3B0W

Crystal structure of the orphan nuclear receptor ROR(gamma)t ligand-binding domain in complex with digoxin


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.212 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.214 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural Basis of Digoxin That Antagonizes ROR{gamma}t Receptor Activity and Suppresses Th17 Cell Differentiation and Interleukin (IL)-17 Production

Fujita-Sato, S.Ito, S.Isobe, T.Ohyama, T.Wakabayashi, K.Morishita, K.Ando, O.Isono, F.

(2011) J Biol Chem 286: 31409-31417

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.254003
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3B0W

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The retinoic acid-related orphan nuclear receptor γt (RORγt)/RORγ2 is well known as a master regulator of interleukin 17 (IL-17)-producing helper T (Th17) cell development. To develop a therapeutic agent against Th17-mediated autoimmune diseases, we screened chemical compounds and successfully found that digoxin inhibited IL-17 production. Further studies revealed that digoxin bound to the ligand binding domain of RORγt and suppressed Th17 differentiation without affecting Th1 differentiation. To better understand the structural basis for the inhibitory activity of digoxin, we determined the crystal structure of the RORγt ligand-binding domain in complex with digoxin at 2.2 Å resolution. The structure reveals that digoxin binds to the ligand-binding pocket protruding between helices H3 and H11 from the pocket. In addition, digoxin disrupts the key interaction important for the agonistic activity, resulting in preventing the positioning of helix H12 in the active conformation, thus antagonizing coactivator interaction. Functional studies demonstrated that digoxin inhibited RORγt activity and decreased IL-17 production but not RORα activity. Digoxin inhibited IL-17 production in CD4(+) T cells from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mice. Our data indicates that RORγt is a promising therapeutic target for Th17-derived autoimmune diseases and our structural data will help to design novel RORγt antagonists.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Oncology Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo 134-8630, Japan.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma
A, B
243Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: RORCNR1F3RORGRZRG
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Find proteins for P51449 (Homo sapiens)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P51449
PHAROS:  P51449
GTEx:  ENSG00000143365 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP51449
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
DGX BindingDB:  3B0W Kd: 109 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
IC50: min: 1980, max: 8.54e+4 (nM) from 8 assay(s)
PDBBind:  3B0W IC50: 2000 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.20 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.212 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.214 
  • Space Group: P 61
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 98.716α = 90
b = 98.716β = 90
c = 129.176γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SERGUIdata collection
PHASERphasing
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2011-07-06
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-09-28
    Changes: Database references, Structure summary
  • Version 1.3: 2017-10-11
    Changes: Refinement description
  • Version 1.4: 2023-11-01
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description