- Crystallography-guided discovery of carbazole-based retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma-t (RORγt) modulators: insights into different protein behaviors with “short” and “long” inverse agonists
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A series of 6-substituted carbazole-based retinoic acid-related orphan receptor gamma-t (RORγt) modulators were discovered through 6-position modification guided by insights from the crystallographic profiles of the “short” inverse agonist 6. With the increase in the size of the 6-position substituents, the “short” inverse agonist 6 first reversed its function to agonists and then to “long” inverse agonists. The cocrystal structures of RORγt complexed with the representative “short” inverse agonist 6 (PDB: 6LOB), the agonist 7d (PDB: 6LOA) and the “long” inverse agonist 7h (PDB: 6LO9) were revealed by X-ray analysis. However, minor differences were found in the binding modes of “short” inverse agonist 6 and “long” inverse agonist 7h. To further reveal the molecular mechanisms of different RORγt inverse agonists, we performed molecular dynamics simulations and found that “short” or “long” inverse agonists led to different behaviors of helixes H11, H11’, and H12 of RORγt. The “short” inverse agonist 6 destabilizes H11’ and dislocates H12, while the “long” inverse agonist 7h separates H11 and unwinds H12. The results indicate that the two types of inverse agonists may behave differently in downstream signaling, which may help identify novel inverse agonists with different regulatory mechanisms.
- Yu, Ming-cheng,Yang, Feng,Ding, Xiao-yu,Sun, Nan-nan,Jiang, Zheng-yuan,Huang, Ya-fei,Yan, Yu-rong,Zhu, Chen,Xie, Qiong,Chen, Zhi-feng,Guo, Si-qi,Jiang, Hua-liang,Chen, Kai-xian,Luo, Cheng,Luo, Xiao-min,Chen, Shi-jie,Wang, Yong-hui
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p. 1524 - 1534
(2020/12/01)
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- OXOACRIDINYL ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USE
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Compounds of Formulae I, II, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof capable of binding to and modulating the activity of a stimulator of interferon genes (STING) protein are provided. Methods involving compounds of Formulae I or II as effective modulators of STING are also provided.
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- Convenient strategies for the preparation of modified 2(3H)-benzothiazolethiones
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4-Alkyl-2-bromoanilines and 4-alkoxy-2-chloroanilines were synthesized conveniently and submitted to cyclization reaction with potassium O-ethyl dithiocarbonate to afford 6-substituted 2(3H)-benzothiazolethiones in good yields.
- Chaudhuri, Narayan C.
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p. 3783 - 3790
(2007/10/03)
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