Crystal structure of Trypanosoma cruzi CYP51 bound to the sulfonamide derivative of the 4-aminopyridyl-based inhibitorCrystal structure of Trypanosoma cruzi CYP51 bound to the sulfonamide derivative of the 4-aminopyridyl-based inhibitor

Structural highlights

4coh is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Trypanosoma cruzi. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Function

[CP51_TRYCC] Catalyzes C14-demethylation of lanosterol which is critical for ergosterol biosynthesis. It transforms lanosterol into 4,4'-dimethyl cholesta-8,14,24-triene-3-beta-ol (By similarity). Favors C4 dimethylated substrates, the substrate preference order is 24-methylenedihydrolanosterol > 24,25-dihydrolanosterol > lanosterol > obtusifoliol > norlanosterol.[1] [UniProtKB:P0A512]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Chagas disease is a chronic infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, manifested in progressive cardiomyopathy and/or gastrointestinal dysfunction. Therapeutic options to prevent or treat Chagas disease are limited. CYP51, the enzyme key to the biosynthesis of eukaryotic membrane sterols, is a validated drug target in both fungi and T. cruzi. Sulfonamide derivatives of 4-aminopyridyl-based inhibitors of T. cruzi CYP51 (TcCYP51), including the sub-nanomolar compound 3, have molecular structures distinct from other validated CYP51 inhibitors. They augment the biologically relevant chemical space of molecules targeting TcCYP51. In a 2.08 A X-ray structure, TcCYP51 is in a conformation that has been influenced by compound 3 and is distinct from the previously characterized ground-state conformation of CYP51 drug-target complexes. That the binding site was modulated in response to an incoming inhibitor for the first time characterizes TcCYP51 as a flexible target rather than a rigid template.

Expanding the Binding Envelope of CYP51 Inhibitors Targeting Trypanosoma cruzi with 4-Aminopyridyl-Based Sulfonamide Derivatives.,Vieira DF, Choi JY, Roush WR, Podust LM Chembiochem. 2014 Apr 25. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201402027. PMID:24771705[2]

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References

  1. Lepesheva GI, Zaitseva NG, Nes WD, Zhou W, Arase M, Liu J, Hill GC, Waterman MR. CYP51 from Trypanosoma cruzi: a phyla-specific residue in the B' helix defines substrate preferences of sterol 14alpha-demethylase. J Biol Chem. 2006 Feb 10;281(6):3577-85. Epub 2005 Nov 30. PMID:16321980 doi:M510317200
  2. Vieira DF, Choi JY, Roush WR, Podust LM. Expanding the Binding Envelope of CYP51 Inhibitors Targeting Trypanosoma cruzi with 4-Aminopyridyl-Based Sulfonamide Derivatives. Chembiochem. 2014 Apr 25. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201402027. PMID:24771705 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbic.201402027

4coh, resolution 2.08Å

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