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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Full-length in meso structure and mechanism of rat kynurenine 3-monooxygenase inhibition.

Shinya Mimasu, Hiroaki Yamagishi, Satoshi Kubo, Mie Kiyohara, Toshihiro Matsuda, Toshiko Yahata, Heather A Thomson, Christopher D Hupp, Julie Liu, Takao Okuda and 1 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shinya MimasuDrug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma. Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. shinya.mimasu@astellas.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5061-9587
Hiroaki YamagishiDrug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma. Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Satoshi KuboDrug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma. Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Mie KiyoharaDrug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma. Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Toshihiro MatsudaDrug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma. Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Toshiko YahataDrug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma. Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Heather A ThomsonX-Chem Inc., Waltham, MA, USA.
Christopher D HuppX-Chem Inc., Waltham, MA, USA.
Julie LiuX-Chem Inc., Waltham, MA, USA.
Takao OkudaDrug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma. Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kenichi KakefudaDrug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma. Inc., Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Astellas Pharma (Japan) · JPAkebia Therapeutics (United States) · USSumitomo Chemical (Japan) · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The structural mechanisms of single-pass transmembrane enzymes remain elusive. Kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO) is a mitochondrial protein involved in the eukaryotic tryptophan catabolic pathway and is linked to various diseases. Here, we report the mammalian full-length structure of KMO in its membrane-embedded form, complexed with compound 3 (identified internally) and compound 4 (identified via DNA-encoded chemical library screening) at 3.0 Å resolution. Despite predictions suggesting that KMO has two transmembrane domains, we show that KMO is actually a single-pass transmembrane protein, with the other transmembrane domain lying laterally along the membrane, where it forms part of the ligand-binding pocket. Further exploration of compound 3 led to identification of the brain-penetrant compound, 5. We show that KMO is dimeric, and that mutations at the dimeric interface abolish its activity. These results will provide insight for the drug discovery of additional blood-brain-barrier molecules, and help illuminate the complex biology behind single-pass transmembrane enzymes.

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Drug DiscoveryAnimalsBinding SitesCell MembraneEnzyme InhibitorsHEK293 CellsHumansKynurenine 3-MonooxygenaseLigandsMolecular Docking SimulationMutationProtein BindingProtein DomainsRatsStructure-Activity RelationshipEnzyme InhibitorsKynurenine 3-MonooxygenaseLigands

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PMID33542467
PMCPMC7862291
OpenAlexW3128418123

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