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Title: Structural basis of GC-1 selectivity for thyroid hormone receptor isoforms
Authors: Bleicher, Lucas
Aparicio, Ricardo
Nunes, Fábio Macêdo
Martínez, Leandro
Dias, Sandra Martha Gomes
Figueira, Ana Carolina Migliorini
Santos, Maria Auxiliadora Morim
Venturelli, Walter Hugo
Silva, Rosângela da
Donate, Paulo Marcos
Neves, Francisco de Assis Rocha
Simeoni, Luiz Alberto
Baxter, John Darling
Webb, Paul
Skaf, Munir Salomao
Polikarpov, Igor
Assunto:: Tireóide
Tireóide - hormônios
Receptor do hormônio tireoideano
Issue Date: 2008
Publisher: BioMed Central
Citation: BLEICHER, Lucas et al. Structural basis of GC-1 selectivity for thyroid hormone receptor isoforms. BMC Structural Biology, v. 8, n. 8, 2008. Disponível em: <http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6807/8/8>. Acesso em: 20 maio 2013. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-8-8.
Abstract: Background: Thyroid receptors, TRα and TRβ, are involved in important physiological functions such as metabolism, cholesterol level and heart activities. Whereas metabolism increase and cholesterol level lowering could be achieved by TRβ isoform activation, TRα activation affects heart rates. Therefore, β-selective thyromimetics have been developed as promising drug-candidates for treatment of obesity and elevated cholesterol level. GC-1 [3,5-dimethyl-4-(4'-hydroxy-3'-isopropylbenzyl)-phenoxy acetic acid] has ability to lower LDL cholesterol with 600- to 1400-fold more potency and approximately two- to threefold more efficacy than atorvastatin (Lipitor©) in studies in rats, mice and monkeys. Results: To investigate GC-1 specificity, we solved crystal structures and performed molecular dynamics simulations of both isoforms complexed with GC-1. Crystal structures reveal that, in TRα Arg228 is observed in multiple conformations, an effect triggered by the differences in the interactions between GC-1 and Ser277 or the corresponding asparagine (Asn331) of TRβ. The corresponding Arg282 of TRβ is observed in only one single stable conformation, interacting effectively with the ligand. Molecular dynamics support this model: our simulations show that the multiple conformations can be observed for the Arg228 in TRα, in which the ligand interacts either strongly with the ligand or with the Ser277 residue. In contrast, a single stable Arg282 conformation is observed for TRβ, in which it strongly interacts with both GC-1 and the Asn331. Conclusion: Our analysis suggests that the key factors for GC-1 selectivity are the presence of an oxyacetic acid ester oxygen and the absence of the amino group relative to T3. These results shed light into the β-selectivity of GC-1 and may assist the development of new compounds with potential as drug candidates to the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and obesity.
Licença:: © 2008 Bleicher et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fonte: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6807/8/8. Acesso em: 20 maio 2013.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6807-8-8
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