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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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Quantitative structure–activity relationship analysis of thiophene derivatives to explore the structural requirements for c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1 inhibitory activity
Ashima Nagpal1, Monika Chauhan2
1 Department of Pharmacy, G. D. Goenka University, Sohna, Haryana, India
2 Department of Pharmacy, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali, Rajasthan, India
| Date of Web Publication | 30-Oct-2019 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ashima Nagpal
Department of Pharmacy, G. D. Goenka University, Sohna - 122 103, Haryana.
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jrptps.JRPTPS_32_18
Background: With an aim to design a validated two-dimensional quantitative structure–activity relationship (2D QSAR) model, a probe was executed on a series of reported c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase-1 (JNK1) inhibitors, exhibiting selectivity toward JNKs (and not other members of MAPK family). Objective: The present work focused on obtaining valuable insights from the structural architecture of the selected compounds and their effects on JNK1 inhibitory activity. The present work deciphers the importance of descriptive variables, namely Verloop L (Subst. 1), Bond Dipole Moment (Subst. 2), LogP (Subst. 1), Balaban Topological index (Subst. 1), and VAMP Total Dipole (whole molecule), in molecules possessing JNK1 inhibitory profile. Results: These explanatory variables, obtained after iteratively reducing the data, did not only provide us with the substantial evidence pertaining to the dependence of bioactivity on the structural features of molecules, but also suggested the measures to optimize the selected compounds so as to obtain potent JNK1 inhibitors with good selectivity profile. Based on these distinct descriptors, exhibiting no apparent intercorrelation and manifesting good correlation with biological activity, a 2D QSAR model was generated. Conclusion: Robustness of the developed model was evaluated by performing multiple linear regression, partial least square, and artificial neural network studies. The reliability and predictive ability of the developed model was ascertained through the values of standard statistical parameters, such as s = 0.38, F = 97.22, r = 0.95, r2 = 0.90, and r2cv = 0.88, for the training set compounds. The generated model was validated through the test set compounds, as well as by leave one out method. Keywords: Artificial neural network, descriptors, insulin receptor substrate, multiple linear regression, partial least square, quantitative structure–activity relationship
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Nagpal A, Chauhan M. Quantitative structure–activity relationship analysis of thiophene derivatives to explore the structural requirements for c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1 inhibitory activity. J Rep Pharma Sci 2019;8:115-23 |
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Nagpal A, Chauhan M. Quantitative structure–activity relationship analysis of thiophene derivatives to explore the structural requirements for c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1 inhibitory activity. J Rep Pharma Sci [serial online] 2019 [cited 2023 Sep 26];8:115-23. Available from: https://www.jrpsjournal.com/text.asp?2019/8/2/115/269937 |
| Introduction | |  |
An increase in the number of type 2 diabetes cases has been attributed, majorly to a sedentary lifestyle. Changes in insulin sensitivity as well as insulin levels are the two major hallmarks of type 2 diabetes and are responsible for glucose intolerance and increase in blood glucose level. Various studies conducted in this realm have revealed a direct connection of increased pro-inflammatory cytokine concentration in the circulation with an increase in peripheral insulin resistance.[1],[2],[3] Additionally, activation of a specific stimulus, such as endoplasmic reticulum stress by adipocyte hypertrophy or rise in plasma levels of free fatty acids (FFAs), also contributes toward peripheral insulin resistance. [4,5] At the molecular level, these stimuli trigger various serine/threonine protein kinases, including nuclear factor-kB kinase inhibitor and the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK). Both of these kinases are known to target the insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1, for serine phosphorylation. Phosphorylation of IRS-1 prevents it to reach and bind to the insulin receptor that, in turn, prevents the activation of insulin-signaling cascade. [6,7]
JNKs constitute the subfamily of mitogen-activated protein kinases and belong to the class of serine/threonine kinases. These are primarily triggered upon their exposure to environmental stimuli, such as ultraviolet irradiation and certain other stimuli including cytokines and osmotic shock.[8],[9],[10],[11],[12] JNKs perform their functions by phosphorylating the N-terminal transactivation domain of c-Jun that results in the activation of c-Jun-dependent transcriptional processes. JNK1/SAPKb, JNK2/SAPKa, and JNK3/SAPKg are the three genes that are known to encode the JNK family. Out of these three isoforms, JNK1 and JNK2 are found to be expressed ubiquitously, whereas JNK3 is primarily localized in the brain and at somewhat lower levels in the heart and testes. [8, 11, 13, 14] A number of studies, performed on the JNK1 gene knock-out mouse models, showed a drastic reduction in adiposity as well as a discernible increase in insulin sensitivity.[15] Therefore, the crucial role of JNK in linking inflammatory responses with metabolic disorder, through the modulation of ER stress and IRS, gives the researchers a promising opportunity to design the inhibitors that can help combat type 2 diabetes.[16] According to a recent study, an orally administered small molecule pan-JNK inhibitor had a discernible impact when compared with rosiglitazone and rimonabant on insulin sensitization, glucose levels, and adiposity with negligible effect on liver enzymes.[17]
JNKs represent a paradigm of enzymes that share an exceptionally high degree of homology. They are known to modulate a wide array of cellular functions. Therefore, complete inhibition of the JNK activity by a nonselective inhibitor will have a profound effect on multiple processes including the ones not involved in the pathophysiology of any disease. This can probably lead to undesired side effects that indeed will be more pronounced in case of chronic conditions. The lack of selectivity in JNK inhibitors is an issue of great concern and must be sincerely addressed to avoid undesirable consequences. Therefore, prompted by the dearth of selective JNK1 inhibitors and adverse effects posed by the inhibitors developed so far, multiple linear regression (MLR), partial least square (PLS), and artificial neural network (ANN) methods, which are the in silico tools of quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR), have been effectively employed to assess the dependence of JNK1 inhibitory activity on the structural design of the selected molecules. This study was conducted to deduce the significant structural modifications that can be worked out to design the optimized JNK1 inhibitors, possessing excellent potency as well as enhanced selectivity profile.
| Materials and Methods | | |
Dataset for analysis
The present work employed IC50 data from a series of 77 di-substituted thiophene derivatives, [18,19] showing good JNK1 inhibitory activity. Usually, reported biological activities are skewed and therefore, to eliminate this problem, values of the biological activity were converted into their respective pIC50 by using the following formula:
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Sketching of the structures of selected di-substituted thiophene derivatives, using Chemdraw Ultra 8.0 software ((www.perkinelmer.com), USA),[20] marked the onset of QSAR model development. The sketched chemical structures were then imported to the new data sheet of TSAR 3.3 software (www.accelrys.com).[21]
Defining substituents
In total, two major substituents (R1 and R2), around an N-methyl acetamide moiety (common to all molecules), were defined through an in-built option called “define substituents,” available in the TSAR worksheet’s toolbar (version 3.3; Accelrys Inc., Oxford, England) as depicted in [Figure 1]. These positions were selected on the basis of impact that these substituents manifested through a discernible change in JNK1 inhibitory activity.
Data set preparation
The present study employed TSAR Version 3.3 to develop the model. Structures of the selected set of molecules after their import to the TSAR worksheet were converted into high-quality 3D structures through an in-built option “Corina make 3D.”[22] The Cosmic option, present in TSAR, determined the total energy which is the sum total of Van der Waal, coulombic, bond length, bond angle, and torsion angle terms, for an individual set of atoms.[23] Inclusion of valence electrons present in the molecular atoms was also made in these calculations. The calculations were terminated as soon as the energy gradient became smaller than 1 × 10−5 and 1 × 10−10 kcal/mol.
Descriptor calculation
After optimizing the energy of all the imported structures, TSAR sheet containing nearly 200 classical descriptors from structural, electronic, geometrical, and hydrophobic classes was generated through calculating their numerical values. For calculation of the aforementioned descriptors, whole molecules and their substituents were selected and different types of descriptors, such as KierChi, KierChiV, molecular surface area, topological indices, logP, and electronic descriptors, were calculated. Another feature called Vamp, which is a molecular orbital package of semi-empirical type in TSAR 3.3, was employed to estimate the electrostatic properties, such as electronic energy, total energy, nuclear repulsion energy, atomic charge, accessible surface area, mean polarizability, total dipole, heat of formation, polarizability, and dipole components.
Data reduction
Data redundancy, which is the major cause of deceptive results, is mainly observed when the data are large and lead to ambiguity in choosing the relevant descriptors that actually decipher the enigma, pertaining to the dependence of bioactivity on the structural architecture of the molecules. Therefore, correlation matrix was used to curtail the data to obtain relevant physicochemical parameters exhibiting maximum correlation with the biological activity and no intercorrelation. In this step, a correlation matrix was generated through an in-built option, and the descriptors having intercorrelation were evaluated. Among the intercorrelated descriptors, the one exhibiting higher correlation with the biological activity was retained, whereas the other one was deleted from the sheet. The descriptors that were left after data reduction constituted the final model and were employed to decode the information, encoded by the structures of the molecules under study.
Statistical analysis
The quantification of the relationship between the biological activity and the descriptors that were obtained after data reduction was carried out through the implementation of MLR, PLS, and ANN approaches, available in TSAR 3.3. The criteria “F-to-Enter” and “F-to-leave” particularly explain the significance and insignificance of the role of a variable in the obtained regression equation, respectively, for adding to the equation and removing from the equation. In TSAR Version 3.3, the value for F-to-enter and F-to-leave, by default, is fixed to 4.[24] The evaluation of predictive power of the proposed model was performed through a number of statistical parameters, such as conventional regression coefficient (r), squared regression coefficient (r2), cross-validation test (r2cv), standard deviation (s), and Fischer’s ratio (F).
Multiple linear regression analysis
MLR involves the calculation of an equation that describes the relation between the biological activity data (dependent Y variable) and the structural descriptors (independent X variable). This method involves fitting of the data, extracted from the dependent as well as independent variables to the derived regression equations.[25]
Partial least square
PLS analysis technique also involves the calculation of the equations explaining the relationship between a dependent variable and a set of descriptors (independent variables). It is considered as a desired tool for surmounting the difficulties common with MLR, owing to redundancy resulted due to a large pool of data or high intercorrelations among descriptors.[26]
Artificial neural network approach
ANN is typically a software-based program. In ANN technique, neurons (processing elements) are connected to each other through links within a structure, which resembles net and form “layers.” The features of the ANN are suitable for processing of the data, especially in the cases where the functional relationship between the input and the output is not previously defined or is of nonlinear type.
Model validation
Leave-one-out method was employed for the cross-validation purpose and involved the deletion of one descriptor, at a time, and analyzing the data set values for the obtained model based on the remaining descriptors. The values of r2 and cross-validated r2, with least prediction error, were chosen. Additionally, the test set compounds, not included in building of the model, were used to determine the predictability of the developed QSAR model.[27]
| Result and Discussion | | |
For the selected set of compounds, approximately 200 descriptors belonging to distinct classes, such as the electronic, shape, lipophilic, and refractivity, were determined numerically. The data set was reduced to eliminate the chances of redundancy. Data reduction provided better understanding of the substitution pattern and how it accounts for the unique behavior of the molecules, against JNK1. Reducing the data, by deleting redundant and intercorrelated descriptive variables, led to the development of QSAR model that consisted of five descriptors, as depicted in [Figure 2]. After completion of the data reduction step, the selected compounds were partitioned into the training set and the test set [Table 1] and [Table 2]. The training set molecules were used to build the model, and their activity values were predicted through MLR, PLS, and ANN analyses. The test set molecules underwent the same fate as that of training set compounds, and their predicted values were employed as a validating tool for the obtained model. Plots between the predicted activity data and the experimental activity data were employed in evaluating the predictive power of the developed model. These plots were also utilized to search for the presence of any outliers in the model. However, no such compound, deviating from the idealness and not fitting in the developed model, was found to exist in the selected series of molecules.[28] | Figure 2: Correlation of the descriptors, used to build the quantitative structure–activity relationship model, with the substituents defined around a common nucleus
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,  | Table 1: Representing experimental activity data and the predicted activity values of the training set compounds, obtained from multiple linear regression, partial least square, and artificial neural network methods
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,  | Table 2: Representing experimental activity data of the test set compounds and the predicted activity values, obtained through multiple linear regression, partial least square, and artificial neural network methods
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The regression equation, obtained through the application of MLR technique on the training set compounds used to build the model, is as follows:
[INLINE 2]
where X1 = Verloop L (Substituent 1), X2 = Bond Dipole Moment (Subst. 2), X3 = LogP (Subst. 1), X4 = Balaban Topological index (Subst. 1), and X5 = VAMP Total Dipole (whole molecule).
As per the acceptable statistical standard criterion, a minimal value of 0.80 for r2 is essential for a statistically significant model. [29,30] Moreover, the developed model, with excellent r2 value of 0.97, yet again proved its statistical significance [Table 3]. | Table 3: Representing the values of standard parameters employed to evaluate predictability of the developed quantitative structure-activity relationship model
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In addition to MLR, robustness of the developed QSAR model was evaluated by PLS approach and the equation so obtained is as follows:
Y = 1.276677*X1-0.26492366*X2-0.23346859*X3-2.4868717*X4-0.11788595*X5-4.7390904
The experimental versus predicted activity plot is shown in [Graph 1] and [Graph 2], respectively. Intriguingly, regression values (R2) of both the plots were close enough that further validated the reliability of the developed model.[31] | Graph 1: Plot between predicted and experimental biological activity values obtained through multiple linear regression approach
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,  | Graph 2: Plot between predicted and experimental biological activity values obtained through partial least square approach
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Furthermore, not all relationships can be linear. Hence, to deal with nonlinear data, as well as to enrich our findings, the ANN approach was used. The neural trains were used to predict the activity data [Figure 3][Figure 4][Figure 5][Figure 6][Figure 7]. The plot between the predicted and the original activity data is represented in [Graph 3]. | Figure 3: Neural plot of Verloop L (Substituent 2) parameter with the biological activity. As this descriptive variable is positively correlated with the biological activity, the output value is increasing with the increase in the value of this descriptive variable
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,  | Figure 4: Neural plot of Bond Dipole Moment (Substituent 2) parameter with biological activity. As this descriptive variable is negatively correlated with the biological activity, the output value is decreasing with the increase in the value of this descriptive variable
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,  | Figure 5: Neural plot of logP (Substituent 1) parameter with biological activity. As this descriptive variable is positively correlated with the biological activity, the output value is somewhat increasing with the increase in the value of this descriptive variable. However, as its correlation with the bioactivity is not that strong, the increment in the output value is not significant
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,  | Figure 6: Neural plot of Balaban Topological Index (Substituent 1) parameter with biological activity. As this descriptive variable is negatively correlated with the biological activity, the output value is decreasing with the increase in the value of this descriptive variable
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,  | Figure 7: Neural plot of VAMP Total Dipole (whole molecule) with biological activity. As this descriptive variable is negatively correlated with the biological activity, the output value is decreasing with the increase in the value of this descriptive variable
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,  | Graph 3: Plot between predicted and experimental biological activity values obtained through artificial neural network
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Even for the graph obtained through the neural approach, R2 values were found to be very close to those obtained from MLR and PLS methods. This further validated the reliability of the developed model.
The descriptors included in the final model were found to be of relevance, as reflected by their coefficient, jackknife, t-test, as well as covariance standard error values [Table 4]. Their significance was further estimated through observing the correlation of an individual descriptor with the bioactivity [Table 5]. Among the retrieved descriptors, Verloop L (Subst. 2) and Bond Dipole Moment (Subst. 2) manifested high correlation values of 0.82 and −0.76, respectively. LogP (Subst. 1) displayed moderate correlation of −0.4 with the JNK1 inhibitory activity. However, Balaban Topological index (Subst. 1), as well as VAMP Total Dipole (whole molecule), exhibited low correlation with the biological activity, but their removal from the final model digressed the developed model from idealness (s-value changed from 0.38 to 0.79) which was considered as unacceptable and therefore, these descriptors were retained in the final model. | Table 4: Representing the values of various parameters employed to determine the relevance of the descriptors in the developed model
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,  | Table 5: Correlation matrix describing correlation between the descriptive variables and the experimental biological activity
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Verloop parameters,[32],[33],[34] in general, constitute a group of multidimensional steric descriptors. The VerloopL parameters define the influence of the length of the substituted groups in a molecule under study. As this explanatory variable (VerloopL) is positively correlated with the JNK1 inhibitory activity, increase in the length of the substituent on R2 position will probably have a positive impact on the inhibitory activity. In general, steric hindrance, owing to the presence of bulky groups, is considered as unfavorable for a molecule to approach and bind with the target receptor. However, at the same time, for a molecule to adequately fit into the binding domain and properly align with the binding site sequence, an optimal amount of bulk, as well as branching, helps it to orient in a better way and thus, augments the likelihood of adequate bonding interactions, between a molecule and a receptor.
Parameter logP is known to play a primary role in biochemical cascades and impacts the ADME properties of a drug and thereby, its bioavailability showed negative correlation, at substituent R1, with the biological activity. Thus, a substituent that reduces the hydrophobicity will result in better fit of the molecule.
Bond Dipole Moment (Subst. 2) utilizes the concept of electric dipole moment to compute the polarity of a chemical bond in any molecule.[35] Furthermore, as this parameter is found to be negatively correlated with the inhibitory activity, improvement in JNK1 inhibitory activity is expected by decreasing the polar nature of substituent at this position.
Balaban Topological Index, also known as index “J,” typically describes the connectivity among atoms where atoms are considered as vertices and bonds between them as edges.[36] As this variable is negatively correlating with the biological activity at position R1, replacement with less steric substituent may result in augmented inhibitory activity.
Finally, total dipole parameter, calculated through semi-empirical package “VAMP” in TSAR 3.3, was found to negatively correlate with the biological activity. Majorly, this parameter explains the molecular charge distribution, in three dimensions of the molecule. Hence, it can be deduced that, by decreasing the overall electronegativity of the molecule, inhibitory activity can be improved.
Due to minor differences in the structural skeleton of the molecules under study, the significance of these descriptive variables can be easily understood by observing their computed values, for the active and the inactive molecules. For an instance, the value of Verloop L for active compounds was found to be high and, on the other hand, for inactive compounds, the value of this descriptor was found to be low [Table 6]. | Table 6: Correlation of biological activity of active and inactive molecules with Verloop L descriptor
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However, when the values of the negatively correlating descriptors were observed for the individual molecules of the series, an exactly opposite pattern was noticed. As the rest of the physicochemical parameters were exhibiting a negative correlation with the inhibitory activity, their value for active compounds was low, as compared to the inactive ones [Table 7][Table 8][Table 9][Table 10]. | Table 7: Correlation of biological activity of active and inactive molecules with logP descriptor
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,  | Table 8: Correlation of biological activity of active and inactive molecules with bond dipole moment descriptor
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,  | Table 9: Correlation of biological activity of active and inactive molecules with Balaban Topological Index descriptor
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,  | Table 10: Correlation of biological activity of active and inactive molecules with VAMP total dipole descriptors
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| Conclusion | | |
A validated two-dimensional QSAR model was constituted by five major descriptors, namely Verloop L (Subst. 1), Bond Dipole Moment (Subst. 2), LogP (Subst. 1), Balaban Topological index (Subst. 1), and VAMP Total Dipole (whole molecule). An in-depth assessment of the obtained physicochemical descriptors provided explicit knowledge about the dependence of the biological activity on the molecular structure. In addition to this, the values of statistical parameters, such as r, r2, r2cv, s-value, and F-value, proved the statistical soundness of the developed model. Therefore, the valuable information retrieved from this model can be applied to alter the substituents in the selected molecules and thereby, optimized JNK1 inhibitors, in terms of potency as well as selectivity, can be successfully designed.
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