title: Structural determinants of ligand binding selectivity between the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors.
abstract: The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are transcriptional regulators of glucose, lipid, and cholesterol metabolism. We report the x-ray crystal structure of the ligand binding domain of PPAR alpha (NR1C1) as a complex with the agonist ligand GW409544 and a coactivator motif from the steroid receptor coactivator 1. Through comparison of the crystal structures of the ligand binding domains of the three human PPARs, we have identified molecular determinants of subtype selectivity. A single amino acid, which is tyrosine in PPAR alpha and histidine in PPAR gamma, imparts subtype selectivity for both thiazolidinedione and nonthiazolidinedione ligands. The availability of high-resolution cocrystal structures of the three PPAR subtypes will aid the design of drugs for the treatments of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Receptor Discovery Research, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. ex11957@gsk.com
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Montana
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Plunket
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Oplinger
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kliewer
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Gampe
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Willson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000819:agonists / Q000737:chemistry*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000819:agonists / Q000737:chemistry*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C442829:GW 409544; D008024:Ligands; D010080:Oxazoles; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014443:Tyrosine