Fedorov Roman, Vasan Ryan, Ghosh Dipak K, Schlichting Ilme
Max Planck Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Abteilung Biophysikalische Chemie, Otto Hahn Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Apr 20;101(16):5892-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0306588101. Epub 2004 Apr 7.
The high level of amino acid conservation and structural similarity of the substrate-binding sites of the oxygenase domains of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms (eNOSoxy, iNOSoxy, nNOSoxy) make the interpretation of the structural basis of inhibitor isoform specificity a challenge, and provide few clues for the design of new selective compounds. Crystal structures of iNOSoxy and nNOSoxy complexed with the neuronal NOS-specific inhibitor AR-R17447 suggest that specificity is provided by the interaction of the chlorophenyl group with an isoform-unique substrate access channel residue (L337 in rat neuronal NOS, N115 in mouse inducible NOS). This is confirmed by biochemical analysis of site-directed mutants. Inhibitors combining guanidinium-like structural motifs with long chains specifically targeting this residue are good candidates for rational isoform-specific drug design. Based on this finding, modifications of AR-R17447 to improve the specificity for the human isoforms are suggested.
一氧化氮合酶(NOS)亚型(内皮型一氧化氮合酶氧合结构域(eNOSoxy)、诱导型一氧化氮合酶氧合结构域(iNOSoxy)、神经型一氧化氮合酶氧合结构域(nNOSoxy))底物结合位点的高氨基酸保守性和结构相似性,使得解释抑制剂亚型特异性的结构基础成为一项挑战,并且为新型选择性化合物的设计提供的线索很少。iNOSoxy和nNOSoxy与神经元型NOS特异性抑制剂AR-R17447复合的晶体结构表明,特异性是由氯苯基与亚型独特的底物进入通道残基(大鼠神经元型NOS中的L337、小鼠诱导型NOS中的N115)之间的相互作用提供的。定点突变体的生化分析证实了这一点。将胍样结构基序与专门靶向该残基的长链相结合的抑制剂,是合理的亚型特异性药物设计的良好候选物。基于这一发现,建议对AR-R17447进行修饰以提高对人类亚型的特异性。