3IES

Firefly luciferase inhibitor complex


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.218 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.184 

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Literature

Molecular basis for the high-affinity binding and stabilization of firefly luciferase by PTC124.

Auld, D.S.Lovell, S.Thorne, N.Lea, W.A.Maloney, D.J.Shen, M.Rai, G.Battaile, K.P.Thomas, C.J.Simeonov, A.Hanzlik, R.P.Inglese, J.

(2010) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107: 4878-4883

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0909141107
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3IEP, 3IER, 3IES

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Firefly luciferase (FLuc), an ATP-dependent bioluminescent reporter enzyme, is broadly used in chemical biology and drug discovery assays. PTC124 (Ataluren; (3-[5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]benzoic acid) discovered in an FLuc-based assay targeting nonsense codon suppression, is an unusually potent FLuc-inhibitor. Paradoxically, PTC124 and related analogs increase cellular FLuc activity levels by posttranslational stabilization. In this study, we show that FLuc inhibition and stabilization is the result of an inhibitory product formed during the FLuc-catalyzed reaction between its natural substrate, ATP, and PTC124. A 2.0 A cocrystal structure revealed the inhibitor to be the acyl-AMP mixed-anhydride adduct PTC124-AMP, which was subsequently synthesized and shown to be a high-affinity multisubstrate adduct inhibitor (MAI; K(D) = 120 pM) of FLuc. Biochemical assays, liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry, and near-attack conformer modeling demonstrate that formation of this novel MAI is absolutely dependent upon the precise positioning and reactivity of a key meta-carboxylate of PTC124 within the FLuc active site. We also demonstrate that the inhibitory activity of PTC124-AMP is relieved by free coenzyme A, a component present at high concentrations in luciferase detection reagents used for cell-based assays. This explains why PTC124 can appear to increase, instead of inhibit, FLuc activity in cell-based reporter gene assays. To our knowledge, this is an unusual example in which the "off-target" effect of a small molecule is mediated by an MAI mechanism.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    NIH Chemical Genomics Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-3370, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Luciferin 4-monooxygenase551Photinus pyralisMutation(s): 0 
EC: 1.13.12.7
UniProt
Find proteins for P08659 (Photinus pyralis)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P08659
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupP08659
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
M24
Query on M24

Download Ideal Coordinates CCD File 
B [auth A]5'-O-[(R)-[({3-[5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl]phenyl}carbonyl)oxy](hydroxy)phosphoryl]adenosine
C25 H21 F N7 O9 P
XGTSAMZIYGBAIU-VEBYGKHWSA-N
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
M24 PDBBind:  3IES Kd: 0.12 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Binding MOAD:  3IES Kd: 0.12 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.00 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.218 
  • R-Value Work: 0.182 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.184 
  • Space Group: P 41
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 83.654α = 90
b = 83.654β = 90
c = 97.1γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
MOLREPphasing
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
ADSCdata collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2010-02-16
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-01
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-06
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description