4hev

From Proteopedia

Clostridium Botulinum Serotype A Light Chain Inhibited By Adamantane Hydroxamate

Structural highlights

4hev is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Clostridium botulinum. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.5Å
Ligands:	,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

BXA1_CLOBH Inhibits acetylcholine release. The botulinum toxin binds with high affinity to peripheral neuronal presynaptic membrane to the secretory vesicle protein SV2. It binds directly to the largest luminal loop of SV2A, SV2B and SV2C. It is then internalized by receptor-mediated endocytosis. The C-terminus of the heavy chain (H) is responsible for the adherence of the toxin to the cell surface while the N-terminus mediates transport of the light chain from the endocytic vesicle to the cytosol. After translocation, the light chain (L) hydrolyzes the 197-Gln-|-Arg-198 bond in SNAP-25, thereby blocking neurotransmitter release. Inhibition of acetylcholine release results in flaccid paralysis, with frequent heart or respiratory failure.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most lethal biotoxins known to mankind and are responsible for the neuroparalytic disease botulism. Current treatments for botulinum poisoning are all protein based and thus have a limited window of treatment opportunity. Inhibition of the BoNT light chain protease (LC) has emerged as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of botulism as it may provide an effective post exposure remedy. Using a combination of crystallographic and modeling studies a series of hydroxamates derived from 1-adamantylacetohydroxamic acid (3a) were prepared. From this group of compounds, an improved potency of about 17-fold was observed for two derivatives. Detailed mechanistic studies on these structures revealed a competitive inhibition model, with a K(i)=27 nM, which makes these compounds some of the most potent small molecule, non-peptidic BoNT/A LC inhibitors reported to date.

Evaluation of adamantane hydroxamates as botulinum neurotoxin inhibitors: synthesis, crystallography, modeling, kinetic and cellular based studies.,Silhar P, Silvaggi NR, Pellett S, Capkova K, Johnson EA, Allen KN, Janda KD Bioorg Med Chem. 2013 Mar 1;21(5):1344-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.12.001. Epub, 2012 Dec 20. PMID:23340139^[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Silhar P, Silvaggi NR, Pellett S, Capkova K, Johnson EA, Allen KN, Janda KD. Evaluation of adamantane hydroxamates as botulinum neurotoxin inhibitors: synthesis, crystallography, modeling, kinetic and cellular based studies. Bioorg Med Chem. 2013 Mar 1;21(5):1344-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.12.001. Epub, 2012 Dec 20. PMID:23340139 doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2012.12.001