CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE 1B COMPLEXED WITH 2-(OXALYL-AMINO-4,7-DIHYDRO-5H-THIENO[2,3-C]PYRAN-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID

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1c87, resolution 2.1Å

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OverviewOverview

Several protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) have been proposed to act as negative regulators of insulin signaling. Recent studies have shown increased insulin sensitivity and resistance to obesity in PTP1B knockout mice, thus pointing to this enzyme as a potential drug target in diabetes. Structure-based design, guided by PTP mutants and x-ray protein crystallography, was used to optimize a relatively weak, nonphosphorus, nonpeptide general PTP inhibitor (2-(oxalyl-amino)-benzoic acid) into a highly selective PTP1B inhibitor. This was achieved by addressing residue 48 as a selectivity determining residue. By introducing a basic nitrogen in the core structure of the inhibitor, a salt bridge was formed to Asp-48 in PTP1B. In contrast, the basic nitrogen causes repulsion in other PTPs containing an asparagine in the equivalent position resulting in a remarkable selectivity for PTP1B. Importantly, this was accomplished while retaining the molecular weight of the inhibitor below 300 g/mol.

DiseaseDisease

Known diseases associated with this structure: Abdominal body fat distribution, modifier of OMIM:[176885], Insulin resistance, susceptibility to OMIM:[176885]

About this StructureAbout this Structure

1C87 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Homo sapiens with as ligand. Active as Protein-tyrosine-phosphatase, with EC number 3.1.3.48 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

ReferenceReference

Structure-based design of a low molecular weight, nonphosphorus, nonpeptide, and highly selective inhibitor of protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B., Iversen LF, Andersen HS, Branner S, Mortensen SB, Peters GH, Norris K, Olsen OH, Jeppesen CB, Lundt BF, Ripka W, Moller KB, Moller NP, J Biol Chem. 2000 Apr 7;275(14):10300-7. PMID:10744717

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