Computational Modeling of Human Serum Albumin Binding of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Employing QSAR, Read-Across, and Docking

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dc.contributor.authorGallagher, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorKar, Supratik
dc.contributor.authorSepúlveda, Maria S.
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-16T18:56:52Z
dc.date.available2023-08-16T18:56:52Z
dc.date.issued2023-07
dc.descriptionIndexación; Scopuses
dc.description.abstractPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals in widespread use that have been shown to be toxic to wildlife and humans. Human serum albumin (HSA) is a known transport protein that binds PFAS at various sites, leading to bioaccumulation and long-term toxicity. In silico tools like quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR), read-across, and quantitative read-across structure-property relationship (q-RASPR) are proven techniques for modeling chemical toxicity based on experimental data which can be used to predict the toxicity of untested and new chemicals, while at the same time, help to identify the major features responsible for toxicity. Classification-based and regression-based QSAR models are employed in the present study to predict the binding affinities of 24 PFAS to HSA. Regression-based QSAR models revealed that the packing density index (PDI) and quantitative estimation of drug-likeness (QED) descriptors were both positively correlated with higher binding affinity, while the classification-based QSAR model showed the average connectivity index of order 4 (X4A) descriptor was inversely correlated with binding affinity. Whereas molecular docking studies suggested that PFAS with the highest binding affinity to HSA create hydrogen bonds with Arg348 and salt bridges with Arg348 and Arg485, PFAS with lower binding affinity either showed no interactions with either amino acid or only interactions with Arg348. Among the studied PFAS, perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) with large carbon chain length (>C10) have one of the lowest binding affinities, compared to PFAA with carbon chain length ranging from 7 to 9, which showed the highest affinity to HSA. Generalized Read-Across (GenRA) was used to predict toxicity outcomes for the top five highest binding affinity PFAS based on 10 structural analogs for each and found that all are predicted as being chronic to sub-chronically toxic to HSA. The developed in silico models presented in this work can provide a framework for designing PFAS alternatives, screening compounds currently in use, and for the study of PFAS mixture toxicity, which is an area of intense research. © 2023 by the authors.es
dc.description.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/14/5375
dc.identifier.citationMoleculesOpen Volume 28, Issue 14July 2023 Article number 5375es
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/molecules28145375
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/52554
dc.language.isoenes
dc.publisherMDPIes
dc.rights.licenseAtribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
dc.subjectPFASes
dc.subjectQSARes
dc.subjectRead-acrosses
dc.subjectRisk assessment;es
dc.subjectSerum albumines
dc.subjectToxicityes
dc.titleComputational Modeling of Human Serum Albumin Binding of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Employing QSAR, Read-Across, and Dockinges
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