3LS4

Crystal Structure of Anti-tetrahydrocannabinol Fab Fragment in Complex with THC


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.261 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 

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Literature

A structural insight into the molecular recognition of a (-)-Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and the development of a sensitive, one-step, homogeneous immunocomplex-based assay for its detection

Niemi, M.H.Turunen, L.Pulli, T.Nevanen, T.K.Hoyhtya, M.Soderlund, H.Rouvinen, J.Takkinen, K.

(2010) J Mol Biol 400: 803-814

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2010.05.048
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3LS4, 3LS5

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    (-)-Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive compound found in cannabis. In this study, an anti-THC Fab fragment, designed T3, was isolated from a display library cloned from the spleen cells of a mouse immunized with a THC-bovine serum albumin conjugate, and the crystal structures of the T3 Fab in its free form and in complex with THC were determined at 1.9 A and 2.0 A resolution, respectively. The THC binding site of the T3 Fab is a narrow cavity: the n-pentyl group of THC protrudes deep into the interface area between the variable domains and the C(10) monoterpene moiety of the hapten is partially exposed to solvent. The metabolites of THC, with modifications in the C(10) monoterpene moiety, 11-nor-9-carboxy-Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol and 11-hydroxy-?(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, are bound by the T3 Fab with a higher affinity than THC. The crystal structures suggest that Ser52H and Arg53H of the T3 Fab are able to make hydrogen bonds with the metabolites, which leads to an increased binding against these metabolites. By developing a T3 Fab-Delta(9)-THC immunocomplex binding antibody from a naïve antibody phage display library, the specificity of the Delta(9)-THC binding is highly increased, which allows a one-step, homogeneous, fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based sensitive immunoassay, with a detection limit of 20 ng/ml from saliva samples.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 111, FIN-80101 Joensuu, Finland.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Light chain of antibody Fab fragmentA [auth L]215Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Heavy chain of antibody Fab fragmentB [auth H]219Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 
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Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
TCI
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C [auth H](6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromen-1-ol
C21 H30 O2
CYQFCXCEBYINGO-IAGOWNOFSA-N
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
TCI PDBBind:  3LS4 IC50: 500 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.261 
  • R-Value Work: 0.213 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.216 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 122.76α = 90
b = 122.76β = 90
c = 73.31γ = 90
Software Package:
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PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
ADSCdata collection
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-06-02
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2014-01-22
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-04-03
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description