scholarly journals Structural Basis for Cyclic Py-Im Polyamide Allosteric Inhibition of Nuclear Receptor Binding

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (41) ◽  
pp. 14521-14529 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Chenoweth ◽  
Peter B. Dervan
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Receptor ◽  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Allosteric Inhibition

scholarly journals Heparin Inhibits Cellular Invasion by SARS-CoV-2: Structural Dependence of the Interaction of the Spike S1 Receptor-Binding Domain with Heparin

2020 ◽  
Vol 120 (12) ◽  
pp. 1700-1715
Author(s):  
Courtney J. Mycroft-West ◽  
Dunhao Su ◽  
Isabel Pagani ◽  
Timothy R. Rudd ◽  
Stefano Elli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Antiviral Agents ◽  
Vero Cells ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Minimum Size ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Receptor Binding Domain

AbstractThe dependence of development and homeostasis in animals on the interaction of hundreds of extracellular regulatory proteins with the peri- and extracellular glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate (HS) is exploited by many microbial pathogens as a means of adherence and invasion. Heparin, a widely used anticoagulant drug, is structurally similar to HS and is a common experimental proxy. Exogenous heparin prevents infection by a range of viruses, including S-associated coronavirus isolate HSR1. Here, we show that heparin inhibits severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) invasion of Vero cells by up to 80% at doses achievable through prophylaxis and, particularly relevant, within the range deliverable by nebulisation. Surface plasmon resonance and circular dichroism spectroscopy demonstrate that heparin and enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin which is a clinical anticoagulant, bind and induce a conformational change in the spike (S1) protein receptor-binding domain (S1 RBD) of SARS-CoV-2. A library of heparin derivatives and size-defined fragments were used to probe the structural basis of this interaction. Binding to the RBD is more strongly dependent on the presence of 2-O or 6-O sulfate groups than on N-sulfation and a hexasaccharide is the minimum size required for secondary structural changes to be induced in the RBD. It is likely that inhibition of viral infection arises from an overlap between the binding sites of heparin/HS on S1 RBD and that of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. The results suggest a route for the rapid development of a first-line therapeutic by repurposing heparin and its derivatives as antiviral agents against SARS-CoV-2 and other members of the Coronaviridae.

scholarly journals Gonococcal pili. Primary structure and receptor binding domain.

1984 ◽  
Vol 159 (5) ◽  
pp. 1351-1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
G K Schoolnik ◽  
R Fernandez ◽  
J Y Tai ◽  
J Rothbard ◽  
E C Gotschlich
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Receptor Binding Domain ◽  
Variable Regions ◽  
Disulfide Linkage ◽  
Polymeric Structure ◽  
Antigenic Diversity ◽  
Single Polypeptide Chain

The complete amino acid sequence of pilin from gonococcal strain MS11 and the sequence of constant and variable regions from strain R10 pilin have been determined in order to elucidate the structural basis for adherence function, antigenic diversity, and polymeric structure. The MS11 pilin sequence consists of 159 amino acids in a single polypeptide chain with two cysteines in disulfide linkage and serine-bonded phosphate residues. TC-2 (31-111), a soluble monomeric pilus peptide prepared by arginine-specific digestion, bound human endocervical, but not buccal or HeLa cells and therefore is postulated to encompass the receptor binding domain. Variable regions of CNBr-3 appear to confer antigenic diversity and comprise segments in which changes in the position of charged residues occur in hydrophilic, beta-turns. Residues 2-21 and 202-221 of gonococcal pilins and lower eucaryotic actins, respectively, exhibit 50% homology. When these residues are arranged at intervals of 100 degrees of arc on "helical wheels," the identical amino acids comprise a hydrophobic face on one side of the helix. This observation, the hydrophobic character of this region and the tendency for TC-1 (residues 1-30) to aggregate in water, suggest that this stretch interacts with other subunits to stabilize polymeric structure.

scholarly journals DNA Sequence Constraints Define Functionally Active Steroid Nuclear Receptor Binding Sites in Chromatin

Endocrinology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 158 (10) ◽  
pp. 3212-3234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurel A Coons ◽  
Sylvia C Hewitt ◽  
Adam B Burkholder ◽  
Donald P McDonnell ◽  
Kenneth S Korach
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Nuclear Receptor ◽  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Sequence Constraints

scholarly journals Nuclear receptor binding protein 1 regulates intestinal progenitor cell homeostasis and tumour formation

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 2486-2497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine H Wilson ◽  
Catriona Crombie ◽  
Louise van der Weyden ◽  
George Poulogiannis ◽  
Alistair G Rust ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Receptor ◽  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Cell Homeostasis ◽  
Tumour Formation ◽  
Receptor Binding Protein

A pleiotropic element in the medium-chain acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase gene promoter mediates transcriptional regulation by multiple nuclear receptor transcription factors and defines novel receptor-DNA binding motifs

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 4360-4372
Author(s):  
M E Carter ◽  
T Gulick ◽  
D D Moore ◽  
D P Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Transcriptional Regulation ◽  
Nuclear Receptor ◽  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Gene Promoter ◽  
Response Element ◽  
Binding Motifs ◽  
Receptor Response ◽  
Dehydrogenase Gene ◽  
Chain Acyl ◽  
Acyl Coenzyme A

We previously identified a complex regulatory element in the medium-chain acyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase gene promoter that confers transcriptional regulation by the retinoid receptors RAR and RXR and the orphan nuclear receptor HNF-4. In this study we demonstrate a trans-repressing regulatory function for the orphan receptor COUP-TF at this same nuclear receptor response element (NRRE-1). The transcriptional regulatory properties and receptor binding sequences of each nuclear receptor response element within NRRE-1 are also characterized. NRRE-1 consists of four potential nuclear hormone receptor hexamer binding sites, arranged as [<--1-(n)s-2-->-3-->(n)4<--4], three of which are used in alternative pairwise binding by COUP-TF and HNF-4 homodimers and by RAR-RXR heterodimers, as demonstrated by mobility shift assays and methylation interference analysis. Binding and transactivation studies with mutant NRRE-1 elements confirmed the existence of distinct retinoid, COUP-TF, and HNF-4 response elements that define novel receptor binding motifs: COUP-TF homodimers bound sites 1 and 3 (two hexamer repeat sequences arranged as an everted imperfect repeat separated by 14 bp or ER14), RAR-RXR heterodimers bound sites 1 and 2 (ER8), and HNF-4 homodimers bound sites 2 and 3 (imperfect DR0). Mixing cotransfection experiments demonstrated that the nuclear receptor dimers compete at NRRE-1 to modulate constitutive and ligand-mediated transcriptional activity. These data suggest a mechanism for the transcriptional modulation of genes encoding enzymes involved in cellular metabolism.

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