Crystal structure of GSK3 beta in complex with the flavonoid, morin
Kim, K., Cha, J.S., Kim, J.S., Ahn, J., Ha, N.C., Cho, H.S.(2018) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 504: 519-524
- PubMed: 30197003 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.182
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6AE3 - PubMed Abstract: 
GSK3¦Â is a key kinase that plays a role in cellular signaling pathways. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), GSK3¦Â has been implicated in hyperphosphorylation of tau proteins in the neuron, which is a hallmark of AD. Morin, a flavonoid that is abundant in nature, was found as an inhibitor of GSK3¦Â that can reduce tau pathology in?vivo and in?vitro. In this study, we determined the crystal structure of GSK3¦Â in complex with morin. The structure revealed that morin inhibits GSK3¦Â by binding to the ATP binding pocket. Our findings augment the potential of morin as a functional food to help prevent AD, as well as to provide structural information to develop new therapeutics based on the morin skeleton.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Systems Biology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea; Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA.