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Sortilin is a type I membrane glycoprotein belonging to the vacuolar protein sorting 10 protein (Vps10p) family of sorting receptors and is most abundantly expressed in the central nervous system. Sortilin has emerged as a key player in the regulation of neuronal viability and has been implicated as a possible therapeutic target in a range of disorders. Here, the identification of AF40431, the first reported small-molecule ligand of sortilin, is reported. Crystals of the sortilin-AF40431 complex were obtained by co-crystallization and the structure of the complex was solved to 2.7â Å resolution. AF40431 is bound in the neurotensin-binding site of sortilin, with the leucine moiety of AF40431 mimicking the binding mode of the C-terminal leucine of neurotensin and the 4-methylumbelliferone moiety of AF40431 forming π-stacking with a phenylalanine.
Assuntos
Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transporte Vesicular/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transporte Vesicular/química , Cumarínicos/química , Leucina/análogos & derivados , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/química , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transporte Vesicular/genética , Sítios de Ligação , Cristalização , Cristalografia por Raios X , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Leucina/química , Ligantes , Neurotensina/química , Fenilalanina/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
The identification of the novel, selective, orally bioavailable Sortilin inhibitor AF38469 is described. Structure-activity relationships and syntheses are reported, along with an X-ray crystal structure of the sortilin-AF38469 protein-inhibitor complex.
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Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transporte Vesicular/antagonistas & inibidores , Hidrocarbonetos Fluorados/farmacologia , Piridinas/farmacologia , Administração Oral , Animais , Disponibilidade Biológica , Cristalografia por Raios X , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ensaios de Triagem em Larga Escala , Hidrocarbonetos Fluorados/síntese química , Hidrocarbonetos Fluorados/química , Modelos Moleculares , Estrutura Molecular , Piridinas/síntese química , Piridinas/química , Ratos , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
The endothelial blood-brain barrier (BBB) ensures an optimal environment for proper neural function in vertebrates; however, it also creates a major obstacle for the medical treatment of brain diseases. Despite significant progress in the development of various in vitro and in silico models for predicting BBB permeation, many challenges remain and, so far, no model is able to meet the early drug discovery demands of the industry for reliability and time and cost efficiency. Recently, it was found that the grasshopper (Locusta migratoria) brain barrier has similar functionality as the vertebrate BBB. The insect model can thus be used as a surrogate for the vertebrate BBB as it meets the demands required during the drug discovery phase.
