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. 2023 Jun 8;13:9297. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35765-6

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Molecular docking of silvestrol to select eIF4A variants. (A) Aromatic or aromatic-like aa residues at position 163 such as Phe or His, respectively, allow for the establishment of stable π–π-stacking interactions with rocaglates. (B) Substitutions with short chain aa residues such as Val allow for hydrophobic interactions with rocaglates that can to some extent compensate for the lack of π–π-stacking interactions. (C) Long aliphatic side chains such as Leu or Ile sterically preempt the formation of stable hydrophobic interactions, rendering the corresponding eIF4As resistant to rocaglate mediated clamping of the eIF4A:RNA complex.