The present invention includes a crystal comprising a complex of the pro form of a matrix metalloprotease (proMMP) and a small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitor that inhibits that activation of the proMMP, methods for identifying small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitors that inhibit the activation of a proMMP, and methods of treatment using small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitors that inhibit the activation of a proMMP. The present invention relates to the crystal structure of a complex of proMMP9 bound to a small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitor that inhibits activation of proMMP9. The invention further relates to the use of the methods and the crystal and related structural information for designing, selecting and/or optimizing small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitors that inhibit activation of proMMP9 and proMMP9 homologues. The present invention also relates to the use of small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitors for the treatment of diseases mediated by inappropriate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity.
本发明涉及包括一个晶体的复合物,该复合物包括一个基质
金属
蛋白酶(proMMP)的前体形式和一种小分子变构加工
抑制剂,该
抑制剂抑制proMMP的激活,还涉及用于识别抑制proMMP激活的小分子变构加工
抑制剂的方法以及使用抑制proMMP激活的小分子变构加工
抑制剂的治疗方法。本发明涉及proMMP9结合一种小分子变构加工
抑制剂的晶体结构,该
抑制剂抑制proMMP9的激活。本发明进一步涉及使用这些方法和晶体及相关结构信息来设计、选择和/或优化抑制proMMP9和proMMP9同源物激活的小分子变构加工
抑制剂的用途。本发明还涉及使用小分子变构加工
抑制剂治疗由不适当的基质
金属
蛋白酶(MMP)活性介导的疾病的用途。