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ArticleNature communications2024

Structural basis for CCR6 modulation by allosteric antagonists.

David Jonathan Wasilko, Brian S Gerstenberger, Kathleen A Farley, Wei Li, Jennifer Alley, Mark E Schnute, Ray J Unwalla, Jorge Victorino, Kimberly K Crouse, Ru Ding and 25 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Structure basis for C-C chemokine receptor 4 modulation by orthosteric and allosteric antagonists.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  7. Cell type-specific master metabolic regulators of Alzheimer's disease.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

35 authors.

David Jonathan WasilkoDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Brian S GerstenbergerMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6553-1975
Kathleen A FarleyDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8935-6852
Wei LiInflammation and Immunology Research, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jennifer AlleyInflammation and Immunology Research, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Mark E SchnuteMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3075-4578
Ray J UnwallaMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jorge VictorinoDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Kimberly K CrouseInflammation and Immunology Research, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ru DingInflammation and Immunology Research, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Parag V SahasrabudheDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8442-637X
Fabien VincentDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8782-0225
Richard K FrisbieDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Alpay DermenciMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Andrew FlickMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2822-0104
Chulho ChoiMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3459-3767
Gary ChinigoMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
James J MousseauMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
John I TrujilloMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Philippe NuhantMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Prolay MondalMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Vincent LombardoMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.
Daniel LambSosei Heptares, Steinmetz Building, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, UK.
Barbara J HoganSosei Heptares, Steinmetz Building, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0009-0000-6504-9532
Gurdeep Singh MinhasSosei Heptares, Steinmetz Building, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, UK.
Elena SegalaSosei Heptares, Steinmetz Building, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, UK.
Christine OswaldSosei Heptares, Steinmetz Building, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, UK.
Ian W WindsorDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6289-6928
Seungil HanDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1070-3880
Mathieu RappasSosei Heptares, Steinmetz Building, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, UK.
Robert M CookeSosei Heptares, Steinmetz Building, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, UK.
Matthew F CalabreseDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9394-3686
Gabriel BersteinInflammation and Immunology Research, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Atli ThorarensenMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Huixian WuDiscovery Sciences, Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, USA. huixian.wu@pfizer.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1357-9747

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is a potential target for chronic inflammatory diseases. Previously, we reported an active CCR6 structure in complex with its cognate chemokine CCL20, revealing the molecular basis of CCR6 activation. Here, we present two inactive CCR6 structures in ternary complexes with different allosteric antagonists, CCR6/SQA1/OXM1 and CCR6/SQA1/OXM2. The oxomorpholine analogues, OXM1 and OXM2 are highly selective CCR6 antagonists which bind to an extracellular pocket and disrupt the receptor activation network. An energetically favoured U-shaped conformation in solution that resembles the bound form is observed for the active analogues. SQA1 is a squaramide derivative with close-in analogues reported as antagonists of chemokine receptors including CCR6. SQA1 binds to an intracellular pocket which overlaps with the G protein site, stabilizing a closed pocket that is a hallmark of inactive GPCRs. Minimal communication between the two allosteric pockets is observed, in contrast to the prevalent allosteric cooperativity model of GPCRs. This work highlights the versatility of GPCR antagonism by small molecules, complementing previous knowledge of CCR6 activation, and sheds light on drug discovery targeting CCR6.

Indexed as

Receptors, CCR6Allosteric RegulationAllosteric SiteBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayHumansModels, MolecularProtein BindingCCR6 protein, humanReceptors, CCR6

Identifiers

PMID39217154
PMCPMC11365967

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