Crystal structure of SPSB2 in complex with a rational designed RGD-containing cyclic peptide inhibitor of SPSB2-iNOS interaction
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SPRY domain-containing SOCS box protein 2 (SPSB2) is a negative regulator of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) that modulates the lifetime of iNOS and thus the levels of nitric oxide (NO) production. Inhibitors that can disrupt the endogenous SPSB2-iNOS interaction and augment NO production have potential as novel antimicrobial and anticancer drugs. In this study, we have designed a cyclic peptide (cR8), containing an RGD motif and the SPSB2 binding motif (DINNNV). ITC and chemical shift perturbation showed that cR8 binds to the iNOS binding site on SPSB2 with a K d of 671 nM, and saturation transfer difference NMR showed that cR8 binds to α v β 3 integrin-expressing cells. Moreover, we determined the crystal structure of SPSB2 in complex with cR8, at a resolution of 1.34 Å. cR8 forms extensive hydrogen bonding with SPSB2 residues, but loss of an intramolecular hydrogen bond that is present in SPSB2-bound iNOS peptide may destabilize the bound conformation of cR8 and lead to a gentle reduction in SPSB2 binding affinity. These results serve as a useful basis for designing site-directed SPSB2 inhibitors in the future.
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A substrate-derived cyclic peptide targets a shallow site at the surface of the SPSB2 SPRY domain.
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- Authors
- You, T., Wang, Y., Li, K., Zhang, D., Wei, H., Luo, Y., Li, H., Lu, Y., Su, X., & Kuang, Z.
- Affiliations
- Jinan University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Nankai University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Kuang, Zhihe
- Venue
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-07
- Volume
- 489
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 346-352
- ISSN
- 0006-291X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2619537023
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 1.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (31270817, 81571539)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Structural Characterization
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
- Keywords
- inducible nitric oxide synthase, RGD peptide, cyclic peptide inhibitors, protein-protein interaction inhibition, crystal structure, integrin αvβ3, nitric oxide production, intramolecular hydrogen bonding, binding affinity
- MeSH terms
- Crystallization, Crystallography, Humans, Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Oligopeptides, Peptides, Cyclic, Protein Binding, Structure-Activity Relationship, Drug Design, Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
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