Structural Phylogenomics: Selection Pressure Suggests the Functionally Important Residues Encoded by Cisplatin Resistance Related 9 Gene
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Cisplatin Resistance Related 9 gene, CRR9, contributes towards the efficacy of the chemotherapeutic drug namely cisplatin. Genetic studies have established the association between CRR9 gene mutations and several cancers, but the structure-function aspects of the encoded protein remains largely unaddressed. In the present study, we have constructed a consensus phylogenetic tree of the CRR9 gene using maximum likelihood method after 1000 bootstrap replicates. Multiple sequence alignment of the selected orthologs was undertaken and important variations were analyzed with reference to the clade segregations and spatial locations in the constructed protein structure models. The topology of the phylogenetic tree appears in line with the established phylogenetic relationship of the mammalian lineage. The protein models of selected mammalian representatives suggest strong uniformity as Root Mean Square Deviation which varies from 0.03… to 0.14…. Both the DAS server and protein structure suggest the presence of two novel transmembrane regions ranging from Val461 to Ala483 and Thr490 to Tyr506. Multiple sequence alignment of the protein showed primate specific amino acid substitutions. Importantly, these variations are mostly situated in the core part of the protein structure implying their structural and/or functional significance. Conclusively, the present study of structural phylogenomics approach, not only illustrate the architecture of CRR9 protein but also delineate the critically important amino acids of possible structural and/or functional importance. Further studies in the direction of the site direction mutagenesis verify our finding and assist in functional understanding of the protein. Additionally, it also allows to contemplate new drugs for chemotherapy using potentials of CRR9 gene.
Institution: Dow University of Health Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1914157682