Targeting specific PDZ domains of PSD-95; structural basis for enhanced affinity and enzymatic stability of a cyclic peptide.
A cyclic peptide, Tyr-Lys-c[-Lys-Thr-Glu(betaAla)-]-Val, incorporating a beta-Ala lactam side chain linker and designed to target the PDZ domains of the postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD-95), has been synthesized and structurally characterized by NMR while free and bound to the PDZ1 domain of PSD-95. While bound, the lactam linker of the peptide makes a number of unique contacts outside the canonical PDZ binding motif, providing a novel target for PDZ-domain specificity as well as producing a 10-fold enhancement in binding affinity. Additionally, the cyclization greatly enhances the enzymatic stability, increasing the duration that the peptide inhibits the association between PSD-95 and glutamate receptors, effectively inhibiting the clustering of kainate receptors for over 14 hr after application. Highly specific regulation of kainate receptor action may provide a novel route for treatment of drug addiction and epilepsy.
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- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- Protein Structure, Tertiary
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- Peptides, Cyclic
- Organic Chemistry
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Models, Molecular
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Published In
DOI
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Volume
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Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Receptors, Kainic Acid
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Protein Binding
- Peptides, Cyclic
- Organic Chemistry
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Models, Molecular
- Ligands
- Enzyme Stability