Journal article
Structural Analysis of NSAID Binding by Prostaglandin H2 Synthase: Time-Dependent and Time-Independent Inhibitors Elicit Identical Enzyme Conformations
Biochemistry (Easton), Vol.40(17), pp.5172-5180
01 May 2001
PMID: 11318639
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Abstract
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) block prostanoid biosynthesis by inhibiting prostaglandin H2 synthase (EC 1.14.99.1). NSAIDs are either rapidly reversible competitive inhibitors or slow tight-binding inhibitors of this enzyme. These different modes of inhibition correlate with clinically important differences in isoform selectivity. Hypotheses have been advanced to explain the different inhibition kinetics, but no structural data have been available to test them. We present here crystal structures of prostaglandin H2 synthase-1 in complex with the inhibitors ibuprofen, methyl flurbiprofen, flurbiprofen, and alclofenac at resolutions ranging from 2.6 to 2.75 Å. These structures allow direct comparison of enzyme complexes with reversible competitive inhibitors (ibuprofen and methyl flurbiprofen) and slow tight-binding inhibitors (alclofenac and flurbiprofen). The four inhibitors bind to the same site and adopt similar conformations. In all four complexes, the enzyme structure is essentially unchanged, exhibiting only minimal differences in the inhibitor binding site. These results argue strongly against hypotheses that explain the difference between slow tight-binding and fast reversible competitive inhibition by invoking global conformational differences or different inhibitor binding sites. Instead, they suggest that the different apparent modes of NSAID binding may result from differences in the speed and efficiency with which inhibitors can perturb the hydrogen bonding network around Arg-120 and Tyr-355.
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- Title
- Structural Analysis of NSAID Binding by Prostaglandin H2 Synthase: Time-Dependent and Time-Independent Inhibitors Elicit Identical Enzyme Conformations
- Creators
- Barry S SelinskyKushol GuptaCaroline T SharkeyPatrick J Loll
- Publication Details
- Biochemistry (Easton), Vol.40(17), pp.5172-5180
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Identifiers
- 991014877812904721
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