4BDS

Human butyrylcholinesterase in complex with tacrine

Summary for 4BDS

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb4bds/pdb
• Related: 1EHO 1EHQ 1KCJ 1P0I 1P0M 1P0P 1P0Q 1XLU 1XLV 1XLW 2J4C 2WID 2WIF 2WIG 2WIJ 2WIK 2WIL 2WSL 2XMB 2XMC 2XMD 2XMG 2XQF 2XQG 2XQI 2XQJ 2XQK 2Y1K 4AQD 4AXB 4B0O 4B0P 4BBZ
• Descriptor: CHOLINESTERASE, UNKNOWN ATOM OR ION, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-[beta-L-fucopyranose-(1-6)]2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, ... (11 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: hydrolase, nerve transmission, inhibitior, alpha-beta hydrolase
• Biological source: HOMO SAPIENS (HUMAN)
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 62600.12

Authors

Nachon, F.,Carletti, E.,Ronco, C.,Trovaslet, M.,Nicolet, Y.,Jean, L.,Renard, P.-Y. (deposition date: 2012-10-06, release date: 2013-05-29, Last modification date: 2023-12-20)

Primary citation

Nachon, F.,Carletti, E.,Ronco, C.,Trovaslet, M.,Nicolet, Y.,Jean, L.,Renard, P.
Crystal Structures of Human Cholinesterases in Complex with Huprine W and Tacrine: Elements of Specificity for Anti-Alzheimer'S Drugs Targeting Acetyl- and Butyrylcholinesterase.
Biochem.J., 453:393-, 2013

PubMed Abstract: The multifunctional nature of Alzheimer's disease calls for MTDLs (multitarget-directed ligands) to act on different components of the pathology, like the cholinergic dysfunction and amyloid aggregation. Such MTDLs are usually on the basis of cholinesterase inhibitors (e.g. tacrine or huprine) coupled with another active molecule aimed at a different target. To aid in the design of these MTDLs, we report the crystal structures of hAChE (human acetylcholinesterase) in complex with FAS-2 (fasciculin 2) and a hydroxylated derivative of huprine (huprine W), and of hBChE (human butyrylcholinesterase) in complex with tacrine. Huprine W in hAChE and tacrine in hBChE reside in strikingly similar positions highlighting the conservation of key interactions, namely, π-π/cation-π interactions with Trp86 (Trp82), and hydrogen bonding with the main chain carbonyl of the catalytic histidine residue. Huprine W forms additional interactions with hAChE, which explains its superior affinity: the isoquinoline moiety is associated with a group of aromatic residues (Tyr337, Phe338 and Phe295 not present in hBChE) in addition to Trp86; the hydroxyl group is hydrogen bonded to both the catalytic serine residue and residues in the oxyanion hole; and the chlorine substituent is nested in a hydrophobic pocket interacting strongly with Trp439. There is no pocket in hBChE that is able to accommodate the chlorine substituent.

PubMed: 23679855
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20130013

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.1 Å)