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Structural basis of selective TRPM7 inhibition by the anticancer agent CCT128930

Journal Article · · Cell Reports
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  1. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
  2. Ludwig Maximilian Univ. of Munich, Munich (Germany)
  3. Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Munich (Germany)
  4. Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  5. Ludwig Maximilian Univ. of Munich, Munich (Germany); Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Munich (Germany)

TRP channels are implicated in various diseases, but high structural similarity between them makes selective pharmacological modulation challenging. Here, we study the molecular mechanism underlying specific inhibition of the TRPM7 channel, which is essential for cancer cell proliferation, by the anticancer agent CCT128930 (CCT). Using cryo-EM, functional analysis, and MD simulations, we show that CCT binds to a vanilloid-like (VL) site, stabilizing TRPM7 in the closed non-conducting state. Similar to other allosteric inhibitors of TRPM7, NS8593 and VER155008, binding of CCT is accompanied by displacement of a lipid that resides in the VL site in the apo condition. Moreover, we demonstrate the principal role of several residues in the VL site enabling CCT to inhibit TRPM7 without impacting the homologous TRPM6 channel. Hence, our results uncover the central role of the VL site for the selective interaction of TRPM7 with small molecules that can be explored in future drug design.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
2471667
Journal Information:
Cell Reports, Journal Name: Cell Reports Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 43; ISSN 2211-1247
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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