8D7Y

Cereblon-DDB1 in the Apo form with DDB1 in the twisted conformation


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.40 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

wwPDB Validation   3D Report Full Report


This is version 1.2 of the entry. See complete history


Literature

Molecular glue CELMoD compounds are regulators of cereblon conformation.

Watson, E.R.Novick, S.Matyskiela, M.E.Chamberlain, P.P.H de la Pena, A.Zhu, J.Tran, E.Griffin, P.R.Wertz, I.E.Lander, G.C.

(2022) Science 378: 549-553

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.add7574
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    8CVP, 8D7U, 8D7V, 8D7W, 8D7X, 8D7Y, 8D7Z, 8D80, 8D81

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Cereblon (CRBN) is a ubiquitin ligase (E3) substrate receptor protein co-opted by CRBN E3 ligase modulatory drug (CELMoD) agents that target therapeutically relevant proteins for degradation. Prior crystallographic studies defined the drug-binding site within CRBN's thalidomide-binding domain (TBD), but the allostery of drug-induced neosubstrate binding remains unclear. We performed cryo-electron microscopy analyses of the DNA damage-binding protein 1 (DDB1)-CRBN apo complex and compared these structures with DDB1-CRBN in the presence of CELMoD compounds alone and complexed with neosubstrates. Association of CELMoD compounds to the TBD is necessary and sufficient for triggering CRBN allosteric rearrangement from an open conformation to the canonical closed conformation. The neosubstrate Ikaros only stably associates with the closed CRBN conformation, illustrating the importance of allostery for CELMoD compound efficacy and informing structure-guided design strategies to improve therapeutic efficacy.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.


Macromolecules
Find similar proteins by:  (by identity cutoff)  |  3D Structure
Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
DNA damage-binding protein 11,140Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: DDB1XAP1
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q16531 (Homo sapiens)
Explore Q16531 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q16531
PHAROS:  Q16531
GTEx:  ENSG00000167986 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ16531
Sequence Annotations
Expand
  • Reference Sequence
Find similar proteins by:  (by identity cutoff)  |  3D Structure
Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Protein cereblon442Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: CRBNAD-006
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q96SW2 (Homo sapiens)
Explore Q96SW2 
Go to UniProtKB:  Q96SW2
PHAROS:  Q96SW2
GTEx:  ENSG00000113851 
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ96SW2
Sequence Annotations
Expand
  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.40 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Structure Validation

View Full Validation Report



Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Other privateUnited States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2022-07-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2022-11-30
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-06-12
    Changes: Data collection