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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

Structure of a zosuquidar and UIC2-bound human-mouse chimeric ABCB1.

Amer Alam, Raphael Küng, Julia Kowal, Robert A McLeod, Nina Tremp, Eugenia V Broude, Igor B Roninson, Henning Stahlberg, Kaspar P Locher

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amer AlamInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Raphael KüngCenter for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics, Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Julia KowalInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Robert A McLeodCenter for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics, Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Nina TrempInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Eugenia V BroudeDepartment of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Igor B RoninsonDepartment of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.ORCID 0000-0002-9211-1327
Henning StahlbergCenter for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics, Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1185-4592
Kaspar P LocherInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; locher@mol.biol.ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-8207-2889
ETH Zurich · CHUniversity of Basel · CHUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

Targeting NMDA Receptors and Brain Estradiol to Rescue Memory in Aging FemalesP20GM109091 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI KIARIS, HIPPOKRATIS, RONINSON, IGOR B · 2014 to 2024
$25.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM109091
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The multidrug transporter ABCB1 (P-glycoprotein) is an ATP-binding cassette transporter that has a key role in protecting tissues from toxic insult and contributes to multidrug extrusion from cancer cells. Here, we report the near-atomic resolution cryo-EM structure of nucleotide-free ABCB1 trapped by an engineered disulfide cross-link between the nucleotide-binding domains (NBDs) and bound to the antigen-binding fragment of the human-specific inhibitory antibody UIC2 and to the third-generation ABCB1 inhibitor zosuquidar. Our structure reveals the transporter in an occluded conformation with a central, enclosed, inhibitor-binding pocket lined by residues from all transmembrane (TM) helices of ABCB1. The pocket spans almost the entire width of the lipid membrane and is occupied exclusively by two closely interacting zosuquidar molecules. The external, conformational epitope facilitating UIC2 binding is also visualized, providing a basis for its inhibition of substrate efflux. Additional cryo-EM structures suggest concerted movement of TM helices from both halves of the transporters associated with closing the NBD gap, as well as zosuquidar binding. Our results define distinct recognition interfaces of ABCB1 inhibitory agents, which may be exploited for therapeutic purposes.

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Adenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsAntibodiesATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1Cross-Linking ReagentsCryoelectron MicroscopyDibenzocycloheptenesEpitopesHEK293 CellsHumansLigandsMiceMolecular ConformationMutationProtein BindingABCB1 protein, humanAdenosine TriphosphatasesAntibodiesATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1Cross-Linking ReagentsDibenzocycloheptenesEpitopesLigandsQuinolineszosuquidar trihydrochlorideABC transportercryo-EMmechanismsmall-molecule inhibitorsstructure

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PMID29440498
PMCPMC5834697
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