6XK0

Albumin-dexamethasone complex


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.40 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.203 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 

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Literature

Molecular determinants of vascular transport of dexamethasone in COVID-19 therapy.

Shabalin, I.G.Czub, M.P.Majorek, K.A.Brzezinski, D.Grabowski, M.Cooper, D.R.Panasiuk, M.Chruszcz, M.Minor, W.

(2020) IUCrJ 7

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252520012944
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6XK0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Dexamethasone, a widely used corticosteroid, has recently been reported as the first drug to increase the survival chances of patients with severe COVID-19. Therapeutic agents, including dexamethasone, are mostly transported through the body by binding to serum albumin. Here, the first structure of serum albumin in complex with dexamethasone is reported. Dexamethasone binds to drug site 7, which is also the binding site for commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and testosterone, suggesting potentially problematic binding competition. This study bridges structural findings with an analysis of publicly available clinical data from Wuhan and suggests that an adjustment of the dexamethasone regimen should be further investigated as a strategy for patients affected by two major COVID-19 risk factors: low albumin levels and diabetes.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Albumin583Equus caballusMutation(s): 1 
UniProt
Find proteins for P35747 (Equus caballus)
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Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupP35747
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 4 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
DEX (Subject of Investigation/LOI)
Query on DEX

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B [auth A]DEXAMETHASONE
C22 H29 F O5
UREBDLICKHMUKA-CXSFZGCWSA-N
MYR
Query on MYR

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D [auth A]MYRISTIC ACID
C14 H28 O2
TUNFSRHWOTWDNC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
FLC
Query on FLC

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C [auth A]CITRATE ANION
C6 H5 O7
KRKNYBCHXYNGOX-UHFFFAOYSA-K
UNX
Query on UNX

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E [auth A],
F [auth A],
G [auth A],
H [auth A]
UNKNOWN ATOM OR ION
X
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChains TypeFormula2D DiagramParent
CSX
Query on CSX
A
L-PEPTIDE LINKINGC3 H7 N O3 SCYS
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 94.983α = 90
b = 94.983β = 90
c = 143.591γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
HKL-3000data scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
HKL-3000data reduction
MOLREPphasing
SCALEPACKdata scaling
Cootmodel building

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-07-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-08-05
    Changes: Other, Structure summary
  • Version 1.2: 2020-11-25
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-10-18
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description