Selective modulation of nuclear receptor LRH-1 through target-ing buried and surface regions of the binding pocket
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ABSTRACT: Liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) is a phospholipid-sensing nuclear receptor that has shown promise as a target for alleviat-ing intestinal inflammation and disease states characterized by metabolic dysregulation in the liver. LRH-1 contains an unu-sually large ligand binding pocket, and generating synthetic modulators has been challenging. Leveraging a hexahydropen-talene (6HP) core, we have had recent success in generating potent and efficacious agonists through two distinct strategies. We targeted residues deep within the pocket to enhance compound binding, while residues at the mouth of the pocket were targeted to mimic interactions made by endogenous phospholipids. Here, we unite these two designs into one hybrid mole-cule that is the most potent LRH-1 agonist to date. Through a combination of global transcriptomic, biochemical, and struc-tural studies, we show that selective modulation can be driven through contacting deep vs. surface polar regions in the pock-et. While deep pocket contacts convey high-affinity, contacts with the pocket mouth dominate allostery and provide a phos-pholipid-like transcriptional response in cultured cells.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF, Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
SUBMITTER: Valentine Courouble
LAB HEAD: Patrick Griffin
PROVIDER: PXD031099 | Pride | 2022-05-04
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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