Docking study of triphenylphosphonium cations as estrogen receptor alpha modulators.

ABSTRACT: Virtual high throughput screening (VHTS) was performed to assess possible interactions which might occur between commercially available triphenylphosphonium (TPP) cations and estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) that could be exploited to design novel ERalpha modulators. One application of TPP cations is for delivering bioactive molecules to targets in mitochondria as the large membrane potential of mitochondria leads cations to accumulate inside them. The estrogen receptors (ERs) alpha and beta, normally activated by the endogenous hormone 17beta-estradiol, are responsible for controlling transcription of nuclear DNA necessary for human development and reproduction. ERs are also associated with the plasma membrane and have been found in the mitochondria of a variety of cell types. Selective

SUBMITTER: Salisbury JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2655049 | biostudies-literature | 2009

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature