene, which encodes the Syntaxin binding protein1a that is involved in SNARE complex formation, contributes to synaptic vesicles exocytosis. The aim of this study was to identify the most pathogenic polymorphisms of STXBP1 gene and determine their impact on the structure and stability of Stxbp1 protein. The high-risk nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in the STXBP1 gene were predicted using 13 bioinformatics tools. The conservation analysis was realized by CONSURF web server. The analysis of the impact of the pathogenic SNPs on the structure of Stxbp1 protein was realized using YASARA software, and the molecular dynamics simulation was performed using GROMACS software. Out of 245 nsSNPs, we identified 11 (S42P, H103D R190W, R235G, D238E, L256P, P335S, C354Y, L365V, R406C, and G544D) as deleterious using in silico prediction tools. Conservation analysis results revealed that all these nsSNPs were located in conserved regions. The comparison of the hydrogen and hydrophobic interactions in the wild type Stxbp1 structure and its mutant forms showed that all these nsSNPs affect the protein structure on different levels. The molecular dynamics simulations revealed that the total of nsSNPs affect the protein stability, residual fluctuation, and the compaction at different levels. This study provides helpful information on high risk nsSNPs that may affect the Stxbp1 protein structure and function. Thus, these variants should be taken into consideration during the genetic screening of patients suffering from early infantile epileptic encephalopathy.

journal_name

Biomed Res Int

journal_title

BioMed research international

authors

Al Mehdi K,Fouad B,Zouhair E,Boutaina B,Yassine N,Chaimaa AEC,Najat S,Hassan R,Rachida R,Abdelhamid B,Halima N

doi

10.1155/2019/4872101

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-12-17 00:00:00

pages

4872101

eissn

2314-6133

issn

2314-6141

journal_volume

2019

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Molecular Modelling and Dynamics Study of nsSNP in STXBP1 Gene in Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy Disease.