Molecular modelling evaluation of exon 18 His845_Asn848delinsPro PDGFRα mutation in a metastatic GIST patient responding to imatinib

Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 18;9(1):2172. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38028-x.

Abstract

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha (PDGFRA) mutations occur in approximately 5-7% of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Over half of all PDGFRA mutations are represented by the substitution at position 842 in the A-loop of an aspartic acid (D) with a valine (V), recognized as D842V, conferring primary resistance to imatinib in vitro and in clinical observations due to the conformation of the kinase domain, which negatively affects imatinib binding. The lack of interaction between imatinib and the D842V PDGFRA mutated model has been established and widely confirmed in vivo. However, for the other PDGFRA mutations, the correlation between pre-clinical and clinical data is still unclear. An in silico evaluation of the p.His845_Asn848delinsPro mutation involving exon 18 of PDGFRA in a metastatic GIST patient responding to first-line imatinib has been provided. Docking analyses were performed, and the ligand-receptor interactions were evaluated with the jCE algorithm for structural alignment. The docking simulation and structural superimposition analysis show that PDGFRA p.His845_Asn848delinsPro stabilizes the imatinib binding site with the residues that are conserved in KIT. The in vivo evidence that PDGFRA p.His845_Asn848delinsPro is sensitive to imatinib was confirmed by the molecular modelling, which may represent a reliable tool for the prediction of clinical outcomes and treatment selection in GIST, especially for rare mutations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Binding Sites
  • Computer Simulation
  • Exons
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / enzymology*
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / drug therapy
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / enzymology*
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / genetics*
  • Humans
  • INDEL Mutation*
  • Imatinib Mesylate / pharmacokinetics
  • Imatinib Mesylate / therapeutic use
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Mutant Proteins / chemistry*
  • Mutant Proteins / genetics*
  • Mutant Proteins / metabolism
  • Protein Conformation
  • Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha / chemistry*
  • Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha / genetics*
  • Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha / metabolism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Mutant Proteins
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha