Structural basis for human sterol isomerase in cholesterol biosynthesis and multidrug recognition

Tao Long, Abdirahman Hassan, Bonne M Thompson, Jeffrey G McDonald, Jiawei Wang and Xiaochun Li ()
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Tao Long: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Abdirahman Hassan: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Bonne M Thompson: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jeffrey G McDonald: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jiawei Wang: Tsinghua University
Xiaochun Li: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract 3-β-hydroxysteroid-Δ8, Δ7-isomerase, known as Emopamil-Binding Protein (EBP), is an endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein involved in cholesterol biosynthesis, autophagy, oligodendrocyte formation. The mutation on EBP can cause Conradi-Hunermann syndrome, an inborn error. Interestingly, EBP binds an abundance of structurally diverse pharmacologically active compounds, causing drug resistance. Here, we report two crystal structures of human EBP, one in complex with the anti-breast cancer drug tamoxifen and the other in complex with the cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor U18666A. EBP adopts an unreported fold involving five transmembrane-helices (TMs) that creates a membrane cavity presenting a pharmacological binding site that accommodates multiple different ligands. The compounds exploit their positively-charged amine group to mimic the carbocationic sterol intermediate. Mutagenesis studies on specific residues abolish the isomerase activity and decrease the multidrug binding capacity. This work reveals the catalytic mechanism of EBP-mediated isomerization in cholesterol biosynthesis and how this protein may act as a multi-drug binder.

Date: 2019
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