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| DOI | 10.1038/S42003-025-07943-X | ||||
| Año | 2025 | ||||
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Our ability to hear and maintain balance relies on the proper functioning of inner ear sensory hair cells, which translate mechanical stimuli into electrical signals via mechano-electrical transducer (MET) channels, composed of TMC1/2 proteins. However, the therapeutic use of ototoxic drugs, such as aminoglycosides and cisplatin, which can enter hair cells through MET channels, often leads to profound auditory and vestibular dysfunction. To date, our understanding of how small-molecule modulators interact with TMCs remains limited, hampering the discovery of novel drugs. Here, we propose a structure-based drug screening approach, integrating 3D-pharmacophore modeling, molecular dynamics simulations of the TMC1 + CIB2 + TMIE complex, and experimental validation. Our pipeline successfully identified three potential drug-binding sites within the TMC1 pore, phospholipids, and key amino acids involved in the binding of several compounds, as well as FDA-approved drugs that reduced dye uptake in cultured cochlear explants. Our pipeline offers a broad application for discovering modulators for mechanosensitive ion channels.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | De-la-Torre, Pedro | - |
Harvard Med Sch - Estados Unidos
Mass Eye & Ear - Estados Unidos Univ Atlantico - Colombia UNIV SIMON BOLIVAR - Colombia Massachusetts Eye and Ear - Estados Unidos Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia - Colombia Universidad Simón Bolívar - Colombia |
| 2 | Martinez-Garcia, Claudia | - |
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
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| 3 | Gratias, Paul | - |
Harvard Med Sch - Estados Unidos
Mass Eye & Ear - Estados Unidos Massachusetts Eye and Ear - Estados Unidos |
| 4 | Mun, Matthew | - |
Harvard Med Sch - Estados Unidos
Mass Eye & Ear - Estados Unidos Harvard Univ - Estados Unidos Massachusetts Eye and Ear - Estados Unidos Harvard University - Estados Unidos |
| 5 | Santana, Paula | - |
Universidad Autónoma de Chile - Chile
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| 6 | Akyuz, Nurunisa | - |
Harvard Med Sch - Estados Unidos
Harvard Medical School - Estados Unidos |
| 7 | GONZALEZ-DIAZ, WENDY KARINA | Mujer |
Universidad de Talca - Chile
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| 8 | Indzhykulian, Artur A. | - |
Harvard Med Sch - Estados Unidos
Mass Eye & Ear - Estados Unidos Harvard Univ - Estados Unidos Massachusetts Eye and Ear - Estados Unidos Harvard University - Estados Unidos |
| 9 | Ramirez, David | - |
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
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| Universidad de Concepción |
| FONDECYT |
| Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico |
| National Institutes of Health |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
| Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo |
| U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) |
| American Hearing Research Association (AHRF) Discovery Grant |
| NIH NIDCD |
| American Hearing Research Association |
| American Hearing Research Foundation |
| Agradecimiento |
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| We thank Dr. Angela Ballesteros (NIDCD) for her valuable scientific feedback and critical reading of the manuscript draft, and Carlos Pena-Varas (Universidad de Concepcion - Chile) for advice on figures and data visualization. We also thank Dr. Robert Fettiplace, Dr. Anthony Ricci, Dr. Jeffrey Holt, and Dr. Gwenaelle Geleoc for their feedback and suggestions. This work was supported by NIH NIDCD R01DC020190, R01DC021795, and R01DC017166 to A.A.I., the American Hearing Research Association (AHRF) Discovery Grant to N.A., the NIH NIDCD T32 DC000038 Training Grant awarded to G. Geleoc, supporting M.M., as well as Chilean National Research and Development Agency (ANID), Fondecyt 1220656, 1230446, FOVI210027 and FOVI240021 to D.R. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. |
| We thank Dr. Angela Ballesteros (NIDCD) for her valuable scientific feedback and critical reading of the manuscript draft, and Carlos Pe\u00F1a-Varas (Universidad de Concepci\u00F3n \u2013 Chile) for advice on figures and data visualization. We also thank Dr. Robert Fettiplace, Dr. Anthony Ricci, Dr. Jeffrey Holt, and Dr. Gwenaelle Geleoc for their feedback and suggestions. This work was supported by NIH NIDCD R01DC020190, R01DC021795, and R01DC017166 to A.A.I., the American Hearing Research Association (AHRF) Discovery Grant to N.A.,\u00A0the NIH NIDCD T32 DC000038 Training Grant awarded to G. G\u00E9l\u00E9oc, supporting M.M., as well as Chilean National Research and Development Agency (ANID), Fondecyt 1220656, 1230446, FOVI210027 and FOVI240021 to D.R. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. |
| We thank Dr. Angela Ballesteros (NIDCD) for her valuable scientific feedback and critical reading of the manuscript draft, and Carlos Pe\u00F1a-Varas (Universidad de Concepci\u00F3n \u2013 Chile) for advice on figures and data visualization. We also thank Dr. Robert Fettiplace, Dr. Anthony Ricci, Dr. Jeffrey Holt, and Dr. Gwenaelle Geleoc for their feedback and suggestions. This work was supported by NIH NIDCD R01DC020190, R01DC021795, and R01DC017166 to A.A.I., the American Hearing Research Association (AHRF) Discovery Grant to N.A., the NIH NIDCD T32 DC000038 Training Grant awarded to G. G\u00E9l\u00E9oc, supporting M.M., as well as Chilean National Research and Development Agency (ANID), Fondecyt 1220656, 1230446, FOVI210027 and FOVI240021 to D.R. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. |