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The structure of DPP4 in complex with Vildagliptin
Structural highlights
FunctionDPP4_HUMAN Cell surface glycoprotein receptor involved in the costimulatory signal essential for T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated T-cell activation. Acts as a positive regulator of T-cell coactivation, by binding at least ADA, CAV1, IGF2R, and PTPRC. Its binding to CAV1 and CARD11 induces T-cell proliferation and NF-kappa-B activation in a T-cell receptor/CD3-dependent manner. Its interaction with ADA also regulates lymphocyte-epithelial cell adhesion. In association with FAP is involved in the pericellular proteolysis of the extracellular matrix (ECM), the migration and invasion of endothelial cells into the ECM. May be involved in the promotion of lymphatic endothelial cells adhesion, migration and tube formation. When overexpressed, enhanced cell proliferation, a process inhibited by GPC3. Acts also as a serine exopeptidase with a dipeptidyl peptidase activity that regulates various physiological processes by cleaving peptides in the circulation, including many chemokines, mitogenic growth factors, neuropeptides and peptide hormones. Removes N-terminal dipeptides sequentially from polypeptides having unsubstituted N-termini provided that the penultimate residue is proline.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Publication Abstract from PubMedAims: Since 2006, DPP-4 inhibitors have become established therapy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Despite sharing a common mechanism of action, considerable chemical diversity exists amongst members of the DPP-4 inhibitor class, raising the question as to whether structural differences may result in differentiated enzyme inhibition and antihyperglycaemic activity. Methods: We have compared the binding properties of the most commonly used inhibitors and have investigated the relationship between their inhibitory potency at the level of the enzyme and their acute glucose-lowering efficacy. Results: Firstly, using a combination of published crystal structures and in-house data, we demonstrated that the binding site utilized by all of the DPP-4 inhibitors assessed was the same as that used by neuropeptide Y, supporting the hypothesis that DPP-4 inhibitors are able to competitively inhibit endogenous substrates for the enzyme. Secondly, we ascertained that the enzymatic cleft of DPP-4 is a relatively large cavity which displays conformational flexibility to accommodate structurally diverse inhibitor molecules. Finally, we found that for all inhibitors, irrespective of their chemical structure, the inhibition of plasma DPP-4 enzyme activity correlates directly with acute plasma glucose lowering in mice. Conclusion: The common binding site utilized by different DPP-4 inhibitors enables similar competitive inhibition of the cleavage of the endogenous DPP-4 substrates. Furthermore, despite chemical diversity and a range of binding potencies observed amongst the DPP-4 inhibitors, a direct relationship between enzyme inhibition in the plasma and glucose lowering is evident in mice for each member of the classes studied. A comparative study of the binding properties, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitory activity and glucose-lowering efficacy of the DPP-4 inhibitors alogliptin, linagliptin, saxagliptin, sitagliptin and vildagliptin in mice.,Berger JP, SinhaRoy R, Pocai A, Kelly TM, Scapin G, Gao YD, Pryor KAD, Wu JK, Eiermann GJ, Xu SS, Zhang X, Tatosian DA, Weber AE, Thornberry NA, Carr RD Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2017 Nov 24;1(1):e00002. doi: 10.1002/edm2.2., eCollection 2018 Jan. PMID:30815539[10] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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