| Structural highlights
4j8n is a 4 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
| | Related: | 4j8m |
| Activity: | Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase, with EC number 2.7.11.1 |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum |
Publication Abstract from PubMed
MYC proteins are major drivers of cancer yet are considered undruggable because their DNA binding domains are composed of two extended alpha helices with no apparent surfaces for small-molecule binding. Proteolytic degradation of MYCN protein is regulated in part by a kinase-independent function of Aurora A. We describe a class of inhibitors that disrupts the native conformation of Aurora A and drives the degradation of MYCN protein across MYCN-driven cancers. Comparison of cocrystal structures with structure-activity relationships across multiple inhibitors and chemotypes, coupled with mechanistic studies and biochemical assays, delineates an Aurora A conformation-specific effect on proteolytic degradation of MYCN, rather than simple nanomolar-level inhibition of Aurora A kinase activity.
Drugging MYCN through an Allosteric Transition in Aurora Kinase A.,Gustafson WC, Meyerowitz JG, Nekritz EA, Chen J, Benes C, Charron E, Simonds EF, Seeger R, Matthay KK, Hertz NT, Eilers M, Shokat KM, Weiss WA Cancer Cell. 2014 Sep 8;26(3):414-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.07.015. Epub 2014, Aug 28. PMID:25175806[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ Gustafson WC, Meyerowitz JG, Nekritz EA, Chen J, Benes C, Charron E, Simonds EF, Seeger R, Matthay KK, Hertz NT, Eilers M, Shokat KM, Weiss WA. Drugging MYCN through an Allosteric Transition in Aurora Kinase A. Cancer Cell. 2014 Sep 8;26(3):414-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.07.015. Epub 2014, Aug 28. PMID:25175806 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2014.07.015
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