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RORγ Structural Plasticity and Druggability

Version 1 : Received: 16 June 2020 / Approved: 17 June 2020 / Online: 17 June 2020 (09:33:39 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 8 July 2020 / Approved: 10 July 2020 / Online: 10 July 2020 (01:50:44 CEST)

How to cite: Huang, M.; Bolin, S.; Miller, H.; Ng, H.L. RORγ Structural Plasticity and Druggability. Preprints 2020, 2020060213. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0213.v2 Huang, M.; Bolin, S.; Miller, H.; Ng, H.L. RORγ Structural Plasticity and Druggability. Preprints 2020, 2020060213. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202006.0213.v2

Abstract

Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γ (RORγ) is a transcription factor regulating the expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-17 in human T helper 17 (Th17) cells. Activating RORγ can induce multiple IL-17-mediated autoimmune diseases but may also be useful for anticancer therapy. Its deep immunological functions make RORɣ an attractive drug target. Over 100 crystal structures have been published describing atomic interactions between RORɣ and agonists and inverse agonists. In this review, we focus on the role of dynamic properties and plasticity of the RORɣ orthosteric and allosteric binding sites by examining structural information from crystal structures and simulated models. We discuss the possible influences of allosteric ligands on the orthosteric binding site. We find that high structural plasticity favors the druggability of RORɣ, especially for allosteric ligands.

Keywords

RORγ; plasticity; druggability; orthosteric binding pocket; allosteric binding pocket

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Comments (1)

Comment 1
Received: 10 July 2020
Commenter: Ho Leung Ng
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
Comment: Polish text, made many corrections, revised most figures. Added Supplementary section with more data.
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