Identification of a binding site on soluble RANKL that can be targeted to inhibit soluble RANK-RANKL interactions and treat osteoporosis

Huang et al. discover a binding site on soluble RANKL that is not found on its membrane-bound homologue. A drug screening identified a small molecule (S3-15) that can target this binding site and has anti-osteoporotic but not immunosuppressive effects.

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Main Authors: Dane Huang, Chao Zhao, Ruyue Li, Bingyi Chen, Yuting Zhang, Zhejun Sun, Junkang Wei, Huihao Zhou, Qiong Gu, Jun Xu
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33006-4
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author Dane Huang
Chao Zhao
Ruyue Li
Bingyi Chen
Yuting Zhang
Zhejun Sun
Junkang Wei
Huihao Zhou
Qiong Gu
Jun Xu
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description Huang et al. discover a binding site on soluble RANKL that is not found on its membrane-bound homologue. A drug screening identified a small molecule (S3-15) that can target this binding site and has anti-osteoporotic but not immunosuppressive effects.
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spelling doaj.art-72ed5536113e4557af499911ac1cabd62022-12-22T03:16:45ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-09-0113111810.1038/s41467-022-33006-4Identification of a binding site on soluble RANKL that can be targeted to inhibit soluble RANK-RANKL interactions and treat osteoporosisDane Huang0Chao Zhao1Ruyue Li2Bingyi Chen3Yuting Zhang4Zhejun Sun5Junkang Wei6Huihao Zhou7Qiong Gu8Jun Xu9Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityResearch Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Research and Development in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine)Research Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityResearch Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityResearch Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityResearch Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityResearch Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityResearch Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityResearch Center for Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen UniversityHuang et al. discover a binding site on soluble RANKL that is not found on its membrane-bound homologue. A drug screening identified a small molecule (S3-15) that can target this binding site and has anti-osteoporotic but not immunosuppressive effects.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33006-4
spellingShingle Dane Huang
Chao Zhao
Ruyue Li
Bingyi Chen
Yuting Zhang
Zhejun Sun
Junkang Wei
Huihao Zhou
Qiong Gu
Jun Xu
Identification of a binding site on soluble RANKL that can be targeted to inhibit soluble RANK-RANKL interactions and treat osteoporosis
Nature Communications
title Identification of a binding site on soluble RANKL that can be targeted to inhibit soluble RANK-RANKL interactions and treat osteoporosis
title_full Identification of a binding site on soluble RANKL that can be targeted to inhibit soluble RANK-RANKL interactions and treat osteoporosis
title_fullStr Identification of a binding site on soluble RANKL that can be targeted to inhibit soluble RANK-RANKL interactions and treat osteoporosis
title_full_unstemmed Identification of a binding site on soluble RANKL that can be targeted to inhibit soluble RANK-RANKL interactions and treat osteoporosis
title_short Identification of a binding site on soluble RANKL that can be targeted to inhibit soluble RANK-RANKL interactions and treat osteoporosis
title_sort identification of a binding site on soluble rankl that can be targeted to inhibit soluble rank rankl interactions and treat osteoporosis
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33006-4
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