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Binding of small molecules to an adaptive protein–protein interface
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Understanding binding properties at protein–protein interfaces has been limited to structural and mutational analyses of natural binding partners or small peptides identified by phage display. Here, we present a high-resolution analysis of a nonpeptidyl small molecule, previously discovered by medicinal chemistry [Tilley, J. W., et al . (1997) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119, 7589–7590], which binds to the cytokine IL-2. The small molecule binds to the same site that binds the IL-2 α receptor and buries into a groove not seen in the free structure of IL-2. Comparison of the bound and several free structures shows this site to be composed of two subsites: one is rigid, and the other is highly adaptive. Thermodynamic data suggest the energy barriers between these conformations are low. The subsites were dissected by using a site-directed screening method called tethering, in which small fragments were captured by disulfide interchange with cysteines introduced into IL-2 around these subsites. X-ray structures with the tethered fragments show that the subsite-binding interactions are similar to those observed with the original small molecule. Moreover, the adaptive subsite tethered many more compounds than did the rigid one. Thus, the adaptive nature of a protein–protein interface provides sites for small molecules to bind and underscores the challenge of applying structure-based design strategies that cannot accurately predict a dynamic protein surface.
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- Arkin, M. R., Randal, M., DeLano, W. L., Hyde, J., Luong, T. N., Oslob, J. D., Raphael, D. R., Taylor, L., Wang, J., McDowell, R. S., Wells, J. A., & Braisted, A. C.
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2003-02-11
- Volume
- 100
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1603-1608
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- OpenAlex
- W2096454260
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- 375
- References
- 26
- FWCI
- 5.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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