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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
Using structure-based design and protein mutagenesis we have remodeled the FKBP12 ligand binding site to include a sizable, hydrophobic specificity pocket. This mutant (F36V-FKBP) is capable of binding, with low or subnanomolar affinities, novel synthetic ligands possessing designed substituents that sterically prevent binding to the wild-type protein. Using binding and structural analysis of bumped compounds, we show here that the pocket is highly promiscuous-capable of binding a range of hydrophobic alkyl and aryl moieties with comparable affinity. Ligand affinity therefore appears largely insensitive to the degree of occupancy or quality of packing of the pocket. NMR spectroscopic analysis indicates that similar ligands can adopt radically different binding modes, thus complicating the interpretation of structure-activity relationships.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1135-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2000-12-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Investigating protein-ligand interactions with a mutant FKBP possessing a designed specificity pocket.
pubmed:affiliation
ARIAD Gene Therapeutics, 26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4234, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article