Inhibiting Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6 by Taurine: Implications in Anticancer Therapeutics.

ABSTRACT: Cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) is linked with a cyclin partner and plays a crucial role in the early stages of cancer development. It is currently a potential drug target for developing therapeutic molecules targeting cancer therapy. Here, we have identified taurine as an inhibitor of CDK6 using combined in silico and experimental studies. We performed various experiments to find the binding affinity of taurine with CDK6. Molecular docking analysis revealed critical residues of CDK6 that are involved in taurine binding. Fluorescence measurement studies showed that taurine binds to CDK6 with a significant binding affinity, with a binding constant of K = 0.7 × 10⁷ M^-1 for the CDK6-taurine complex. Enzyme inhibition assay suggested taurine as a good inhibitor of

SUBMITTER: Yousuf M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9330843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature