CRYSTAL OF A TRANSPORTER-LIGAND COMPLEX AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

The invention relates to the three-dimensional structure of a crystal of a transporter protein complexed with a ligand. The three-dimensional structure of the transporter-ligand complex is disclosed. The transporter-ligand crystal structure, wherein the ligand is an inhibitor molecule, is useful for providing structural information that may be integrated into drug screening and drug design processes. Thus, the invention also relates to methods for utilizing the crystal structure of the transporter-ligand complex for identifying, designing, selecting, or testing inhibitors of the transporter protein, such inhibitors being useful as therapeutics for the treatment or modulation of i) diseases; ii) disease symptoms; or iii) the effect of other physiological events mediated by the transporter.