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Three dimensional structure of Human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor �?�?�?±7 constructed through Homology modelling and Molecular dynamics simulation

4th International Conference and Exhibition on Addiction Research & Therapy

Huixiao Hong1, Hui Wen Ng1, Michael Orr2 and Weida Tong1

ScientificTracks Abstracts: J Addict Res Ther

DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.S1.021

Abstract
Addiction to nicotine, and possibly other tobacco constituents, is a major factor that contributes to the difficulties smokers face when attempting to quit smoking. Amongst the various subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), the �?�?�?±7 subtype plays an important role in mediating the addiction process. The human nAChR �?�?�?±7 is prevalent in the central nervous system, particularly in the hippocampus area of the brain, and is deemed as a promising target for smoking cessation therapies, treatment of neuropsychiatric and inflammatory disorders, amongst others. To date, a human structure of the nAChR �?�?�?±7 has not been elucidated. A homodimeric homology model of the extracellular ligand-binding domain of human nAChR I�?±7 was constructed based on the crystal structure of the epibatidine-bound human nAChR �?�?�?±7 and Lymnaea stagnalis acetylcholine binding protein (AChBP) chimera protein (PDB ID 3SQ6), which share 71% similarity with the native human nAChR �?�?�?±7. With the cognate ligand preserved in the binding pocket, a 100 ns molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was conducted to refine the homology model. The RMSD plot from the resultant trajectory shows that the protein achieved a steady state after ~20ns simulation with a stable fluctuation of approximately 3 while the ligand after ~35ns with a stable fluctuation of <0.5. The refined structure could assist in identifying tobacco constituents that may have human I�?±7 nAChR binding activity.
Biography

Huixiao Hong received Ph.D. in computational chemistry at Nanjing University, China in 1990 and completed postdoctoral fellowship at the Maxwell Institute at Leeds University in UK in 1992. He is a Sr. Scientist at the US FDA. He has published more than 130 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

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