Structural mechanism for specific binding of chemical compounds to amyloid fibrils.
Nat Chem Biol
; 19(10): 1235-1245, 2023 10.
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ABSTRACT
Amyloid fibril is an important pharmaceutical target for diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. However, rational design of chemical compounds that interact with amyloid fibrils is unachievable due to the lack of mechanistic understanding of the ligand-fibril interaction. Here we used cryoelectron microscopy to survey the amyloid fibril-binding mechanism of a series of compounds including classic dyes, (pre)clinical imaging tracers and newly identified binders from high-throughput screening. We obtained clear densities of several compounds in complex with an α-synuclein fibril. These structures unveil the basic mechanism of the ligand-fibril interaction, which exhibits remarkable difference from the canonical ligand-protein interaction. In addition, we discovered a druggable pocket that is also conserved in the ex vivo α-synuclein fibrils from multiple system atrophy. Collectively, these findings expand our knowledge of protein-ligand interaction in the amyloid fibril state, which will enable rational design of amyloid binders in a medicinally beneficial way.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Alfa-Sinucleína
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Amiloide
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Chem Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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QUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China