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. 2020 May 18;11:2478. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16288-4

Fig. 5. The catalytic chamber and the CI-976 binding site in hSOAT1.

Fig. 5

a Side views of one hSOAT1 subunit in cartoon representation. The transmembrane helices are colored in the same way as in Fig. 3c, d. The inhibitor CI-976 is shown in lemon sphere. b Close-up view of CI-976 binding sites. Residues that interact with CI-976 are shown as sticks. c Electron density of CI-976 and catalytic H460 were shown in blue meshes at the same contour level. Maps were further sharpened at −50 Å2 by Coot for visualization. d A 90° rotated view of c, density of H460 was omitted. e The thermostability enhancement effect of CI-976 on various hSOAT1 dimer mutants. The thermostability enhancement index was calculated by dividing dimer/monomer peak height ratio in the presence of CI-976 with the peak height ratio in the presence of DMSO alone (Data are shown as means± standard deviations, n = 3 biologically independent samples, ****p < 0.0001 for N421A; p = 0.0027 for H460A; p = 0.0100 for H460N respectively, two-tailed paired t-tests). f Close-up view of the M6-αD loop and αD with side chains shown in sticks. Residues that are important for SOAT1 enzyme activity reported in g were colored in green. g Enzymatic activities of various hSOAT1 mutants. (For D406A, n = 4. For W407A, n = 4. For W408A, n = 5. For N409A, n = 8. For S410C, n = 6. For S412A, n = 3. For S414C, n = 6. For Y416A, n = 4. For Y417A, n = 4. For R418A, n = 4. For W420A, n = 3. For N421A, n = 4. For V422A, n = 5 biologically independent samples.) Data are shown as means ± standard errors. A two-tailed unpaired t test was used to calculate the p values. For S410C, p = 0.9434. For S412A, p = 0.017. Other mutants had p values less than 0.0001. The expression levels of hSOAT1 mutants and endogenous vinculin are shown below. The original blots were provided as a Source Data file. h, i The top and side views of one hSOAT1 monomer in the surface representation. The surfaces are colored by electrostatic potential calculated by Pymol. j The cut-away view showing the binding pocket of the inhibitor CI-976 inside the reaction chamber. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.