Exploring Potential Minocycline-ARH3 Interactions in ADPRHL2-Associated CONDSIAS: A Translational Clinical and Computational Study
Barazandeh Shirvan, B.; Nejabat, M.; Hadizadeh, F.; Ashrafzadeh, F.; Ahangari, N.; Tavassoli, A.; Houlden, H.; Biglari, S.; Doosti, M.; Akhondian, J.; Hashemi, N.; Shekari, S.; Mohammadi, M.; Ashrafi, M. R.; Badv, R. S.; Heidari, M.; Ebrahimzadeh, F.; Rezaei, Z.; Lashgari Kalat, H.; Jafari, Z.; Pourbakhtiaran, E.; Nejad Shahrokh Abadi, R.; Ghayoor Karimiani, E.; Beiraghi Toosi, M.
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Background: Stress-induced childhood-onset neurodegeneration with variable ataxia and seizures (CONDSIAS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by biallelic variants in ADPRHL2, which encodes ADP-ribosylhydrolase 3 (ARH3), a key enzyme involved in poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR) metabolism. Although Minocycline has been reported to attenuate PAR-mediated neurotoxicity primarily through modulation of PARP-dependent pathways, whether it may also interact with ARH3 or influence the structural behavior of pathogenic ARH3 variants remains unknown. This study was designed to explore this possibility by integrating clinical observation with computational structural analyses. Methods: Comprehensive clinical evaluation, targeted Sanger sequencing, and in silico pathogenicity analyses were performed. Protein modeling, molecular docking, and 100-ns molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to evaluate the predicted structural consequences of the p.Thr79Pro variant and to explore potential interactions between ARH3 and Minocycline. Results: A homozygous ADPRHL2 variant (NM_017825.3:c.235A>C; p.Thr79Pro) was identified in a child with CONDSIAS. Computational analyses predicted reduced structural stability and increased conformational flexibility of the mutant ARH3 protein relative to the wild-type structure. MM-GBSA calculations estimated differences in binding free energies between the wild-type (-34.51 kcal/mol) and mutant (-39.76 kcal/mol) ARH3-Minocycline complexes, suggesting subtle differences in their predicted energetic profiles. Clinically, neurological progression appeared stable, with improved motor function observed during approximately one year of follow-up and no notable treatment-related adverse effects. Conclusions: By integrating clinical observations with computational structural analyses, this study provides preliminary computational support for the hypothesis that Minocycline may influence ARH3 conformational behavior in addition to its proposed effects on PARP-dependent pathways. Although these findings do not demonstrate direct molecular binding or therapeutic efficacy, they provide a biologically plausible framework for future biochemical, cellular, and functional investigations. Keywords: CONDSIAS; ADPRHL2; ARH3; Minocycline; molecular docking; molecular dynamics simulation; structural bioinformatics; translational medicine
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