ジャーナル: bioRxiv / 年: 2025 タイトル: Mechanism and Structure-Guided Optimization of SLC1A1/EAAT3-Selective Inhibitors in Kidney Cancer. 著者: Pooneh Koochaki / Biao Qiu / Jesse A Coker / Alexander Earsley / Nancy S Wang / Todd Romigh / Christopher M Goins / Shaun R Stauffer / Olga Boudker / Abhishek A Chakraborty / 要旨: Renal Cell Carcinomas (RCCs) depend metabolically on the trimeric sodium-coupled aspartate and glutamate transporter, SLC1A1/EAAT3; however, pharmacologically targeting SLC1A1 is challenging. We ...Renal Cell Carcinomas (RCCs) depend metabolically on the trimeric sodium-coupled aspartate and glutamate transporter, SLC1A1/EAAT3; however, pharmacologically targeting SLC1A1 is challenging. We determined a cryo-EM structure of human SLC1A1 bound to compound , a recently described SLC1A1-selective bicyclic imidazo[1,2-α]pyridine-3-amine (BIA) inhibitor. binds a membrane-embedded, allosteric pocket accessible only in the state, when SLC1A1 is unbound to substrate and sodium. Wedged between the trimerization domain and the substrate-binding transport domain, together with a cholesterol moiety from the lipid bilayer, likely prevents sodium and substrate binding, and blocks SLC1A1's elevator-like movements that are essential for transport. Mutations in this pocket abolish binding and counteract 's cytotoxicity in RCC cells, confirming on-target activity and explaining SLC1A1 selectivity. A structure-guided medicinal chemistry effort yielded two new, SLC1A1-selective BIA derivatives, PBJ1 and PBJ2, with enhanced cytotoxicity resulting from the inhibition of SLC1A1-dependent aspartate, glutamate, and cysteine metabolic pathways.