Abstract: Focusing on the wild type (WT) and
G48T/
L89M mutated forms of HIV-1
protease (HIV-1
PR) in complex with amprenavir (APV), indinavir (IDV), ritonavir (RTV), and nelfinavir (NFV), we have investigated the conformational dynamics and the resistance mechanism due to the
G48T/
L89M mutations by conducting a series of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and free energy (MM-PBSA and solvated interaction energy (SIE)) analyses.
Abstract: The simulation results indicate that alterations in the side-chains of
G48T/
L89M mutated residues cause the inner active site to increase in volume and induce more curling of the flap tips, which provide the main contributions to weaker binding of inhibitors to the HIV-1
PMID: 32993693
2020
Retrovirology