Diffusion of small molecule drugs is affected by surface interactions and crowder proteins

• Verfasst von: Dey, Debabrata [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Nunes-Alves, Ariane [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Wade, Rebecca C. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schreiber, Gideon [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Diffusion of small molecule drugs is affected by surface interactions and crowder proteins
• Verf.angabe: Debabrata Dey, Ariane Nunes-Alves, Rebecca C. Wade, and Gideon Schreiber
• E-Jahr: 2022
• Jahr: 16 September 2022
• Umfang: 24 S.
• Fussnoten: Online verfügbar 7 September 2022, Artikelversion 16 September 2022 ; Gesehen am 19.01.2023
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: iScience
• Ort Quelle: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2018
• Jahr Quelle: 2022
• Band/Heft Quelle: 25(2022), 10, Artikel-ID 105088, Seite 1-24
• ISSN Quelle: 2589-0042
• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.105088
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Biochemistry
• Sach-SW: Biological sciences
• Sach-SW: Cell biology
• Sach-SW: Pharmacology
• K10plus-PPN: 1831516128

Abstract

Crowded environments are known to affect the diffusion of macromolecules, but their effects on the diffusion of small molecules are largely uncharacterized. We investigate how three protein crowders, bovine serum albumin (BSA), hen egg-white lysozyme, and myoglobin, influence the diffusion rates and interactions of four small molecules: fluorescein, and three drugs, doxorubicin, glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitor SB216763, and quinacrine. Using Line-FRAP measurements, Brownian dynamics simulations, and molecular docking, we find that the diffusion rates of the small molecules are highly affected by self-aggregation, interactions with the proteins, and surface adsorption. The diffusion of fluorescein is decreased because of its interactions with the protein crowders and their surface adsorption. Protein crowders increase the diffusion rates of doxorubicin and SB216763 by reducing surface interactions and self-aggregation, respectively. Quinacrine diffusion was not affected by protein crowders. The mechanistic insights gained here may assist in optimization of compounds for higher mobility in complex macromolecular environments.