title: Crystal structure of anti-configuration of indomethacin and leukotriene B4 12-hydroxydehydrogenase/15-oxo-prostaglandin 13-reductase complex reveals the structural basis of broad spectrum indomethacin efficacy.
abstract: The crystal structure of the ternary complex of leukotriene B4 12-hydroxydehydrogenase/15-oxo-prostaglandin (15-oxo-PG) 13-reductase (LTB4 12HD/PGR), an essential enzyme for eicosanoid inactivation pathways, with indomethacin and NADP+ has been solved. An indomethacin molecule bound in the anti-configuration at one of the two active site clefts of the homo-dimer interface in the LTB4 12HD/PGR and was confirmed by a binding calorimetry. The chlorobenzene ring is buried in the hydrophobic pore used as a binding site by the omega-chain of 15-oxo-PGE2. The carboxyl group interacts with the guanidino group of Arg56 and the phenolic hydroxyl group of Tyr262. Indomethacin shows a broad spectrum of efficacy against lipid-mediator related proteins including cyclooxygenase-2, phospholipase A2, PGF synthase and PGE synthase-2 but in the syn-configuration as well as LTB4 12HD/PGR in the anti-configuration. Indomethacin does not necessarily mimic the binding mode of the lipid-mediator substrates in the active sites of these complex structures. Thus, the broad spectrum of indomethacin efficacy can be attributed to its ability to adopt a range of different stable conformations. This allows the indomethacin to adapt to the distinct binding site features of each protein whilst maintaining favorable interactions between the carboxyl group and a counter charged functional group.
authors.affiliation: Structural Biophysics Laboratory, RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Harima Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ishijima
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokomizo
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ago
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyano
mesh_terms: D011452:15-Oxoprostaglandin 13-Reductase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D003460:Crystallization; D003461:Crystallography; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; C082646:leukotriene B4 12-hydroxydehydrogenase; D011452:15-Oxoprostaglandin 13-Reductase; D007213:Indomethacin