Structure-based design of P3 moieties in the peptide mimetic factor VIIa inhibitor

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Feb 11;327(2):589-96. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.12.042.

Abstract

Selective factor VIIa-tissue factor complex (FVIIa/TF) inhibition is seen as a promising target for developing new anticoagulant drugs. Structure-based designs of the P3 moiety in the peptide mimetic factor VIIa inhibitor successfully lead to novel inhibitors with selectivity for FVIIa/TF and extrinsic coagulation the same as or even higher than those of previously reported peptide mimetic factor VIIa inhibitors. X-ray crystal structure analysis reveals that one of the novel inhibitors shows improved selectivity by forming interactions between the inhibitor and FVIIa as expected. Another of the novel inhibitors achieves improved selectivity through an unexpected hydrogen bond with Gln217, with a unique bent conformation in FVIIa/TF accompanied by conformational changes of the inhibitor and the protein.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • Biomimetic Materials / chemical synthesis
  • Biomimetic Materials / chemistry*
  • Biomimetic Materials / pharmacology
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Design*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Factor VIIa / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Factor VIIa / chemistry
  • Factor VIIa / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptides / chemical synthesis*
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptides / pharmacology*
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Peptides
  • Factor VIIa