Identification of natural product-based effective inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) through virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulation approaches.

Tufail Ali, Farah Anjum, Arunabh Choudhury, Alaa Shafie, Amal Adnan Ashour, Abdulraheem Almalki, Taj Mohammad, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan

Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics 2024 Apr

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Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that plays an essential role in signal transduction across different cell types. In the context of allergy and autoimmune disorders, it is a crucial regulator of immune receptor signaling in inflammatory cells such as B cells, mast cells, macrophages, and neutrophils. Developing SYK kinase inhibitors has gained significant interest for potential therapeutic applications in neurological and cancer-related conditions. The clinical use of the most advanced SYK inhibitor, Fostamatinib, has been limited due to its unwanted side effects. Thus, a more targeted approach to SYK inhibition would provide a more comprehensive treatment window. In this study, we used a virtual screening approach to identify potential SYK inhibitors from natural compounds from the IMPPAT database. We identified two compounds, Isolysergic acid and Michelanugine, which showed strong affinity and specificity for the SYK binding pocket. All-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were also performed to explore the stability, conformational changes, and interaction mechanism of SYK in complexes with the identified compounds. The identified compounds might have the potential to be developed into promising SYK inhibitors for the treatment of various diseases, including autoimmune disorders, cancer, and inflammatory diseases. This work aims to identify potential phytochemicals to develop a new protein kinase inhibitor for treating advanced malignancies by providing an updated understanding of the role of SYK.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

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Tufail Ali, Farah Anjum, Arunabh Choudhury, Alaa Shafie, Amal Adnan Ashour, Abdulraheem Almalki, Taj Mohammad, Md Imtaiyaz Hassan. Identification of natural product-based effective inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) through virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulation approaches. Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics. 2024 Apr;42(7):3459-3471