4AFJ

5-aryl-4-carboxamide-1,3-oxazoles: potent and selective GSK-3 inhibitors

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb4AFJ/pdb

• Classification: TRANSFERASE/PEPTIDE
• Organism(s): Homo sapiens
• Expression System: Spodoptera frugiperda
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 2012-01-19 Released: 2012-02-29 
• Deposition Author(s): Gentile, G., Merlo, G., Pozzan, A., Bernasconi, G., Bax, B., Bamborough, P., Bridges, A., Carter, P., Neu, M., Yao, G., Brough, C., Cutler, G., Coffin, A., Belyanskaya, S.

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 1.98 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.216 
• R-Value Work: 0.178 
• R-Value Observed: 0.179 

Starting Model: experimental

Literature

5-Aryl-4-Carboxamide-1,3-Oxazoles: Potent and Selective Gsk-3 Inhibitors.

Gentile, G., Merlo, G., Pozzan, A., Bernasconi, G., Bax, B., Bamborough, P., Bridges, A., Carter, P., Neu, M., Yao, G., Brough, C., Cutler, G., Coffin, A., Belyanskaya, S.

(2012) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 22: 1989

• PubMed: 22310227 
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.01.034
• Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
  4AFJ


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

  5-Aryl-4-carboxamide-1,3-oxazoles are a novel, potent and selective series of GSK-3 inhibitors. The optimization of the series to yield compounds with cell activity and brain permeability is described.

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Organizational Affiliation: 

Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Neuroscience Centre of Excellence of Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline, Via A Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy.

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Hetero 2-mer - A1B1 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by PISA (software)

Biological Assembly 2  

Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Hetero 2-mer - A1B1 

Biological assembly 2 assigned by authors and generated by PISA (software)

Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 92.21 kDa 
• Atom Count: 6,518 
• Modelled Residue Count: 737 
• Deposited Residue Count: 794 
• Unique protein chains: 2

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE-3 BETA	A, B	367	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  EC: 2.7.11.26 (PDB Primary Data), 2.7.11.1 (PDB Primary Data)
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for P49841 (Homo sapiens) Explore P49841  Go to UniProtKB:  P49841
PHAROS:  P49841 GTEx:  ENSG00000082701

Entity ID: 2
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
PROTO-ONCOGENE FRAT1	C [auth X], D [auth Y]	30	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0
UniProt & NIH Common Fund Data Resources
Find proteins for Q92837 (Homo sapiens) Explore Q92837  Go to UniProtKB:  Q92837
PHAROS:  Q92837 GTEx:  ENSG00000165879

Small Molecules

Ligands 3 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
SJJ	K [auth A], S [auth B]	5-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)-N-(PYRIDIN-4-YLMETHYL)-1,3-OXAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE C17 H15 N3 O3 NDXJIXWTFPGHAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SO4	E [auth A], F [auth A], G [auth A], L [auth B], M [auth B], N [auth B]	SULFATE ION O4 S QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
GOL	H [auth A], I [auth A], J [auth A], O [auth B], P [auth B], Q [auth B], R [auth B]	GLYCEROL C3 H8 O3 PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Modified Residues  1 Unique
ID	Chains	Type	Formula	2D Diagram	Parent
PTR	A, B	L-PEPTIDE LINKING	C9 H12 N O6 P		TYR

Binding Affinity Annotations
ID	Source	Binding Affinity
SJJ	BindingDB:  4AFJ	IC50: min: 79, max: 1995 (nM) from 3 assay(s)
	PDBBind:  4AFJ	IC50: 398 (nM) from 1 assay(s)

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 1.98 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.216 
• R-Value Work: 0.178 
• R-Value Observed: 0.179 
• Space Group: H 3 2

Unit Cell:

Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 152.317	α = 90
b = 152.317	β = 90
c = 199.054	γ = 120

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
BUSTER	refinement
REFMAC	phasing

Structure Validation

Entry History 

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2012-02-29 
Deposition Author(s): Gentile, G., Merlo, G., Pozzan, A., Bernasconi, G., Bax, B., Bamborough, P., Bridges, A., Carter, P., Neu, M., Yao, G., Brough, C., Cutler, G., Coffin, A., Belyanskaya, S.

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2012-02-29
  Type: Initial release
  
• Version 1.1: 2012-03-07
  Changes: Other
• Version 1.2: 2019-05-08
  Changes: Data collection, Derived calculations, Experimental preparation, Other
• Version 1.3: 2019-05-29
  Changes: Data collection, Experimental preparation
• Version 1.4: 2023-12-20
  Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Other, Refinement description
• Version 1.5: 2024-10-16
  Changes: Structure summary