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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

Endogenous and fluorescent sterols reveal the molecular basis for ligand selectivity of human sterol transporters.

Laura Depta, Hogan P Bryce-Rogers, Nienke J Dekker, Anna Wiehl Bønke, Nicolo' Camporese, Mingxing Qian, Yuanjian Xu, Douglas F Covey, Luca Laraia

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9 authors.

Laura DeptaDepartment of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-4076-7316
Hogan P Bryce-RogersDepartment of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-3186-9601
Nienke J DekkerDepartment of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9258-6613
Anna Wiehl BønkeDepartment of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Nicolo' CamporeseDepartment of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.
Mingxing QianDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.ORCID 0000-0002-2106-2855
Yuanjian XuDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Douglas F CoveyDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.ORCID 0000-0002-9316-8683
Luca LaraiaDepartment of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark Kemitorvet 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-6692-3412

Funding

Neuroactive steroids as novel psychiatric treatments: mechanistic studiesP50MH122379 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COVEY, DOUGLAS F · 2021 to 2025
$12.2M
NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH122379
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sterol transport proteins (STPs) play a pivotal role in cholesterol homeostasis and therefore are essential for healthy human physiology. Despite recent advances in dissecting functions of STPs in the human cell, there is still a significant knowledge gap regarding their specific biological functions and a lack of suitable selective probes for their study. Here, we profile fluorescent steroid-based probes across ten STPs, uncovering substantial differences in their selectivity, aiding the retrospective and prospective interpretation of biological results generated with those probes. These results guided the establishment of an STP screening panel combining diverse biophysical assays, enabling the evaluation of 41 steroid-based natural products and derivatives. Combining this with a thorough structural analysis revealed the molecular basis for STP specific selectivity profiles, leading to the uncovering of several new potent and selective Aster-B inhibitors, and supporting the role of this protein in steroidogenesis.

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ligand selectivitynatural productssmall moleculessterol transport proteinstructure activity relationship

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PMID39091845
PMCPMC11291047

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