2R40

Crystal structure of 20E bound EcR/USP

2R40 の概要

• エントリーDOI: 10.2210/pdb2r40/pdb
• 分子名称: Ecdysone Receptor, Ultraspiracle, CITRATE ANION, ... (8 entities in total)
• 機能のキーワード: nuclear receptor ligand-binding domain, anti-parallel alpha-helical sandwich, ecdysone receptor, ecr, gene regulation
• 由来する生物種: Heliothis virescens (tobacco budworm); 詳細
• 細胞内の位置: Nucleus: O18473 Q7SIF6
• タンパク質・核酸の鎖数: 2
• 化学式量合計: 61888.54

構造登録者

Moras, D.,Billas, I.M.L.,Browning, C. (登録日: 2007-08-30, 公開日: 2007-10-02, 最終更新日: 2024-02-21)

主引用文献

Browning, C.,Martin, E.,Loch, C.,Wurtz, J.M.,Moras, D.,Stote, R.H.,Dejaegere, A.P.,Billas, I.M.L.
Critical Role of Desolvation in the Binding of 20-Hydroxyecdysone to the Ecdysone Receptor
J.Biol.Chem., 282:32924-32934, 2007

PubMed Abstract: The insect steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) binds to its cognate nuclear receptor composed of the ecdysone receptor (EcR) and Ultraspiracle (USP) and triggers the main developmental transitions, in particular molting and metamorphosis. We present the crystal structure of the ligand-binding domains of EcR/USP in complex with 20E at 2.4A resolution and compare it with published structures of EcR/USP bound to ponasterone A (ponA). ponA is essentially identical to 20E but lacks the 25-OH group of 20E. The structure of 20E-bound EcR indicates that an additional hydrogen bond is formed compared with the ponA-bound receptor, yet, paradoxically, ponA has a significantly higher affinity for EcR than 20E. Theoretical studies based on docking and free energy methods lead to a rationale for understanding the difference in binding affinities between 20E and ponA. Results of the calculations indicate that the favorable contribution from the extra H-bond made by 25-OH of 20E is counterbalanced by its larger desolvation cost compared with that of ponA. The contribution of 25-OH to the binding affinity is further compared with those of 20- and 22-OH groups. Ligands that lack the 20- or 22-OH group are indeed known to bind less favorably to EcR than 20E, an effect opposite to that observed for ponA. The results indicate that their respective contributions to receptor-ligand complex stability reside mostly in their different contributions to solvation/desolvation. Together, the data demonstrate the critical role of ligand desolvation in determining binding affinity, with general implications for the binding of hormones to their cognate nuclear receptors.

PubMed: 17848566
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M705559200

実験手法

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.402 Å)