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Prediction of the Impact of Deleterious Nonsynonymous Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on the Human RRM2B Gene: A Molecular Modeling Study.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Ait El Cadi, Chaimaa Krami, Al Mehdi Charoute, Hicham Elkarhat, Zouhair Sifeddine, Najat Lakhiari, Hamid Rouba, Hassan Barakat, Abdelhamid Nahili, Halima |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | RRM2B gene encodes ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase subunit M2 B, the p53-inducible small subunit (p53R2) of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), an enzyme catalyzing dNTP synthesis for mitochondrial DNA. Defects in this gene may cause severe mitochondrial disease affecting mainly the nervous system. This study is aimed at examining the effect of deleterious nonsynonymous SNP (nsSNP) on the structure of the RRM2B protein, using a variety of prediction tools followed by a molecular modeling analysis. After using 13 algorithms, 19 nsSNPs were predicted deleterious. Among these variants, 18 decreased the protein stability and 16 were localized in very highly conserved regions. Protein 3D structure analysis showed that 18 variants changed amino acid interactions. These results concur with what has been found in experimental trials; 7 deleterious nsSNPs were previously reported in patients suffering from genetic disorders affecting the nervous system. Thus, our study will provide useful information to design more efficient and fast genetic tests to find RRM2B gene mutations. |
| ISSN | 23146133 |
| Journal | Biomed Research International |
| Volume Number | 2020 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC7399733 |
| PubMed reference number | 32775440 |
| e-ISSN | 23146141 |
| DOI | 10.1155/2020/7614634 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hindawi |
| Publisher Date | 2020-07-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © 2020 Chaimaa Ait El Cadi et al. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |