Claims
- 1. A substantially pure GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide in crystalline form.
- 2. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the crystalline form has unit cell has lattice constants of a=99.889 Å, b=89.614 Å, c=60.066 Å; α=β=γ=90.132°; space group symmetry C2; and 2 GRP94+NECA complexes in the asymmetric unit.
- 3. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the crystalline form has lattice constants of a=89.200 Å, b=99.180 Å, c=63.071 Å; α=β=γ=90.0°; space group symmetry C222(1); and 1 GRP94+NECA complex in the asymmetric unit.
- 4. The polypeptide of claim 4, wherein the GRP94 polypeptide 1 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.
- 5. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the GRP94 polypeptide is in complex with a ligand.
- 6. The polypeptide of claim 5, wherein the ligand is NECA.
- 7. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the GRP94 polypeptide has a crystalline structure further characterized by the coordinates corresponding to Tables 1, 2 or 3.
- 8. The polypeptide of claim 1, wherein the crystalline form is such that the three-dimensional structure of the crystallized GRP94 polypeptide can be determined to a resolution of about 1.8 Å or better.
- 9. A method for determining the three-dimensional structure of a crystallized GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide to a resolution of about 1.8 Å or better, the method comprising:
(a) crystallizing a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide; and (b) analyzing the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide to determine the three-dimensional structure of the crystallized GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide, whereby the three-dimensional structure of a crystallized GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide is determined to a resolution of about 1.8 Å or better.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the analyzing is by X-ray diffraction.
- 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the crystallization is accomplished by the hanging drop method, and wherein the GRP94 ligand binding domain is mixed with a reservoir.
- 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the reservoir comprises 100 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.6, 150-250 mM MgCl2, and 33-38% polyethylene glycol.
- 13. The method of claim 9, wherein the crystallizing further comprises crystallizing the GRP94 ligand binding domain with a ligand.
- 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the ligand is an adenosine derivative.
- 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the adenosine derivative is NECA.
- 16. A method of generating a crystallized GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide, the method comprising:
(a) incubating a solution comprising a GRP94 ligand binding domain with a reservoir; and (b) crystallizing the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide using the hanging drop method, whereby a crystallized GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide is generated.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the incubating further comprises incubating the GRP94 ligand binding domain with a ligand.
- 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the ligand is an adenosine derivative.
- 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the adenosine derivative is NECA.
- 20. A crystallized GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide produced by the method of claim 16.
- 21. A method of designing a modulator of an Hsp90 protein, the method comprising:
(a) designing a potential modulator of an Hsp90 protein that will make interactions with amino acids in the ligand binding site of the Hsp90 protein based upon the atomic structure coordinates of a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide; (b) synthesizing the modulator; and (c) determining whether the potential modulator modulates the activity of the Hsp90 protein, whereby a modulator of an Hsp90 protein is designed.
- 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the atomic structure coordinates further comprise a ligand bound to the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide.
- 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the atomic structure coordinates are the atomic structural coordinates shown in Tables 1, 2 or 3.
- 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the ligand is an adenosine derivative.
- 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the adenosine derivative is NECA.
- 26. A method of designing a modulator that selectively modulates the activity of a GRP94 polypeptide, the method comprising:
(a) obtaining a crystalline form of a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide; (b) determining the three-dimensional structure of the crystalline form of the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide; and (c) synthesizing a modulator based on the three-dimensional structure of the crystalline form of the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide, whereby a modulator that selectively modulates the activity of a GRP94 polypeptide is designed.
- 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the method further comprises contacting a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide with the potential modulator; and assaying the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide for binding of the potential modulator, for a change in activity of the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide, or both.
- 28. The method of claim 26, wherein the crystalline form is an orthorhombic form.
- 29. The method of claim 26, wherein the crystals are such that the three-dimensional structure of the crystallized GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide can be determined to a resolution of about 1.8 Å or better.
- 30. The method of claim 26, wherein the atomic structure coordinates further comprises a ligand bound to the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide.
- 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the atomic structure coordinates are the atomic structural coordinates shown in Tables 1, 2 or 3.
- 32. The method of claim 30, wherein the ligand is an adenosine derivative.
- 33. The method of claim 32, wherein the adenosine derivative is NECA.
- 34. A method for identifying a GRP94 modulator, the method comprising:
(a) providing atomic coordinates of a GRP94 ligand binding domain to a computerized modeling system; and (b) modeling ligands that fit spatially into the binding pocket of the GRP94 ligand binding domain to thereby identify a GRP94 modulator.
- 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the method further comprises identifying in an assay for GRP94-mediated activity a modeled ligand that increases or decreases the activity of the GRP94.
- 36. The method of claim 34, wherein the atomic coordinates are the atomic coordinates shown in Tables 1, 2 or 3.
- 37. A method of identifying modulator that selectively modulates the activity of a GRP94 polypeptide compared to other Hsp90 polypeptides, the method comprising:
(a) providing atomic coordinates of a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide to a computerized modeling system; and (b) modeling a ligand that fits into the binding pocket of a GRP94 ligand binding domain and that interacts with conformationally constrained residues of a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide conserved among Hsp90 subtypes, whereby a modulator that selectively modulates the activity of a GRP94 polypeptide compared to other Hsp90 polypeptides is identified.
- 38. The method of claim 37, wherein the method further comprises identifying in a biological assay for GRP94 activity a modeled ligand that selectively binds to GRP94 and increases or decreases the activity of said GRP94.
- 39. The method of claim 37, wherein the atomic structure coordinates further comprises a ligand bound to the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide.
- 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the atomic structure coordinates are the atomic structural coordinates shown in Tables 1-2.
- 41. The method of claim 39, wherein the ligand is an adenosine derivative.
- 42. The method of claim 41, wherein the adenosine derivative is NECA.
- 43. A method of identifying an Hsp90 modulator that selectively modulates the biological activity of one Hsp90 polypeptide compared to GRP94, the method comprising:
(a) providing an atomic structure coordinate set describing a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide and at least one other atomic structure coordinate set describing an Hsp90 ligand binding domain, each ligand binding domain comprising a ligand binding site; (b) comparing the atomic structure coordinate sets to identify at least one diference between the sets; (c) designing a candidate ligand predicted to interact with the difference of step (b); (d) synthesizing the candidate ligand; and (e) testing the synthesized candidate ligand for an ability to selectively modulate an Hsp90 as compared to GRP94, whereby an Hsp90 modulator that selectively modulates the biological activity of the Hsp90 compared to GRP94 is identified.
- 44. The method of claim 43, wherein the atomic structure coordinates further comprises a ligand bound to the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide.
- 45. The method of claim 44, wherein the atomic structure coordinates of the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide are the atomic structural coordinates shown in Tables 1-2.
- 46. The method of claim 44, wherein the ligand is an adenosine derivative.
- 47. The method of claim 46, wherein the adenosine derivative is NECA.
- 48. A method of designing a modulator of a GRP94 polypeptide, the method comprising:
(a) selecting a candidate GRP94 ligand; (b) determining which amino acid or amino acids of a GRP94 polypeptide interact with the ligand using a three-dimensional model of a crystallized a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide; (c) identifying in a biological assay for GRP94 activity a degree to which the ligand modulates the activity of the GRP94 polypeptide; (d) selecting a chemical modification of the ligand wherein the interaction between the amino acids of the GRP94 polypeptide and the ligand is predicted to be modulated by the chemical modification; (e) synthesizing a chemical compound with the selected chemical modification to form a modified ligand; (f) contacting the modified ligand with the GRP94 polypeptide; (g) identifying in a biological assay for GRP94 activity a degree to which the modified ligand modulates the biological activity of the GRP94 polypeptide; and (h) comparing the biological activity of the GRP94 polypeptide in the presence of modified ligand with the biological activity of the GRP94 polypeptide in the presence of the unmodified ligand, whereby a modulator of a GRP94 polypeptide is designed.
- 49. The method of claim 48, wherein the atomic structure coordinates further comprises a ligand bound to the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide.
- 50. The method of claim 49, wherein the atomic structure coordinates are the atomic structural coordinates shown in Tables 1, 2 or 3.
- 51. The method of claim 49, wherein the ligand is an adenosine derivative.
- 52. The method of claim 51, wherein the adenosine derivative is NECA.
- 53. The method of claim 48, wherein the method further comprises repeating steps (a) through (f), if the biological activity of the GRP94 polypeptide in the presence of the modified ligand varies from the biological activity of the GRP94 polypeptide in the presence of the unmodified ligand.
- 54. An assay method for identifying a compound that inhibits binding of a ligand to a GRP94 polypeptide, the assay method comprising:
(a) designing a test inhibitor compound based on the three dimensional atomic coordinates of a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide; (b) incubating a GRP94 polypeptide with a ligand in the presence of a test inhibitor compound; (c) determining an amount of ligand that is bound to the GRP94 polypeptide, wherein decreased binding of ligand to the GRP94 protein in the presence of the test inhibitor compound relative to binding of ligand in the absence of the test inhibitor compound is indicative of inhibition; and (d) identifying the test compound as an inhibitor of ligand binding if decreased ligand binding is observed, whereby a compound that inhibits binding of a ligand to a GRP94 polypeptide is identified.
- 55. The method of claim 54, wherein the atomic structure coordinates further comprises a ligand bound to the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide.
- 56. The method of claim 55, wherein the atomic structure coordinates are the atomic structural coordinates shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- 57. The method of claim 55, wherein the ligand is an adenosine derivative.
- 58. The method of claim 57, wherein the adenosine derivative is NECA.
- 59. A method of screening a plurality of compounds for a modulator of a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide, the method comprising:
(a) providing a library of test samples; (b) contacting a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide with each test sample; (c) detecting an interaction between a test sample and the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide; (d) identifying a test sample that interacts with the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide; and (e) isolating a test sample that interacts with the GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide, whereby a plurality of compounds is screened for a modulator of a GRP94 ligand binding domain polypeptide.
- 59. The method of claim 58, wherein the test samples are bound to a substrate.
- 60. The method of claim 58, wherein the test samples are synthesized directly on a substrate.
- 61. The method of claim 58, wherein the ligand binding domain polypeptide is in crystalline form.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/326,291, filed Oct. 1, 2001 and entitled “ISOLATED GRP94 LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN POLYPEPTIDE AND NUCLEIC ACID ENCODING SAME, CRYSTALLINE FORM OF SAME, AND SCREENING METHODS EMPLOYING SAME”, herein incorporated by referenced in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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