title: Protein and ligand adaptation in a retinoic acid binding protein.
abstract: A retinoic acid binding protein isolated from the lumen of the rat epididymis (ERABP) is a member of the lipocalin superfamily. ERABP binds both the all-trans and 9-cis isomers of retinoic acid, as well as the synthetic retinoid (E)-4-[2-(5,6,7,8)-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2 napthalenyl-1 propenyl]-benzoic acid (TTNPB), a structural analog of all-trans retinoic acid. The structure of ERABP with a mixture of all-trans and 9-cis retinoic acid has previously been reported. To elucidate any structural differences in the protein when bound to the all-trans and 9-cis isomers, the structures of all-trans retinoic acid-ERABP and 9-cis retinoic acid ERABP were determined. Our results indicate that the all-trans isomer of retinoic acid adopts an 8-cis structure in the binding cavity with no concomitant conformational change in the protein. The structure of TTNPB-ERABP is also reported herein. To accommodate this all-trans analog, which cannot readily adopt a cis-like structure, alternative positioning of critical binding site side chains is required. Consequently, both protein and ligand adaption are observed in the formation of the various holo-proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pattanayek
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Newcomer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D014212:Tretinoin