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3KSW

Crystal structure of sterol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51) from Trypanosoma cruzi in complex with an inhibitor VNF ((4-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-[2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylethyl]benzamide)

Summary for 3KSW
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb3ksw/pdb
Related3K1O 3KHM
DescriptorSterol 14-alpha demethylase, PROTOPORPHYRIN IX CONTAINING FE, 4'-chloro-N-[(1R)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylethyl]biphenyl-4-carboxamide (3 entities in total)
Functional Keywordssterol 14-alpha demethylase, cyp51, cytochrome p450, heme, oxidoreductase, monooxygenase, endoplasmic reticulum, transmembrane protein, sterol biosynthesis, lipids, membrane, iron, heme thiolate protein, lipid synthesis, metal-binding, nadp, steroid biosynthesis
Biological sourceTrypanosoma cruzi
Cellular locationMembrane; Single-pass membrane protein (Potential): Q5I4E1
Total number of polymer chains1
Total formula weight53371.02
Authors
Lepesheva, G.I.,Hargrove, T.Y.,Anderson, S.,Wawrzak, Z.,Waterman, M.R. (deposition date: 2009-11-23, release date: 2009-12-01, Last modification date: 2023-09-06)
Primary citationLepesheva, G.I.,Hargrove, T.Y.,Anderson, S.,Kleshchenko, Y.,Furtak, V.,Wawrzak, Z.,Villalta, F.,Waterman, M.R.
Structural Insights into Inhibition of Sterol 14{alpha}-Demethylase in the Human Pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi.
J.Biol.Chem., 285:25582-25590, 2010
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis), which threatens the lives of millions of people and remains incurable in its chronic stage. The antifungal drug posaconazole that blocks sterol biosynthesis in the parasite is the only compound entering clinical trials for the chronic form of this infection. Crystal structures of the drug target enzyme, Trypanosoma cruzi sterol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51), complexed with posaconazole, another antifungal agent fluconazole and an experimental inhibitor, (R)-4'-chloro-N-(1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imid-azol-1-yl)ethyl)biphenyl-4-carboxamide (VNF), allow prediction of important chemical features that enhance the drug potencies. Combined with comparative analysis of inhibitor binding parameters, influence on the catalytic activity of the trypanosomal enzyme and its human counterpart, and their cellular effects at different stages of the Trypanosoma cruzi life cycle, the structural data provide a molecular background to CYP51 inhibition and azole resistance and enlighten the path for directed design of new, more potent and selective drugs to develop an efficient treatment for Chagas disease.
PubMed: 20530488
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110.133215
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