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| Title | High-affinity, structure-validated and selective macrocyclic peptide tools for chemical biology studies of Huntingtin. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Vol. 123, Issue 12, Page e2520462123, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Mar 24, 2026 |
Authors | Rebeka Fanti / Esther Wolf / Tatsuya Ikenoue / Justin C Deme / Swati Balakrishnan / Brandon A Keith / Matthew G Alteen / Renu Chandrasekaran / Manisha Yadav / Ritika Bhajiawala / Suzanne Ackloo / Jia Feng / Mahmoud A Pouladi / Aled M Edwards / Derek J Wilson / Susan M Lea / Hiroaki Suga / Rachel J Harding / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by a Cytosine-Adenosine-Guanine (CAG) repeat expansion in the () gene, with no disease-modifying therapies currently available. ...Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by a Cytosine-Adenosine-Guanine (CAG) repeat expansion in the () gene, with no disease-modifying therapies currently available. The precise molecular function of the HTT protein is unclear, and the lack of selective chemical tools has limited functional studies. We have identified and characterized macrocyclic peptide binders targeting HTT. These binders exhibit low-nanomolar affinity in vitro and engage distinct HTT and HTT-HAP40 interfaces, as revealed by hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry and cryoelectron microscopy. Chemoproteomics confirmed selective binding in cell extracts from wildtype but not HTT-null cell lines. HAP40 consistently and stoichiometrically copurified with HTT across cell lines, including with HTT variants containing different CAG repeat lengths, highlighting the broad presence of the HTT-HAP40 complex. |
External links | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / PubMed:41838909 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.1 - 2.3 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-71743, PDB-9pmw: EMDB-71744, PDB-9pn0: |
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Keywords | PEPTIDE BINDING PROTEIN / Huntingtin / Macrocycles / Polyglutamine expansion |
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