Abstract
A newly synthesized small molecule, KTT-1, exhibits kinetically selective inhibition of histone deacetylase 2, HDAC2, over its homologous enzyme, HDAC1. KTT-1 is hard to be released from the HDAC2/KTT-1 complex, compared to the HDAC1/KTT-1 complex and the residence time of KTT-1 in HDAC2 is longer than that in HDAC1. To explore the physical origin of this kinetic selectivity, we performed replica-exchange umbrella sampling molecular dynamics simulations for formation of both complexes. The calculated potentials of mean force suggest that KTT-1 is stably bound to HDAC2 and that it is easily disassociated from HDAC1. In the direct vicinity of the KTT-1 binding site in both enzymes, there exists a conserved loop consisting of four consecutive glycine residues (Gly304-307 for HDAC2; Gly299-302 for HDA1). The difference between the two enzymes comes from a single un-conserved residue behind this loop, namely, Ala268 in HDAC2 and Ser263 in HDAC1. The Ala268 contributes to the tight binding of KTT-1 to HDAC2 by the linear orientation of Ala268, Gly306, and one carbon atom in KTT-1. On the other hand, Ser263 cannot stabilize the binding of KTT-1 to HDAC1, because it is relatively further away from the glycine loop and because the directions of the two forces are not in line.
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