5N18

Second Bromodomain (BD2) from Candida albicans Bdf1 bound to an imidazopyridine (compound 2)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.198 
  • R-Value Work: 0.159 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.161 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Selective BET bromodomain inhibition as an antifungal therapeutic strategy.

Mietton, F.Ferri, E.Champleboux, M.Zala, N.Maubon, D.Zhou, Y.Harbut, M.Spittler, D.Garnaud, C.Courcon, M.Chauvel, M.d'Enfert, C.Kashemirov, B.A.Hull, M.Cornet, M.McKenna, C.E.Govin, J.Petosa, C.

(2017) Nat Commun 8: 15482-15482

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15482
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5N13, 5N15, 5N16, 5N17, 5N18

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Invasive fungal infections cause significant morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised individuals, posing an urgent need for new antifungal therapeutic strategies. Here we investigate a chromatin-interacting module, the bromodomain (BD) from the BET family of proteins, as a potential antifungal target in Candida albicans, a major human fungal pathogen. We show that the BET protein Bdf1 is essential in C. albicans and that mutations inactivating its two BDs result in a loss of viability in vitro and decreased virulence in mice. We report small-molecule compounds that inhibit C. albicans Bdf1 with high selectivity over human BDs. Crystal structures of the Bdf1 BDs reveal binding modes for these inhibitors that are sterically incompatible with the human BET-binding pockets. Furthermore, we report a dibenzothiazepinone compound that phenocopies the effects of a Bdf1 BD-inactivating mutation on C. albicans viability. These findings establish BET inhibition as a promising antifungal therapeutic strategy and identify Bdf1 as an antifungal drug target that can be selectively inhibited without antagonizing human BET function.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies de Grenoble, Laboratoire Biologie à Grande Échelle, Université de Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Inserm, 38000 Grenoble, France.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Bromodomain-containing factor 1
A, B
109Candida albicans SC5314Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: BDF1CaO19.8593CaO19.978
UniProt
Find proteins for Q5A4W8 (Candida albicans (strain SC5314 / ATCC MYA-2876))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q5A4W8
Entity Groups  
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UniProt GroupQ5A4W8
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
8HZ
Query on 8HZ

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C [auth A]4-[8-methyl-3-[(4-methylphenyl)amino]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl]phenol
C21 H19 N3 O
KPRSGDIGCGTRAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
GOL
Query on GOL

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D [auth B]GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.45 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.198 
  • R-Value Work: 0.159 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.161 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 46.484α = 90
b = 35.997β = 107.61
c = 64.495γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
French National Research AgencyFranceANR-14-CE16-0027-01

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-05-31
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-06-07
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 2.0: 2017-09-06
    Changes: Atomic model, Author supporting evidence
  • Version 2.1: 2024-01-17
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description