title: A comparison of the binding sites of matrix metalloproteinases and tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme: implications for selectivity.
abstract: MMPs and TACE (ADAM-17) assume independent, parallel, or opposite pathological roles in cancer, arthritis, and several other diseases. For therapeutic purposes, selective inhibition of individual MMPs and TACE is required in most cases due to distinct roles in diseases and the need to preserve activities in normal states. Toward this goal, we compared force-field interaction energies of five ubiquitous inhibitor atoms with flexible binding sites of 24 known human MMPs and TACE. The results indicate that MMPs 1-3, 10, 11, 13, 16, and 17 have at least one subsite very similar to TACE. S3 subsite is the best target for development of specific TACE inhibitors. Specific binding to TACE compared to most MMPs is promoted by placing a negatively charged ligand part at the bottom of S2 subsite, at the entrance of S1' subsite, or the part of S3' subsite that is close to catalytic zinc. Numerous other clues, consistent with available experimental data, are provided for design of selective inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA.
authors.forename: Viera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lukacova
authors.forename: Yufen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kroll
authors.forename: Soumyendu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raha
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Comez
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balaz
mesh_terms: D051722:ADAM Proteins; D000072198:ADAM17 Protein; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D006801:Humans; D061965:Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000737:chemistry*; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D061965:Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D051722:ADAM Proteins; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D000072198:ADAM17 Protein; C000606462:ADAM17 protein, human