3P5O

Crystal Structure of the First Bromodomain of Human Brd4 in complex with IBET inhibitor

Summary for 3P5O

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb3p5o/pdb
• Descriptor: Bromodomain-containing protein 4, 2-[(4S)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-methoxy-1-methyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepin-4-yl]-N-ethylacetamide, 1,2-ETHANEDIOL, ... (4 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: brd4, bromodomain containing protein 4, antagonist, ibet, inhibition of acetylated lysine histone binding, transcription regulator, signaling protein-inhibitor complex, signaling protein/inhibitor
• Biological source: Homo sapiens (human)
• Cellular location: Nucleus (By similarity): O60885
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 15771.55

Authors

Chung, C. (deposition date: 2010-10-09, release date: 2010-11-17, Last modification date: 2023-11-01)

Primary citation

Nicodeme, E.,Jeffrey, K.L.,Schaefer, U.,Beinke, S.,Dewell, S.,Chung, C.,Chandwani, R.,Marazzi, I.,Wilson, P.,Coste, H.,White, J.,Kirilovsky, J.,Rice, C.M.,Lora, J.M.,Prinjha, R.K.,Lee, K.,Tarakhovsky, A.
Suppression of inflammation by a synthetic histone mimic
Nature, 468:1119-1123, 2010

PubMed Abstract: Interaction of pathogens with cells of the immune system results in activation of inflammatory gene expression. This response, although vital for immune defence, is frequently deleterious to the host due to the exaggerated production of inflammatory proteins. The scope of inflammatory responses reflects the activation state of signalling proteins upstream of inflammatory genes as well as signal-induced assembly of nuclear chromatin complexes that support mRNA expression. Recognition of post-translationally modified histones by nuclear proteins that initiate mRNA transcription and support mRNA elongation is a critical step in the regulation of gene expression. Here we present a novel pharmacological approach that targets inflammatory gene expression by interfering with the recognition of acetylated histones by the bromodomain and extra terminal domain (BET) family of proteins. We describe a synthetic compound (I-BET) that by 'mimicking' acetylated histones disrupts chromatin complexes responsible for the expression of key inflammatory genes in activated macrophages, and confers protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced endotoxic shock and bacteria-induced sepsis. Our findings suggest that synthetic compounds specifically targeting proteins that recognize post-translationally modified histones can serve as a new generation of immunomodulatory drugs.

PubMed: 21068722
DOI: 10.1038/nature09589

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.6 Å)