A new mode of inhibition: Complementary structural biology approaches reveal how an agonist and a covalent inhibitor simultaneously bind to a nuclear receptor.

The article presents the discussion on interaction of covalent inhibitors GW9662 and T0070907 with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), revealing new insights into how these compounds influence receptor activity. Topics include the role of PPARγ in regulating fatty tissue and glucose levels; and the effects of covalent inhibitors on PPARγ's ligand-binding site and its interaction with co-activators and co-repressors.