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1pwp
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Crystal Structure of the Anthrax Lethal Factor complexed with Small Molecule Inhibitor NSC 12155
Overview
The virulent spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis secretes anthrax, toxin composed of protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF) and edema, factor (EF). LF is a Zn-dependent metalloprotease that inactivates key, signaling molecules, such as mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases, (MAPKK), to ultimately cause cell death. We report here the identification, of small molecule (nonpeptidic) inhibitors of LF. Using a two-stage, screening assay, we determined the LF inhibitory properties of 19, compounds. Here, we describe six inhibitors on the basis of a, pharmacophoric relationship determined using X-ray crystallographic data, molecular docking studies and three-dimensional (3D) database mining from, the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) chemical repository. Three of these, compounds have K(i) values in the 0.5-5 microM range and show competitive, inhibition. These molecular scaffolds may be used to develop, therapeutically viable inhibitors of LF.
About this Structure
1PWP is a Single protein structure of sequence from Bacillus anthracis with ZN and NSC as ligands. Active as Anthrax lethal factor endopeptidase, with EC number 3.4.24.83 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Identification of small molecule inhibitors of anthrax lethal factor., Panchal RG, Hermone AR, Nguyen TL, Wong TY, Schwarzenbacher R, Schmidt J, Lane D, McGrath C, Turk BE, Burnett J, Aman MJ, Little S, Sausville EA, Zaharevitz DW, Cantley LC, Liddington RC, Gussio R, Bavari S, Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2004 Jan;11(1):67-72. Epub 2003 Dec 29. PMID:14718925
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