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ArticleChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2023

Allosteric Tuning of Caspase-7: Establishing the Nexus of Structure and Catalytic Power.

Kathryn F Hobbs, Jonah Propp, Nicholas R Vance, Andrew Kalenkiewicz, Katie R Witkin, M Ashley Spies

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Article in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2023. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn F HobbsBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Iowa, 51 Newton Road, 4-403 Bowen Science Building, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Jonah ProppPharmaceutics and Experimental Therapeutics Department, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Division, University of Iowa, 180 South Grand Avenue, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Nicholas R VancePharmaceutics and Experimental Therapeutics Department, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Division, University of Iowa, 180 South Grand Avenue, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Andrew KalenkiewiczBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Iowa, 51 Newton Road, 4-403 Bowen Science Building, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Katie R WitkinPharmaceutics and Experimental Therapeutics Department, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Division, University of Iowa, 180 South Grand Avenue, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
M Ashley SpiesBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Iowa, 51 Newton Road, 4-403 Bowen Science Building, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1248-5362
University of Iowa · US

Funding

User Training and OutreachP30GM124169 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI PAUL David ADAMS, Gregory L Hura · 2017 to 2026
$28.6M
PREDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN BIOTECHNOLOGYT32GM008365 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI KERNS, ROBERT JOHN · 1990 to 2021
$3.8M
Dialing down caspase-7 through allosteric control: An integrated approachR01GM138471 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SPIES, MICHAEL ASHLEY · 2020 to 2023
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM124169NIGMS NIH HHS R01-GM09737NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138471NIGMS NIH HHS R01-GM138471NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008365NIGMS NIH HHS T32-GM008365
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caspase-7 (C7), a cysteine protease involved in apoptosis, is a valuable drug target for its role in human diseases (e. g., Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, sepsis). The C7 allosteric site has great potential for small-molecule targeting, but numerous drug discovery efforts have identified precious few allosteric inhibitors. Here we present the first selective, drug-like inhibitor of C7 along with several other improved inhibitors based on our previous fragment hit. We also provide a rational basis for the impact of allosteric binding on the C7 catalytic cycle by using an integrated approach including X-ray crystallography, stopped-flow kinetics, and molecular dynamics simulations. Our findings suggest allosteric binding disrupts C7 pre-acylation by neutralization of the catalytic dyad, displacement of substrate from the oxyanion hole, and altered dynamics of substrate binding loops. This work advances drug targeting efforts and bolsters our understanding of allosteric structure-activity relationships (ASARs).

Indexed as

Molecular Dynamics SimulationAllosteric RegulationAllosteric SiteCaspase 7Crystallography, X-RayHumansProtein ConformationCaspase 7allosterycaspasesdrug discoveryenzyme catalysis

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PMID37005499
PMCPMC11596327
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