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==PCSK9 complex with Fab33== | |||
<StructureSection load='5vl7' size='340' side='right' caption='[[5vl7]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 3.50Å' scene=''> | |||
== Structural highlights == | |||
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5vl7]] is a 4 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5VL7 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5VL7 FirstGlance]. <br> | |||
</td></tr><tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5vl7 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5vl7 OCA], [http://pdbe.org/5vl7 PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5vl7 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5vl7 PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5vl7 ProSAT]</span></td></tr> | |||
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== Disease == | |||
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PCSK9_HUMAN PCSK9_HUMAN]] Defects in PCSK9 are the cause of hypercholesterolemia autosomal dominant type 3 (HCHOLA3) [MIM:[http://omim.org/entry/603776 603776]]. A familial condition characterized by elevated circulating cholesterol contained in either low-density lipoproteins alone or also in very-low-density lipoproteins.<ref>PMID:12730697</ref> | |||
== Function == | |||
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PCSK9_HUMAN PCSK9_HUMAN]] Crucial player in the regulation of plasma cholesterol homeostasis. Binds to low-density lipid receptor family members: low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), very low density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR), apolipoprotein E receptor (LRP1/APOER) and apolipoprotein receptor 2 (LRP8/APOER2), and promotes their degradation in intracellular acidic compartments. Acts via a non-proteolytic mechanism to enhance the degradation of the hepatic LDLR through a clathrin LDLRAP1/ARH-mediated pathway. May prevent the recycling of LDLR from endosomes to the cell surface or direct it to lysosomes for degradation. Can induce ubiquitination of LDLR leading to its subsequent degradation. Inhibits intracellular degradation of APOB via the autophagosome/lysosome pathway in a LDLR-independent manner. Involved in the disposal of non-acetylated intermediates of BACE1 in the early secretory pathway. Inhibits epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC)-mediated Na(+) absorption by reducing ENaC surface expression primarily by increasing its proteasomal degradation. Regulates neuronal apoptosis via modulation of LRP8/APOER2 levels and related anti-apoptotic signaling pathways.<ref>PMID:17461796</ref> <ref>PMID:18197702</ref> <ref>PMID:18660751</ref> <ref>PMID:18039658</ref> <ref>PMID:22074827</ref> <ref>PMID:22580899</ref> <ref>PMID:22493497</ref> | |||
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed == | |||
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) regulates plasma LDL cholesterol (LDL-c) levels by promoting the degradation of liver LDL receptors (LDLRs). Antibodies that inhibit PCSK9 binding to the EGF(A) domain of the LDLR are effective in lowering LDL-c. However, the discovery of small-molecule therapeutics is hampered by difficulty in targeting the relatively flat EGF(A)-binding site on PCSK9. Here we demonstrate that it is possible to target this site, based on the finding that the PCSK9 P' helix displays conformational flexibility. As a consequence, the vacated N-terminal groove of PCSK9, which is adjacent to the EGF(A)-binding site, is in fact accessible to small peptides. In phage-display experiments, the EGF(A)-mimicking peptide Pep2-8 was used as an anchor peptide for the attachment of an extension peptide library directed toward the groove site. Guided by structural information, we further engineered the identified groove-binding peptides into antagonists, which encroach on the EGF(A)-binding site and inhibit LDLR binding. | |||
Discovery of a cryptic peptide-binding site on PCSK9 and design of antagonists.,Zhang Y, Ultsch M, Skelton NJ, Burdick DJ, Beresini MH, Li W, Kong-Beltran M, Peterson A, Quinn J, Chiu C, Wu Y, Shia S, Moran P, Di Lello P, Eigenbrot C, Kirchhofer D Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2017 Aug 21. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.3453. PMID:28825733<ref>PMID:28825733</ref> | |||
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | |||
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== References == | |||
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</StructureSection> | |||
[[Category: Eigenbrot, C]] | |||
[[Category: Shia, S]] | [[Category: Shia, S]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Hydrolase]] | ||
[[Category: Immunoglobulin proprotein convertase]] | |||
[[Category: Subtilisin]] | |||
Revision as of 06:53, 6 September 2017
PCSK9 complex with Fab33PCSK9 complex with Fab33
Structural highlights
Disease[PCSK9_HUMAN] Defects in PCSK9 are the cause of hypercholesterolemia autosomal dominant type 3 (HCHOLA3) [MIM:603776]. A familial condition characterized by elevated circulating cholesterol contained in either low-density lipoproteins alone or also in very-low-density lipoproteins.[1] Function[PCSK9_HUMAN] Crucial player in the regulation of plasma cholesterol homeostasis. Binds to low-density lipid receptor family members: low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), very low density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR), apolipoprotein E receptor (LRP1/APOER) and apolipoprotein receptor 2 (LRP8/APOER2), and promotes their degradation in intracellular acidic compartments. Acts via a non-proteolytic mechanism to enhance the degradation of the hepatic LDLR through a clathrin LDLRAP1/ARH-mediated pathway. May prevent the recycling of LDLR from endosomes to the cell surface or direct it to lysosomes for degradation. Can induce ubiquitination of LDLR leading to its subsequent degradation. Inhibits intracellular degradation of APOB via the autophagosome/lysosome pathway in a LDLR-independent manner. Involved in the disposal of non-acetylated intermediates of BACE1 in the early secretory pathway. Inhibits epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC)-mediated Na(+) absorption by reducing ENaC surface expression primarily by increasing its proteasomal degradation. Regulates neuronal apoptosis via modulation of LRP8/APOER2 levels and related anti-apoptotic signaling pathways.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Publication Abstract from PubMedProprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) regulates plasma LDL cholesterol (LDL-c) levels by promoting the degradation of liver LDL receptors (LDLRs). Antibodies that inhibit PCSK9 binding to the EGF(A) domain of the LDLR are effective in lowering LDL-c. However, the discovery of small-molecule therapeutics is hampered by difficulty in targeting the relatively flat EGF(A)-binding site on PCSK9. Here we demonstrate that it is possible to target this site, based on the finding that the PCSK9 P' helix displays conformational flexibility. As a consequence, the vacated N-terminal groove of PCSK9, which is adjacent to the EGF(A)-binding site, is in fact accessible to small peptides. In phage-display experiments, the EGF(A)-mimicking peptide Pep2-8 was used as an anchor peptide for the attachment of an extension peptide library directed toward the groove site. Guided by structural information, we further engineered the identified groove-binding peptides into antagonists, which encroach on the EGF(A)-binding site and inhibit LDLR binding. Discovery of a cryptic peptide-binding site on PCSK9 and design of antagonists.,Zhang Y, Ultsch M, Skelton NJ, Burdick DJ, Beresini MH, Li W, Kong-Beltran M, Peterson A, Quinn J, Chiu C, Wu Y, Shia S, Moran P, Di Lello P, Eigenbrot C, Kirchhofer D Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2017 Aug 21. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.3453. PMID:28825733[9] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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