5O40

SOD1 bound to Ebselen

Summary for 5O40

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb5o40/pdb
• Descriptor: Superoxide dismutase [Cu-Zn], ZINC ION, N-phenyl-2-selanylbenzamide, ... (5 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: oxidoreductase, complex, inhibitor
• Biological source: Homo sapiens (Human)
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 32661.27

Authors

Capper, M.J.,Wright, G.S.A.,Antonyuk, S.V.,Hasnain, S.S. (deposition date: 2017-05-25, release date: 2018-06-13, Last modification date: 2024-02-07)

Primary citation

Capper, M.J.,Wright, G.S.A.,Barbieri, L.,Luchinat, E.,Mercatelli, E.,McAlary, L.,Yerbury, J.J.,O'Neill, P.M.,Antonyuk, S.V.,Banci, L.,Hasnain, S.S.
The cysteine-reactive small molecule ebselen facilitates effective SOD1 maturation.
Nat Commun, 9:1693-1693, 2018

PubMed Abstract: Superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1) mutants, including those with unaltered enzymatic activity, are known to cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Several destabilizing factors contribute to pathogenicity including a reduced ability to complete the normal maturation process which comprises folding, metal cofactor acquisition, intra-subunit disulphide bond formation and dimerization. Immature SOD1 forms toxic oligomers and characteristic large insoluble aggregates within motor system cells. Here we report that the cysteine-reactive molecule ebselen efficiently confers the SOD1 intra-subunit disulphide and directs correct SOD1 folding, depopulating the globally unfolded precursor associated with aggregation and toxicity. Assisted formation of the unusual SOD1 cytosolic disulphide bond could have potential therapeutic applications. In less reducing environments, ebselen forms a selenylsulphide with Cys111 and restores the monomer-dimer equilibrium of A4V SOD1 to wild-type. Ebselen is therefore a potent bifunctional pharmacological chaperone for SOD1 that combines properties of the SOD1 chaperone hCCS and the recently licenced antioxidant drug, edaravone.

PubMed: 29703933
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04114-x

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.5 Å)