4RFR

Complex structure of AlkB/rhein


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.150 
  • R-Value Work: 0.118 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.119 

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Literature

Rhein Inhibits AlkB Repair Enzymes and Sensitizes Cells to Methylated DNA Damage.

Li, Q.Huang, Y.Liu, X.Gan, J.Chen, H.Yang, C.G.

(2016) J Biol Chem 291: 11083-11093

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M115.711895
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4RFR

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The AlkB repair enzymes, including Escherichia coli AlkB and two human homologues, ALKBH2 and ALKBH3, are iron(II)- and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases that efficiently repair N(1)-methyladenine and N(3)-methylcytosine methylated DNA damages. The development of small molecule inhibitors of these enzymes has seen less success. Here we have characterized a previously discovered natural product rhein and tested its ability to inhibit AlkB repair enzymes in vitro and to sensitize cells to methyl methane sulfonate that mainly produces N(1)-methyladenine and N(3)-methylcytosine lesions. Our investigation of the mechanism of rhein inhibition reveals that rhein binds to AlkB repair enzymes in vitro and promotes thermal stability in vivo In addition, we have determined a new structural complex of rhein bound to AlkB, which shows that rhein binds to a different part of the active site in AlkB than it binds to in fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO). With the support of these observations, we put forth the hypothesis that AlkB repair enzymes would be effective pharmacological targets for cancer treatment.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the Laboratory of Chemical Biology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase AlkBA [auth B]203Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: alkBaidD
EC: 1.14.11.33
UniProt
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Go to UniProtKB:  P05050
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP05050
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
RHN
Query on RHN

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B
4,5-dihydroxy-9,10-dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-carboxylic acid
C15 H8 O6
FCDLCPWAQCPTKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
MN
Query on MN

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C [auth B]MANGANESE (II) ION
Mn
WAEMQWOKJMHJLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.150 
  • R-Value Work: 0.118 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.119 
  • Space Group: P 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 36.95α = 77.37
b = 39.2β = 74.67
c = 40.521γ = 65.47
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-2000data collection
PHASESphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-04-06
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2016-09-28
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-02-28
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations