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Yu Z, Kreitler DF, Chiu YTT, Xu R, Bruchs AT, Bingman CA, Gellman SH. Harnessing Aromatic-Histidine Interactions through Synergistic Backbone Extension and Side Chain Modification. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308100. [PMID: 37587780 PMCID: PMC10668598 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Peptide engineering efforts have delivered drugs for diverse human diseases. Side chain alteration is among the most common approaches to designing new peptides for specific applications. The peptide backbone can be modified as well, but this strategy has received relatively little attention. Here we show that new and favorable contacts between a His side chain on a target protein and an aromatic side chain on a synthetic peptide ligand can be engineered by rational and coordinated side chain modification and backbone extension. Side chain modification alone was unsuccessful. Binding measurements, high-resolution structural studies and pharmacological outcomes all support the synergy between backbone and side chain modification in engineered ligands of the parathyroid hormone receptor-1, which is targeted by osteoporosis drugs. These results should motivate other structure-based designs featuring coordinated side chain modification and backbone extension to enhance the engagement of peptide ligands with target proteins.
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- Zhen Yu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, USA
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Bartus É, Tököli A, Mag B, Bajcsi Á, Kecskeméti G, Wéber E, Kele Z, Fenteany G, Martinek TA. Light-Fueled Primitive Replication and Selection in Biomimetic Chemical Systems. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37285516 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The concept of chemically evolvable replicators is central to abiogenesis. Chemical evolvability requires three essential components: energy-harvesting mechanisms for nonequilibrium dissipation, kinetically asymmetric replication and decomposition pathways, and structure-dependent selective templating in the autocatalytic cycles. We observed a UVA light-fueled chemical system displaying sequence-dependent replication and replicator decomposition. The system was constructed with primitive peptidic foldamer components. The photocatalytic formation-recombination cycle of thiyl radicals was coupled with the molecular recognition steps in the replication cycles. Thiyl radical-mediated chain reaction was responsible for the replicator death mechanism. The competing and kinetically asymmetric replication and decomposition processes led to light intensity-dependent selection far from equilibrium. Here, we show that this system can dynamically adapt to energy influx and seeding. The results highlight that mimicking chemical evolution is feasible with primitive building blocks and simple chemical reactions.
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- Éva Bartus
- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Zagiel B, Peker T, Marquant R, Cazals G, Webb G, Miclet E, Bich C, Sachon E, Moumné R. Dynamic Amino Acid Side‐Chains Grafting on Folded Peptide Backbone**. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200454. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin Zagiel
- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- UMR 5247-CNRS-UM-ENSCM Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) Université de Montpellier 34293 Montpellier France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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- UMR 5247-CNRS-UM-ENSCM Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) Université de Montpellier 34293 Montpellier France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
- MS3 U platform UFR 926 UFR 927 Sorbonne Université 4 place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Université École normale supérieure PSL University CNRS Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM 75005 Paris France
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Promiscuity mapping of the S100 protein family using a high-throughput holdup assay. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5904. [PMID: 35393447 PMCID: PMC8991199 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09574-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
S100 proteins are small, typically homodimeric, vertebrate-specific EF-hand proteins that establish Ca2+-dependent protein-protein interactions in the intra- and extracellular environment and are overexpressed in various pathologies. There are about 20 distinct human S100 proteins with numerous potential partner proteins. Here, we used a quantitative holdup assay to measure affinity profiles of most members of the S100 protein family against a library of chemically synthetized foldamers. The profiles allowed us to quantitatively map the binding promiscuity of each member towards the foldamer library. Since the library was designed to systematically contain most binary natural amino acid side chain combinations, the data also provide insight into the promiscuity of each S100 protein towards all potential naturally occurring S100 partners in the human proteome. Such information will be precious for future drug design to interfere with S100 related pathologies.
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Sugawara K, Ishizaki S, Kikuchi S, Kuramitz H, Kadoya T. Construction of Protein Probe with a His‐tag and an Electron‐transfer Peptide for a Target Protein Sensing. ELECTROANAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202060338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Maebashi Institute of Technology Gunma 371-0816 Japan
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- Maebashi Institute of Technology Gunma 371-0816 Japan
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- Department of Environmental Biology and Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering for Research University of Toyama Toyama 930-8555 Japan
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Bayer P, Matena A, Beuck C. NMR Spectroscopy of supramolecular chemistry on protein surfaces. Beilstein J Org Chem 2020; 16:2505-2522. [PMID: 33093929 PMCID: PMC7554676 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.16.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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As one of the few analytical methods that offer atomic resolution, NMR spectroscopy is a valuable tool to study the interaction of proteins with their interaction partners, both biomolecules and synthetic ligands. In recent years, the focus in chemistry has kept expanding from targeting small binding pockets in proteins to recognizing patches on protein surfaces, mostly via supramolecular chemistry, with the goal to modulate protein-protein interactions. Here we present NMR methods that have been applied to characterize these molecular interactions and discuss the challenges of this endeavor.
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- Peter Bayer
- Structural and Medicinal Biochemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 1-5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Structural and Medicinal Biochemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 1-5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Structural and Medicinal Biochemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 1-5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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Tököli A, Mag B, Bartus É, Wéber E, Szakonyi G, Simon MA, Czibula Á, Monostori É, Nyitray L, Martinek TA. Proteomimetic surface fragments distinguish targets by function. Chem Sci 2020; 11:10390-10398. [PMID: 34094300 PMCID: PMC8162404 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03525d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The fragment-centric design promises a means to develop complex xenobiotic protein surface mimetics, but it is challenging to find locally biomimetic structures. To address this issue, foldameric local surface mimetic (LSM) libraries were constructed. Protein affinity patterns, ligand promiscuity and protein druggability were evaluated using pull-down data for targets with various interaction tendencies and levels of homology. LSM probes based on H14 helices exhibited sufficient binding affinities for the detection of both orthosteric and non-orthosteric spots, and overall binding tendencies correlated with the magnitude of the target interactome. Binding was driven by two proteinogenic side chains and LSM probes could distinguish structurally similar proteins with different functions, indicating limited promiscuity. Binding patterns displayed similar side chain enrichment values to those for native protein-protein interfaces implying locally biomimetic behavior. These analyses suggest that in a fragment-centric approach foldameric LSMs can serve as useful probes and building blocks for undruggable protein interfaces.
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- Attila Tököli
- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
- MTA-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, University of Szeged Somogyi u. 4. H6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C H1077 Budapest Hungary
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- Lymphocyte Signal Transduction Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre Temesvári krt. 62 H6726 Szeged Hungary
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- Lymphocyte Signal Transduction Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre Temesvári krt. 62 H6726 Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C H1077 Budapest Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
- MTA-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, University of Szeged Dóm tér 8 H6720 Szeged Hungary
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Sugisawa N, Nakamura H, Fuse S. Micro-flow synthesis of β-amino acid derivatives via a rapid dual activation approach. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:4527-4530. [PMID: 32242563 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01403f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Rapid dual activation (≤3.3 s) of both β-amino acid N-carboxy anhydride and alkyl chloroformate for the synthesis of a β-amino acid-derived scaffold was demonstrated. The key to success was the use of rapid mixing enabled by using a micro-flow reactor. The one-flow synthesis of 22 β-amino acid derivatives was achieved.
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- Naoto Sugisawa
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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Nekkaa I, Bogdán D, Gáti T, Béni S, Juhász T, Palkó M, Paragi G, Tóth GK, Fülöp F, Mándity IM. Flow-chemistry enabled efficient synthesis of β-peptides: backbone topology vs. helix formation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:3061-3064. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc10147g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Enantiodiscriminative helix formation was observed for β-peptide H14 helices when enantiomers of bridged bicyclic residues were introduced.
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Simon M, Milbeo P, Liu H, André C, Wenger E, Martinez J, Amblard M, Aubert E, Legrand B, Calmès M. 12/10‐Helix in Mixed β‐Peptides Alternating Bicyclic and Acyclic β‐Amino Acids: Probing the Relationship between Bicyclic Side Chain and Helix Stability. Chemistry 2018; 24:18795-18800. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Matthieu Simon
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) UMR 5247CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) UMR 5247CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) UMR 5247CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) UMR 5247CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- CRM2UMR 7063 CNRS Université de Lorraine Boulevard des Aiguilletes 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) UMR 5247CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) UMR 5247CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- CRM2UMR 7063 CNRS Université de Lorraine Boulevard des Aiguilletes 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) UMR 5247CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM) UMR 5247CNRS-Université Montpellier-ENSCM 34093 Montpellier cedex 5 France
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Hogeweg A, Sowislok A, Schrader T, Beuck C. Eine NMR-Methode zur Bestimmung der Bindungsreihenfolge supramolekularer Liganden an basische Reste in Proteinen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Anna Hogeweg
- Bayer Pharma AG; Aprather Weg 18a 42096 Wuppertal Deutschland
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- Universität Duisburg-Essen; Organische Chemie; Universitätsstraße 2-5 45144 Essen Deutschland
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- Universität Duisburg-Essen; Organische Chemie; Universitätsstraße 2-5 45144 Essen Deutschland
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- Universität Duisburg-Essen; Strukturelle und Medizinische Biochemie; Universitätsstraße 2-5 45144 Essen Deutschland
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Hogeweg A, Sowislok A, Schrader T, Beuck C. An NMR Method To Pinpoint Supramolecular Ligand Binding to Basic Residues on Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:14758-14762. [PMID: 28877391 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Targeting protein surfaces involved in protein-protein interactions by using supramolecular chemistry is a rapidly growing field. NMR spectroscopy is the method of choice to map ligand-binding sites with single-residue resolution by amide chemical shift perturbation and line broadening. However, large aromatic ligands affect NMR signals over a greater distance, and the binding site cannot be determined unambiguously by relying on backbone signals only. We herein employed Lys- and Arg-specific H2(C)N NMR experiments to directly observe the side-chain atoms in close contact with the ligand, for which the largest changes in the NMR signals are expected. The binding of Lys- and Arg-specific supramolecular tweezers and a calixarene to two model proteins was studied. The H2(C)N spectra track the terminal CH2 groups of all Lys and Arg residues, revealing significant differences in their binding kinetics and chemical shift perturbation, and can be used to clearly pinpoint the order of ligand binding.
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- Anna Hogeweg
- Current address: Bayer Pharma AG, Aprather Weg 18a, 42096, Wuppertal, Germany
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- University of Duisburg-Essen, Organic Chemistry, Universitätsstrasse 2-5, 45144, Essen, Germany
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- University of Duisburg-Essen, Organic Chemistry, Universitätsstrasse 2-5, 45144, Essen, Germany
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- University of Duisburg-Essen, Structural and Medicinal Biochemistry, Universitätsstrasse 2-5, 45144, Essen, Germany
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Zhang Y, Xie S, Yan M, Ramström O. Dynamic Covalent Chemistry of Aldehyde Enamines: Bi III - and Sc III -Catalysis of Amine-Enamine Exchange. Chemistry 2017; 23:11908-11912. [PMID: 28722305 PMCID: PMC5656824 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The dynamic exchange of enamines from secondary amines and enolizable aldehydes has been demonstrated in organic solvents. The enamine exchange with amines was efficiently catalyzed by Bi(OTf)3 and Sc(OTf)3 (2 mol %) and the equilibria (60 mm) could be attained within hours at room temperature. The formed dynamic covalent systems displayed high stabilities in basic environment with <2 % by-product formation within one week after complete equilibration. This study expands the scope of dynamic C-N bonds from imine chemistry to enamines, enabling further dynamic methodologies in exploration of this important class of structures in systems chemistry.
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- Yang Zhang
- Department of ChemistryKTH-Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 3610044StockholmSweden
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- Department of ChemistryKTH-Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 3610044StockholmSweden
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- Department of ChemistryKTH-Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 3610044StockholmSweden
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell1 University Ave.LowellMA01854USA
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- Department of ChemistryKTH-Royal Institute of TechnologyTeknikringen 3610044StockholmSweden
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Bartus É, Hegedüs Z, Wéber E, Csipak B, Szakonyi G, Martinek TA. De Novo Modular Development of a Foldameric Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitor for Separate Hot Spots: A Dynamic Covalent Assembly Approach. ChemistryOpen 2017; 6:236-241. [PMID: 28413758 PMCID: PMC5390796 DOI: 10.1002/open.201700012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Protein-protein interactions stabilized by multiple separate hot spots are highly challenging targets for synthetic scaffolds. Surface-mimetic foldamers bearing multiple recognition segments are promising candidate inhibitors. In this work, a modular bottom-up approach is implemented by identifying short foldameric recognition segments that interact with the independent hot spots, and connecting them through dynamic covalent library (DCL) optimization. The independent hot spots of a model target (calmodulin) are mapped with hexameric β-peptide helices using a pull-down assay. Recognition segment hits are subjected to a target-templated DCL ligation through thiol-disulfide exchange. The most potent derivative displays low nanomolar affinity towards calmodulin and effectively inhibits the calmodulin-TRPV1 interaction. The DCL assembly of the folded segments offers an efficient approach towards the de novo development of a high-affinity inhibitor of protein-protein interactions.
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- Éva Bartus
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis, SZTE-MTA Lendület Foldamer Research GroupUniversity of Szeged4 Somogyi Str.6720SzegedHungary
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