1EVE

THREE DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE ANTI-ALZHEIMER DRUG, E2020 (ARICEPT), COMPLEXED WITH ITS TARGET ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.228 
  • R-Value Work: 0.188 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.188 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structure of acetylcholinesterase complexed with E2020 (Aricept): implications for the design of new anti-Alzheimer drugs.

Kryger, G.Silman, I.Sussman, J.L.

(1999) Structure 7: 297-307

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(99)80040-9
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1EVE

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Several cholinesterase inhibitors are either being utilized for symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer's disease or are in advanced clinical trials. E2020, marketed as Aricept, is a member of a large family of N-benzylpiperidine-based acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors developed, synthesized and evaluated by the Eisai Company in Japan. These inhibitors were designed on the basis of QSAR studies, prior to elucidation of the three-dimensional structure of Torpedo californica AChE (TcAChE). It significantly enhances performance in animal models of cholinergic hypofunction and has a high affinity for AChE, binding to both electric eel and mouse AChE in the nanomolar range. Our experimental structure of the E2020-TcAChE complex pinpoints specific interactions responsible for the high affinity and selectivity demonstrated previously. It shows that E2020 has a unique orientation along the active-site gorge, extending from the anionic subsite of the active site, at the bottom, to the peripheral anionic site, at the top, via aromatic stacking interactions with conserved aromatic acid residues. E2020 does not, however, interact directly with either the catalytic triad or the 'oxyanion hole', but only indirectly via solvent molecules. Our study shows, a posteriori, that the design of E2020 took advantage of several important features of the active-site gorge of AChE to produce a drug with both high affinity for AChE and a high degree of selectivity for AChE versus butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). It also delineates voids within the gorge that are not occupied by E2020 and could provide sites for potential modification of E2020 to produce drugs with improved pharmacological profiles.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. Gitay.Kryger@Weizmann.ac.il


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE543Tetronarce californicaMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.1.1.7
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Go to UniProtKB:  P04058
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UniProt GroupP04058
Glycosylation
Glycosylation Sites: 4
Sequence Annotations
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Oligosaccharides

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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
B
2N-Glycosylation
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G42666HT
GlyCosmos:  G42666HT
GlyGen:  G42666HT
Small Molecules
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
E20 BindingDB:  1EVE Ki: 3.3 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
IC50: min: 5.7, max: 48 (nM) from 4 assay(s)
PDBBind:  1EVE IC50: 5.7 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.50 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.228 
  • R-Value Work: 0.188 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.188 
  • Space Group: P 31 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 111.925α = 90
b = 111.925β = 90
c = 136.896γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
X-PLORmodel building
X-PLORrefinement
X-PLORphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1999-01-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Non-polymer description, Version format compliance
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Structure summary
  • Version 2.1: 2023-08-09
    Changes: Database references, Refinement description, Structure summary
  • Version 2.2: 2024-10-23
    Changes: Data collection, Structure summary