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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) family comprises three subtypes: PPARalpha, PPARgamma, and PPARdelta. PPARdelta transcriptionally modulates lipid metabolism and the control of energy homeostasis; therefore, PPARdelta agonists are promising agents for treating a variety of metabolic disorders. In the present study, we develop a panel of rationally designed PPARdelta agonists. The modular motif affords efficient syntheses using building blocks optimized for interactions with subtype-specific residues in the PPARdelta ligand-binding domain (LBD). A combination of atomic-resolution protein X-ray crystallographic structures, ligand-dependent LBD stabilization assays, and cell-based transactivation measurements delineate structure-activity relationships (SARs) for PPARdelta-selective targeting and structural modulation. We identify key ligand-induced conformational transitions of a conserved tryptophan side chain in the LBD that trigger reorganization of the H2'-H3 surface segment of PPARdelta. The subtype-specific conservation of H2'-H3 sequences suggests that this architectural remodeling constitutes a previously unrecognized conformational switch accompanying ligand-dependent PPARdelta transcriptional regulation.

Structural basis for specific ligation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta.,Wu CC, Baiga TJ, Downes M, La Clair JJ, Atkins AR, Richard SB, Fan W, Stockley-Noel TA, Bowman ME, Noel JP, Evans RM Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Mar 20. pii: 201621513. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1621513114. PMID:28320959^[3]

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