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Mapping Cholesterol Interaction Sites on Serotonin Transporter through Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics

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  • Mariarosaria Ferraro
  • Matteo Masetti
  • Maurizio Recanatini
  • Andrea Cavalli
  • Giovanni Bottegoni

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Serotonin transporter (SERT) modulates serotonergic signaling via re-uptake of serotonin in pre-synaptic cells. The inclusion in cholesterol-enriched membrane domains is crucial for SERT activity, suggesting a cross-talk between the protein and the sterol. Here, we develop a protocol to identify potential cholesterol interaction sites coupling statistical analysis to multi-microsecond coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of SERT in a previously validated raft-like membrane model. Six putative sites were found, including a putative CRAC motif on TM4 and a CARC motif on TM10. Among them, four hot-spots near regions related to ion binding, transport, and inhibition were detected. Our results encourage prospective studies to unravel mechanistic features of the transporter and related drug discovery implications.

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  • Mariarosaria Ferraro & Matteo Masetti & Maurizio Recanatini & Andrea Cavalli & Giovanni Bottegoni, 2016. "Mapping Cholesterol Interaction Sites on Serotonin Transporter through Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(12), pages 1-24, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0166196
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166196
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