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Ruszkowski M, Forlani G. Deciphering the Structure of Arabidopsis thaliana 5-enol-Pyruvyl-Shikimate-3-Phosphate Synthase: an Essential Step toward the Discovery of Novel Inhibitors to Supersede Glyphosate. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2022; 20:1494-1505. [PMID: 35422967 PMCID: PMC8983318 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.03.020] [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: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Glyphosate interferes with plant aromatic metabolism through the inhibition of 5-enol-pyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase [EPSPS, EC 2.5.1.19]. For this reason, EPSPS has been extensively studied in a vast array of organisms. This notwithstanding, up to date, the crystal structure of the protein has been solved exclusively in a few prokaryotes, while that of the plant enzyme has been only deduced in silico by similarity. This study aimed at determining the structure of EPSPS from the plant model species Arabidopsis thaliana, which has been cloned, heterologously expressed and affinity-purified. The kinetic properties of the enzyme have been determined, as well as its susceptibility to the inhibition brought about by glyphosate. The crystal structure of the protein has been resolved at high resolution (1.4 Å), showing open conformation of the enzyme, which is the state ready for substrate/inhibitor binding. This provides a framework for the structure-based design of novel EPSPS inhibitors. Surface regions near the active-site cleft entrance or at the interdomain hinge appear promising for inhibitor selectivity, while bound chloride near the active site is a potential placeholder for anionic moieties of future herbicides.
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Affiliation(s)
- Milosz Ruszkowski
- Department of Structural Biology of Eukaryotes, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- Synchrotron Radiation Research Section of MCL, National Cancer Institute, Argonne, IL, USA
- Corresponding author at: Department of Structural Biology of Eukaryotes, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Marinozzi M, Pertusati F, Serpi M. λ5-Phosphorus-Containing α-Diazo Compounds: A Valuable Tool for Accessing Phosphorus-Functionalized Molecules. Chem Rev 2016; 116:13991-14055. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Maura Marinozzi
- Dipartimento
di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via del Liceo 1, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- School
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NB, United Kingdom
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- School
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NB, United Kingdom
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Fei X, Holmes T, Diddle J, Hintz L, Delaney D, Stock A, Renner D, McDevitt M, Berkowitz DB, Soukup JK. Phosphatase-inert glucosamine 6-phosphate mimics serve as actuators of the glmS riboswitch. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:2875-82. [PMID: 25254431 PMCID: PMC4273988 DOI: 10.1021/cb500458f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The glmS riboswitch is unique among gene-regulating
riboswitches and catalytic RNAs. This is because its own metabolite,
glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcN6P), binds to the riboswitch and catalytically
participates in the RNA self-cleavage reaction, thereby providing
a novel negative feedback mechanism. Given that a number of pathogens
harbor the glmS riboswitch, artificial actuators
of this potential RNA target are of great interest. Structural/kinetic
studies point to the 2-amino and 6-phosphate ester functionalities
in GlcN6P as being crucial for this actuation. As a first step toward
developing artificial actuators, we have synthesized a series of nine
GlcN6P analogs bearing phosphatase-inert surrogates in place of the
natural phosphate ester. Self-cleavage assays with the Bacillus cereusglmS riboswitch
give a broad SAR. Two analogs display significant activity, namely,
the 6-deoxy-6-phosphonomethyl analog (5) and the 6-O-malonyl ether (13). Kinetic profiles show
a 22-fold and a 27-fold higher catalytic efficiency, respectively,
for these analogs vs glucosamine (GlcN). Given their nonhydrolyzable
phosphate surrogate functionalities, these analogs are arguably the
most robust artificial glmS riboswitch actuators
yet reported. Interestingly, the malonyl ether (13, extra
O atom) is much more effective than the simple malonate (17), and the “sterically true” phosphonate (5) is far superior to the chain-truncated (7) or chain-extended
(11) analogs, suggesting that positioning via Mg coordination
is important for activity. Docking results are consistent with this
view. Indeed, the viability of the phosphonate and 6-O-malonyl ether
mimics of GlcN6P points to a potential new strategy for artificial
actuation of the glmS riboswitch in a biological
setting, wherein phosphatase-resistance is paramount.
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- Xiang Fei
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68178, United States
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A. O'Doherty G, U. Sharif E. Regioselective Bromination: An Approach to the D-Ring of the Gilvocarcins. HETEROCYCLES 2014. [DOI: 10.3987/com-13-s(s)90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Desvergnes S, Courtiol-Legourd S, Daher R, Dabrowski M, Salmon L, Therisod M. Synthesis and evaluation of malonate-based inhibitors of phosphosugar-metabolizing enzymes: class II fructose-1,6-bis-phosphate aldolases, type I phosphomannose isomerase, and phosphoglucose isomerase. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:1511-20. [PMID: 22269276 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
In the design of inhibitors of phosphosugar metabolizing enzymes and receptors with therapeutic interest, malonate has been reported in a number of cases as a good and hydrolytically-stable surrogate of the phosphate group, since both functions are dianionic at physiological pH and of comparable size. We have investigated a series of malonate-based mimics of the best known phosphate inhibitors of class II (zinc) fructose-1,6-bis-phosphate aldolases (FBAs) (e.g., from Mycobacterium tuberculosis), type I (zinc) phosphomannose isomerase (PMI) from Escherichia coli, and phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) from yeast. In the case of FBAs, replacement of one phosphate by one malonate on a bis-phosphorylated inhibitor (1) led to a new compound (4) still showing a strong inhibition (K(i) in the nM range) and class II versus class I selectivity (up to 8×10(4)). Replacement of the other phosphate however strongly affected binding efficiency and selectivity. In the case of PGI and PMI, 5-deoxy-5-malonate-D-arabinonohydroxamic acid (8) yielded a strong decrease in binding affinities when compared to its phosphorylated parent compound 5-phospho-D-arabinonohydroxamic acid (2). Analysis of the deposited 3D structures of the kinetically evaluated enzymes complexed to the phosphate-based inhibitors indicate that malonate could be a good phosphate surrogate only if phosphate is not tightly bound at the enzyme active site, such as in position 7 of compound 1 for FBAs. These observations are of importance for further design of inhibitors of phosphorylated-compounds metabolizing enzymes with therapeutic interest.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stéphanie Desvergnes
- Univ. Paris-Sud, Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique et Bioinorganique, ICMMO, UMR8182, LabEx LERMIT, Orsay F-91405, France
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Synthesis and evaluation of non-hydrolyzable D-mannose 6-phosphate surrogates reveal 6-deoxy-6-dicarboxymethyl-D-mannose as a new strong inhibitor of phosphomannose isomerases. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:7100-7. [PMID: 19783448 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2009] [Revised: 08/28/2009] [Accepted: 09/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Non-hydrolyzable d-mannose 6-phosphate analogues in which the phosphate group was replaced by a phosphonomethyl, a dicarboxymethyl, or a carboxymethyl group were synthesized and kinetically evaluated as substrate analogues acting as potential inhibitors of type I phosphomannose isomerases (PMIs) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli. While 6-deoxy-6-phosphonomethyl-d-mannose and 6-deoxy-6-carboxymethyl-D-mannose did not inhibit the enzymes significantly, 6-deoxy-6-dicarboxymethyl-D-mannose appeared as a new strong competitive inhibitor of both S. cerevisiae and E. coli PMIs with K(m)/K(i) ratios of 28 and 8, respectively. We thus report the first malonate-based inhibitor of an aldose-ketose isomerase to date. Phosphonomethyl mimics of the 1,2-cis-enediolate high-energy intermediate postulated for the isomerization reaction catalyzed by PMIs were also synthesized but behave as poor inhibitors of PMIs. A polarizable molecular mechanics (SIBFA) study was performed on the complexes of d-mannose 6-phosphate and two of its analogues with PMI from Candida albicans, an enzyme involved in yeast infection homologous to S. cerevisiae and E. coli PMIs. It shows that effective binding to the catalytic site occurs with retention of the Zn(II)-bound water molecule. Thus the binding of the hydroxyl group on C1 of the ligand to Zn(II) should be water-mediated. The kinetic study reported here also suggests the dianionic character of the phosphate surrogate as a likely essential parameter for strong binding of the inhibitor to the enzyme active site.
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Roberts CW, Roberts F, Lyons RE, Kirisits MJ, Mui EJ, Finnerty J, Johnson JJ, Ferguson DJP, Coggins JR, Krell T, Coombs GH, Milhous WK, Kyle DE, Tzipori S, Barnwell J, Dame JB, Carlton J, McLeod R. The shikimate pathway and its branches in apicomplexan parasites. J Infect Dis 2002; 185 Suppl 1:S25-36. [PMID: 11865437 DOI: 10.1086/338004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
The shikimate pathway is essential for production of a plethora of aromatic compounds in plants, bacteria, and fungi. Seven enzymes of the shikimate pathway catalyze sequential conversion of erythrose 4-phosphate and phosphoenol pyruvate to chorismate. Chorismate is then used as a substrate for other pathways that culminate in production of folates, ubiquinone, napthoquinones, and the aromatic amino acids tryptophan, phenylalanine, and tyrosine. The shikimate pathway is absent from animals and present in the apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii, Plasmodium falciparum, and Cryptosporidium parvum. Inhibition of the pathway by glyphosate is effective in controlling growth of these parasites. These findings emphasize the potential benefits of developing additional effective inhibitors of the shikimate pathway. Such inhibitors may function as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents that are effective against bacterial and fungal pathogens and apicomplexan parasites.
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- Craig W Roberts
- Department of Immunology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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The shikimate pathway links metabolism of carbohydrates to biosynthesis of aromatic compounds. In a sequence of seven metabolic steps, phosphoenolpyruvate and erythrose 4-phosphate are converted to chorismate, the precursor of the aromatic amino acids and many aromatic secondary metabolites. All pathway intermediates can also be considered branch point compounds that may serve as substrates for other metabolic pathways. The shikimate pathway is found only in microorganisms and plants, never in animals. All enzymes of this pathway have been obtained in pure form from prokaryotic and eukaryotic sources and their respective DNAs have been characterized from several organisms. The cDNAs of higher plants encode proteins with amino terminal signal sequences for plastid import, suggesting that plastids are the exclusive locale for chorismate biosynthesis. In microorganisms, the shikimate pathway is regulated by feedback inhibition and by repression of the first enzyme. In higher plants, no physiological feedback inhibitor has been identified, suggesting that pathway regulation may occur exclusively at the genetic level. This difference between microorganisms and plants is reflected in the unusually large variation in the primary structures of the respective first enzymes. Several of the pathway enzymes occur in isoenzymic forms whose expression varies with changing environmental conditions and, within the plant, from organ to organ. The penultimate enzyme of the pathway is the sole target for the herbicide glyphosate. Glyphosate-tolerant transgenic plants are at the core of novel weed control systems for several crop plants.
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- Klaus M. Herrmann
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907; e-mail: , Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri 63198; e-mail:
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Sikorski JA, Peterson ML, Corey SD, Font JL, Walker MC. New 4-(α-Hetero-Phosphonomethyl) Pyrrole 2-Carboxylates are EPSP Synthase Inhibitors. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 1999. [DOI: 10.1080/10426509908546320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- James A. Sikorski
- a Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- b Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- c Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- d Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- e Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
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- a Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- b Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- c Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- d Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- e Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
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- a Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- b Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- c Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- d Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- e Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
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- a Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- b Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- c Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- d Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- e Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
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- a Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- b Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- c Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- d Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
- e Monsanto Company , St. Louis, Missouri 63198, USA
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Shah A, Font JL, Miller MJ, Ream JE, Walker MC, Sikorski JA. New aromatic inhibitors of EPSP synthase incorporating hydroxymalonates as novel 3-phosphate replacements. Bioorg Med Chem 1997; 5:323-34. [PMID: 9061197 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(96)00239-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
A new, aromatic analogue of the EPSP synthase enzyme reaction intermediate 1 has been identified, which contains a 3-hydroxymalonate moiety in place of the usual 3-phosphate group. This simplified inhibitor was readily prepared in five steps from ethyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate. The resulting tetrahedral intermediate mimic 9 is an effective, competitive inhibitor versus S3P with an apparent Ki of 0.57 +/- 0.06 microM. This result demonstrates that 3-hydroxymalonates exhibit potencies comparable to aromatic inhibitors containing the previously identified 3-malonate ether replacements and can thus function as suitable 3-phosphate mimics in this system. These new compounds provide another example in which a simple benzene ring can be used effectively in place of the more complex shikimate ring in the design of EPSP synthase inhibitors. Furthermore, the greater potency of 9 versus the glycolate derivative 10 and the 5-deoxy-analog 11, again confirms the requirement for multiple anionic charges at the dihydroxybenzoate 5-position in order to attain effective inhibition of this enzyme.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Shah
- Ceregen Corporate Research, Unit of Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO 63198, USA
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Peterson ML, Corey SD, Font JL, Walker MC, Sikorski JA. New simplified inhibitors of EPSP synthase: The importance of ring size for recognition at the shikimate 3-phosphate site. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(96)00527-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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