Computational and drug target analysis of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with Haemoglobin Subunit Beta (HBB) gene.

Opeyemi S Soremekun, Chisom Ezenwa, Itunuoluwa Isewon, Mahmoud Soliman, Omotuyi Idowu, Oyekanmi Nashiru, Segun Fatumo

Computers in biology and medicine 2020 Oct

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There is overwhelming evidence implicating Haemoglobin Subunit Beta (HBB) protein in the onset of beta thalassaemia. In this study for the first time, we used a combined SNP informatics and computer algorithms such as Neural network, Bayesian network, and Support Vector Machine to identify deleterious non-synonymous Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (nsSNPs) present in the HBB gene. Our findings highlight three major mutation points (R31G, W38S, and Q128P) within the HBB gene sequence that have significant statistical and computational associations with the onset of beta thalassaemia. The dynamic simulation study revealed that R31G, W38S, and Q128P elicited high structural perturbation and instability, however, the wild type protein was considerably stable. Ten compounds with therapeutic potential against HBB were also predicted by structure-based virtual screening. Interestingly, the instability caused by the mutations was reversed upon binding to a ligand. This study has been able to predict potential deleterious mutants that can be further explored in the understanding of the pathological basis of beta thalassaemia and the design of tailored inhibitors. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Opeyemi S Soremekun, Chisom Ezenwa, Itunuoluwa Isewon, Mahmoud Soliman, Omotuyi Idowu, Oyekanmi Nashiru, Segun Fatumo. Computational and drug target analysis of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with Haemoglobin Subunit Beta (HBB) gene. Computers in biology and medicine. 2020 Oct;125:104018