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Yang H, Qin C, Wu M, Wang FT, Wang W, Agama K, Pommier Y, Hu DX, An LK. Synthesis and Biological Activities of 11- and 12-Substituted Benzophenanthridinone Derivatives as DNA Topoisomerase IB and Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1 Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2023; 18:e202200593. [PMID: 36932053 PMCID: PMC10233710 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202200593] [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: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Herein, a series of 11- or 12-substituted benzophenanthridinone derivatives was designed and synthesized for the discovery of dual topoisomerase IB (TOP1) and tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) inhibitors. Enzyme-based assays indicated that two compounds 12 and 38 showed high TOP1 inhibitory potency (+++), and four compounds 35, 37, 39 and 43 showed good TDP1 inhibition with IC50 values ranging from 10 to 18 μM. 38 could induce cellular TOP1cc formation, resulting in the highest cytotoxicity against HCT-116 cells (0.25 μM). The most potent TDP1 inhibitor 43 (10 μM) could induce cellular TDP1cc formation and enhance topotecan-induced DNA damage and showed strong synergistic cytotoxicity with topotecan in both MCF-7 and MCF-7/TDP1 cells.
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- Hao Yang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Design and Evaluation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Bhattacharjee S, Richardson JM, Das BB. Fluorescence-resonance-energy-transfer-based assay to estimate modulation of TDP1 activity through arginine methylation. STAR Protoc 2023; 4:102218. [PMID: 37058403 PMCID: PMC10139991 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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Tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase (TDP1) is a DNA repair enzyme that hydrolyzes the phosphotyrosyl linkage between 3'-DNA-protein crosslinks such as stalled topoisomerase 1 cleavage complexes (Top1cc). Here, we present a fluorescence-resonance-energy-transfer-(FRET) based assay to estimate modulation of TDP1 activity through arginine methylation. We describe steps for TDP1 expression and purification and estimating TDP1 activity using fluorescence-quenched probes mimicking Top1cc. We then detail data analysis of real-time TDP1 activity and screening of TDP1-selective inhibitors. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Bhattacharjee et al. (2022).1.
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- Sangheeta Bhattacharjee
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
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Chowdhuri SP, Dhiman S, Das SK, Meena N, Das S, Kumar A, Das BB. Novel Pyrido[2',1':2,3]imidazo[4,5- c]quinoline Derivative Selectively Poisons Leishmania donovani Bisubunit Topoisomerase 1 to Inhibit the Antimony-Resistant Leishmania Infection in Vivo. J Med Chem 2023; 66:3411-3430. [PMID: 36823782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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The unique bisubunit structure of Leishmania donovani topoisomerase 1B (LdTop1) is a potential drug target in the parasites unlike the monomeric Top1 from its human host counterpart. Here, we report the design, synthesis, and validation of a chimeric pyrido[2',1':2,3]imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline derivative (C17) as a novel antileishmanial agent that poisons topoisomerase 1-DNA covalent complexes (LdTop1cc) inside the parasites and inhibits Top1 religation activity both in the drug sensitive and antimony-resistant L. donovani clinical isolates. Importantly, the human Top1 is not sensitive to C17. Further, C17 overcomes the chemical instability of camptothecin (CPT) by generating persistent LdTop1cc-induced DNA breaks inside the parasites even after 12 h of drug removal. Intraperitoneal administration of C17 results in marked reduction of the Leishmania amastigotes from the infected spleen and liver of BALB/c mice. C17 confers a host protective immune-response up-regulating the Th1 cytokines facilitating parasite clearance which can be exploited for treating drug-resistant leishmaniasis.
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- Srijita Paul Chowdhuri
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333 031 Rajasthan, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333 031 Rajasthan, India
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- Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 333 031 Rajasthan, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India
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Chowdhury SR, Das SK, Banerjee B, Paul Chowdhuri S, Majumder HK, Das BB. TDP1 knockout Leishmania donovani accumulate topoisomerase 1-linked DNA damage and are hypersensitive to clinically used antileishmanial drugs. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22265. [PMID: 35319800 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101668rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Leishmania donovani, a unicellular protozoan parasite, causes a wide range of human diseases including fatal visceral leishmaniasis. Tyrosyl DNA-phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) hydrolyzes the phosphodiester bond between DNA 3'-end and a tyrosyl moiety of trapped topoisomerase I-DNA covalent complexes (Top1cc). We have previously shown Leishmania harbors a TDP1 gene (LdTDP1), however, the biological role of TDP1 remains largely unknown. In the present study, we have generated TDP1 knockout L. donovani (LdTDP1-/- ) promastigotes and have shown that LdTDP1-/- parasites are deficient in 3'-phosphodiesterase activities and were hypersensitive to Top1-poison like camptothecin (CPT), DNA alkylation agent like methyl methanesulfonate, and oxidative DNA lesions generated by hydrogen peroxide but were not sensitive to etoposide. We also detected elevated levels of CPT-induced reactive oxygen species triggering cell cycle arrest and cell death in LdTDP1-/- promastigotes. LdTDP1-/- promastigotes accumulate a significant change in the membrane morphology with the accumulation of membrane pores, which is associated with oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation. To our surprise, we detected that LdTDP1-/- parasites were hypersensitive to antileishmanial drugs like amphotericin B and miltefosine, which could be rescued by complementation of wild-type TDP1 gene in the LdTDP1-/- parasites. Notably, multidrug-resistant L. donovani clinical isolates showed a marked reduction in TDP1 expression and were sensitive to Top1 poisons. Taken together, our study provides a new role of LdTDP1 in protecting L. donovani parasites from oxidative stress-induced DNA damage and resistance to amphotericin B and miltefosine.
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- Somenath Roy Chowdhury
- Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
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- Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
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- Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
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