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Probing hot spots at protein-ligand binding sites: a fragment-based approach using biophysical methods.

Journal of medicinal chemistry (2006-08-04)
Alessio Ciulli, Glyn Williams, Alison G Smith, Tom L Blundell, Chris Abell
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Mapping interactions at protein-ligand binding sites is an important aspect of understanding many biological reactions and a key part of drug design. In this paper, we have used a fragment-based approach to probe "hot spots" at the cofactor-binding site of a model dehydrogenase, Escherichia coli ketopantoate reductase. Our strategy involved the breaking down of NADPH (Kd = 300 nM) into smaller fragments and the biophysical characterization of their binding using WaterLOGSY NMR spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), and inhibition studies. The weak binding affinities of fragments were measured by direct ITC titrations under low c value conditions. The 2'-phosphate and the reduced nicotinamide groups were found to contribute a large part of the binding energy. A combination of ITC and site-directed mutagenesis enabled us to locate the fragments at separate hot spots on opposite ends of the cofactor-binding site. This study has identified structural determinants for cofactor recognition that represent a blueprint for future inhibitor design.

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