4OFB

Crystal structure of human BRCA1 BRCT in complex with nonphosphopeptide inhibitor

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.237 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.212 

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Literature

Peptide Library Approach to Uncover Phosphomimetic Inhibitors of the BRCA1 C-Terminal Domain.

White, E.R., Sun, L., Ma, Z., Beckta, J.M., Danzig, B.A., Hacker, D.E., Huie, M., Williams, D.C., Edwards, R.A., Valerie, K., Glover, J.N., Hartman, M.C.

(2015) ACS Chem Biol 10: 1198-1208

  • DOI: 10.1021/cb500757u
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4OFB

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Many intracellular protein-protein interactions are mediated by the phosphorylation of serine, and phosphoserine-containing peptides can inhibit these interactions. However, hydrolysis of the phosphate by phosphatases, and the poor cell permeability associated with phosphorylated peptides has limited their utility in cellular and in vivo contexts ...

    Many intracellular protein-protein interactions are mediated by the phosphorylation of serine, and phosphoserine-containing peptides can inhibit these interactions. However, hydrolysis of the phosphate by phosphatases, and the poor cell permeability associated with phosphorylated peptides has limited their utility in cellular and in vivo contexts. Compounding the problem, strategies to replace phosphoserine in peptide inhibitors with easily accessible mimetics (such as Glu or Asp) routinely fail. Here, we present an in vitro selection strategy for replacement of phosphoserine. Using mRNA display, we created a 10 trillion member structurally diverse unnatural peptide library. From this library, we found a peptide that specifically binds to the C-terminal domain (BRCT)2 of breast cancer associated protein 1 (BRCA1) with an affinity comparable to phosphorylated peptides. A crystal structure of the peptide bound reveals that the pSer-x-x-Phe motif normally found in BRCA1 (BRCT)2 binding partners is replaced by a Glu-x-x-4-fluoroPhe and that the peptide picks up additional contacts on the protein surface not observed in cognate phosphopeptide binding. Expression of the peptide in human cells led to defects in DNA repair by homologous recombination, a process BRCA1 is known to coordinate. Overall, this work validates a new in vitro selection approach for the development of inhibitors of protein-protein interactions mediated by serine phosphorylation.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    †Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), 1001 West Main Street, P.O. Box 842006, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility proteinA214Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: BRCA1, RNF53
EC: 2.3.2.27
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Go to UniProtKB:  P38398
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PHAROS:  P38398
GTEx:  ENSG00000012048
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
nonphosphopeptide inhibitorB14N/AMutation(s): 0 
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Small Molecules
Modified Residues  1 Unique
IDChainsTypeFormula2D DiagramParent
PFF
Query on PFF		BL-PEPTIDE LINKINGC9 H10 F N O2PHE
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.237 
  • R-Value Work: 0.210 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.212 
  • Space Group: P 41
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 37.811α = 90
b = 37.811β = 90
c = 175.993γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
MxDCdata collection

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2015-04-15
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2015-05-27
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2017-11-22
    Changes: Refinement description