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Oit-Wiscombe I, Soomets U, Altraja A. Antioxidant Glutathione Analogues UPF1 and UPF17 Modulate the Expression of Enzymes Involved in the Pathophysiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:2343-2354. [PMID: 38534765 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46030149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Increased oxidative stress (OS) and systemic inflammation are key players in the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to clarify the effects of synthetic glutathione (GSH) analogue peptides UPF1 and UPF17 on the mRNA levels of enzymes involved in systemic inflammation and GSH metabolism in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with acute exacerbation of COPD (AE-COPD) and stable COPD along with non-obstructive smokers and non-smokers. UPF1 and UPF17 increased the expression of enzymes involved in the formation of the antioxidant capacity: superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) and the catalytic subunit of glutamyl-cysteine ligase (GCLC) in patients with AE-COPD and stable COPD, but also in non-obstructive smokers and non-smokers. Similarly, both UPF1 and UPF17 increased the expression of inflammatory enzymes poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Both UPF analogues acted in a gender-dependent manner by increasing the expression of certain anti-inflammatory (histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2)) and GSH metabolism pathway (SOD1 and GSH reductase (GSR))-related enzymes in females and decreasing them in males. UPF1 and UPF17 are able to increase the expression of the enzymes involved in GSH metabolism and could serve as a lead for designing potential COPD therapies against excessive OS.
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- Ingrid Oit-Wiscombe
- Department of Pulmonology, University of Tartu, 50406 Tartu, Estonia
- Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
- Centre of Excellence for Genomics and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
- Centre of Excellence for Genomics and Translational Medicine, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Pulmonology, University of Tartu, 50406 Tartu, Estonia
- Lung Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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Zhuge XL, Xie T, Du X, Zhang XX, Hu JP, Yang HL. Non-synonymous substitution of evolutionarily conserved residue in Tau class glutathione transferases alters structural and catalytic features. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 197:39-48. [PMID: 34896469 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Plant-specific tau glutathione transferases (GSTs) are basically involved in catalysing γ-glutathione (GSH)-dependent conjugation reactions with pesticides and herbicides, which play an important role in the detoxification of pollutants. Given the lack of systematic biochemical and structural information on tau GSTs, the study of their mediated defence mechanisms against toxic compounds has been greatly hindered. Here, we reveal the importance of the Ile residue closely interacting with GSH for the structural stability and catalytic function of GST. Evolutionary conservation analysis indicated that the crucial G-site Ile55 in the SbGSTU6 was converted to Thr53 of SbGSTU7. The comparative biochemical data on SbGSTU6, SbGSTU7 and their mutants showed that the substitution of Ile by Thr caused significant decrease in the affinity and catalytic efficiency of the GSTs. The unfavourable structural flexibility and pKa distribution of the active cavity residues were also demonstrated. Crystallography studies and molecular dynamics simulations showed that the conversion resulted in the hydrogen bond recombination with GSH and conformational rearrangement of GST active cavity, in which the Ile residue was more conducive to the formation of enzyme substrate complexes. The extensive biochemical and structural data not only reveal the critical role of the conserved G-site Ile residue in catalysing GSH-conjugate reactions but also provide valuable resources for the development of GST engineering in analytical and agricultural biotechnology.
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- Xiang-Lin Zhuge
- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Institute of Tree Development and Genome Editing, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Medicinal and Edible Plants Resources Development of Sichuan Education Department, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Institute of Tree Development and Genome Editing, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Institute of Tree Development and Genome Editing, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Key Laboratory of Medicinal and Edible Plants Resources Development of Sichuan Education Department, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- The Tree and Ornamental Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Institute of Tree Development and Genome Editing, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Dithiophosphate-Induced Redox Conversions of Reduced and Oxidized Glutathione. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26102973. [PMID: 34067789 PMCID: PMC8157023 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26102973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Phosphorus species are potent modulators of physicochemical and bioactive properties of peptide compounds. O,O-diorganyl dithiophoshoric acids (DTP) form bioactive salts with nitrogen-containing biomolecules; however, their potential as a peptide modifier is poorly known. We synthesized amphiphilic ammonium salts of O,O-dimenthyl DTP with glutathione, a vital tripeptide with antioxidant, protective and regulatory functions. DTP moiety imparted radical scavenging activity to oxidized glutathione (GSSG), modulated the activity of reduced glutathione (GSH) and profoundly improved adsorption and electrooxidation of both glutathione salts on graphene oxide modified electrode. According to NMR spectroscopy and GC–MS, the dithiophosphates persisted against immediate dissociation in an aqueous solution accompanied by hydrolysis of DTP moiety into phosphoric acid, menthol and hydrogen sulfide as well as in situ thiol-disulfide conversions in peptide moieties due to the oxidation of GSH and reduction of GSSG. The thiol content available in dissolved GSH dithiophosphate was more stable during air oxidation compared with free GSH. GSH and the dithiophosphates, unlike DTP, caused a thiol-dependent reduction of MTS tetrazolium salt. The results for the first time suggest O,O-dimenthyl DTP as a redox modifier for glutathione, which releases hydrogen sulfide and induces biorelevant redox conversions of thiol/disulfide groups.
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Allocati N, Masulli M, Di Ilio C, Federici L. Glutathione transferases: substrates, inihibitors and pro-drugs in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Oncogenesis 2018; 7:8. [PMID: 29362397 PMCID: PMC5833873 DOI: 10.1038/s41389-017-0025-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Glutathione transferase classical GSH conjugation activity plays a critical role in cellular detoxification against xenobiotics and noxious compounds as well as against oxidative stress. However, this feature is also exploited by cancer cells to acquire drug resistance and improve their survival. As a result, various members of the family were found overexpressed in a number of different cancers. Moreover several GST polymorphisms, ranging from null phenotypes to point mutations, were detected in members of the family and found to correlate with the onset of neuro-degenerative diseases. In the last decades, a great deal of research aimed at clarifying the role played by GSTs in drug resistance, at developing inhibitors to counteract this activity but also at exploiting GSTs for prodrugs specific activation in cancer cells. Here we summarize some of the most important achievements reached in this lively area of research.
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- Nerino Allocati
- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy.,CESI-MET, University "G. d'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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Akhmadishina RA, Kuznetsova EV, Sadrieva GR, Sabirzyanova LR, Nizamov IS, Akhmedova GR, Nizamov ID, Abdullin TI. Glutathione salts of O,O-diorganyl dithiophosphoric acids: Synthesis and study as redox modulating and antiproliferative compounds. Peptides 2018; 99:179-188. [PMID: 28993278 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 09/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Reactions of glutathione (GSH) with O,O-diorganyl dithiophosphoric acids (DTPA) were studied to develop bioactive derivatives of GSH. Effective coupling reaction of GSH with DTPA was proposed to produce the ammonium dithiophosphates (GSH-DTPA) between the NH2 group in γ-glutamyl residue of GSH and the SH group in DTPA. A series of the GSH-DTPA salts based on O-alkyl or O-monoterpenyl substituted DTPA were synthesized. Enhanced radical scavenging activity of the GSH-DTPA over GSH was established with the use of DPPH assay and improved fluorescent assay which utilizes Co/H2O2 Fenton-like reaction. Similarly to GSH, the dithiophosphates induced both pro- and antioxidant effects in vitro attributed to different cellular availability of the compounds. Whereas extracellularly applied GSH greatly stimulated proliferation of cancer cells (PC-3, vinblastine-resistant MCF-7 cells), the GSH-DTPA exhibited antiproliferative activity, which was pronounced for the O-menthyl and O-isopinocampheolyl substituted compounds 3d and 3e (IC50≥1μM). Our results show that the GSH-DTPA are promising redox modulating and antiproliferative compounds. The approach proposed can be extended to modification and improvement of bioactivity of various natural and synthetic peptides.
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- Rezeda A Akhmadishina
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., Russia
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- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., Russia.
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- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., Russia
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- Alexander Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., Russia
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., Russia.
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Zompra A, Georgakis N, Pappa E, Thireou T, Eliopoulos E, Labrou N, Cordopatis P, Clonis Y. Glutathione analogues as substrates or inhibitors that discriminate between allozymes of the MDR-involved human glutathione transferase P1-1. Biopolymers 2017; 106:330-44. [PMID: 27037874 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Glutathione (GSH) structure-guided tripeptide analogues were designed and synthesized by solid phase technology, purified (≥95%) by RP and/or GF column chromatography, to identify those that, compared with GSH, exhibited similar or higher binding and catalytic efficiency toward the MDR-involved human GSTP1-1 isoenzyme, and could discriminate between the allozymic expression products of the polymorphic human GSTP1 gene locus, designated as hGSTP1*A (Ile(104) /Ala(113) ), hGSTP1*B (Val(104) /Ala(113) ), and hGSTP1*C (Val(104) /Val(113) ). The analogues bear single amino acid alterations as well as alterations in more than one position. Some analogues showed remarkable allozyme selectivity, binding catalytically to A (I, II, IV, XII), to C (V and XVI), to A and C (III, VII, XIV) or to all three allozymes (XV). A heterocyclic substituent at positions 1 or 2 of GSH favors inhibition of A, whereas a small hydrophobic/hydrophilic amide substituent at position 2 (Cys) favors inhibition of B and C. Heterocyclic substituents at position 1, only, produce catalytic analogues for A, whereas less bulky and more flexible hydrophobic/hydrophilic substituents, at positions 1 or 3, lead to effective substrates with C. When such substituents were introduced simultaneously at positions 1 and 3, the analogues produced have no catalytic potential but showed appreciable inhibitory effects, instead, with all allozymes. It is anticipated that when GSH analogues with selective inhibitory or catalytic binding, were conjugated to allozyme-selective inhibitors of hGSTP1-1, the derived leads would be useful for the designing of novel chimeric inhibitors against the MDR-involved hGSTP1-1 allozymes. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers (Pept Sci) 106: 330-344, 2016.
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- Aikaterini Zompra
- Laboratory Οf Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Rio, Greece
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory Οf Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Rio, Greece
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory Οf Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Rio, Greece
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Antoniou AI, Pepe DA, Aiello D, Siciliano C, Athanassopoulos CM. Chemoselective Protection of Glutathione in the Preparation of Bioconjugates: The Case of Trypanothione Disulfide. J Org Chem 2016; 81:4353-8. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Antonia I. Antoniou
- Synthetic
Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece
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- Synthetic
Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece
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Ehrlich K, Viirlaid S, Mahlapuu R, Saar K, Kullisaar T, Zilmer M, Langel U, Soomets U. Design, synthesis and properties of novel powerful antioxidants, glutathione analogues. Free Radic Res 2009; 41:779-87. [PMID: 17577738 DOI: 10.1080/10715760701348611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Glutathione (GSH) is the major low-molecular weight antioxidant in mammalian cells. Thus, its analogues carrying similar and/or additional positive properties might have clinical perspectives. Here, we report the design and synthesis of a library of tetrapeptidic GSH analogues called UPF peptides. Compared to cellular GSH our designed peptidic analogues showed remarkably higher hydroxyl radical scavenging ability (EC(50) of GSH: 1,231.0 +/- 311.8 microM; EC(50) of UPF peptides: from 0.03 to 35 microM) and improved antiradical efficiency towards a stable alpha,alpha-diphenyl-beta-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. The best of UPF peptides was 370-fold effective hydroxyl radical scavengers than melatonin (EC(50): 11.4 +/- 1.0 microM). We also found that UPF peptides do not influence the viability and membrane integrity of K562 human erythroleukemia cells even at 200 microM concentration. Dimerization of GSH and UPF peptides was compared in water and in 0.9% saline solutions. The results, together with an earlier finding that UPF1 showed protective effects in global cerebral ischemia model in rats, suggest that UPF peptides might serve both as potent antioxidants as well as leads for design of powerful non-peptidic antioxidants that correct oxidative stress-driven events.
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- Kersti Ehrlich
- Department of Biochemistry, National and European Centre of Excellence of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
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Heikal L, Martin GP, Dailey LA. Characterisation of the decomposition behaviour of S-nitrosoglutathione and a new class of analogues: S-Nitrosophytochelatins. Nitric Oxide 2009; 20:157-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2008.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2008] [Revised: 10/16/2008] [Accepted: 11/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Avenoza A, Busto JH, Jiménez-Osés G, Peregrina JM. S(N)2 reaction of sulfur nucleophiles with hindered sulfamidates: enantioselective synthesis of alpha-methylisocysteine. J Org Chem 2006; 71:1692-5. [PMID: 16468825 DOI: 10.1021/jo051632c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The work described here demonstrates that the five-membered cyclic alpha-methylisoserine-derived sulfamidate, (R)-1, behaves as an excellent chiral building block for the ring-opening reaction by S(N)2 attack with sulfur nucleophiles at the quaternary carbon. As a synthetic application of this methodology, and to show that this sulfamidate is a valuable starting material, the synthesis of two new alpha-methylisocysteine derivatives has been carried out to cover the lack of alpha- and beta-methylated amino acids that incorporate the cysteine or isocysteine skeleton. These compounds are two new alpha,alpha-disubstituted beta-amino acids (beta(2,2)-amino acids), and the synthetic routes involve nucleophilic ring opening followed by acid hydrolysis.
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- Alberto Avenoza
- Departamento de Química, Universidad de La Rioja, Grupo de Síntesis Química de La Rioja, U.A.-C.S.I.C., E-26006 Logroño, Spain.
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Burg D, Riepsaame J, Pont C, Mulder G, van de Water B. Peptide-bond modified glutathione conjugate analogs modulate GSTπ function in GSH-conjugation, drug sensitivity and JNK signaling. Biochem Pharmacol 2006; 71:268-77. [PMID: 16337611 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2005.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2005] [Revised: 10/30/2005] [Accepted: 11/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Glutathione S-transferase pi (GST, E.C.2.5.1.18) overexpression contributes to resistance of cancer cells towards cytostatic drugs. Furthermore, GSTpi is involved in the cellular stress response through inhibition of Jun N-terminal-kinase (JNK), a process that can be modulated by GST inhibitors. GSH conjugates are potent GST inhibitors, but are sensitive towards gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (gammaGT)-mediated breakdown. In search for new peptidase stable GST inhibitors we employed the following strategy: (1) selection of a suitable (GST inhibiting) peptide-bond isostere from a series of previously synthesized gammaGT stabilized GSH-analogs. (2) The use of this peptidomimetic strategy to prepare a GSTpi selective inhibitor. Two gammaGT stable GSH conjugate analogs inhibited human GSTs, although non-selectively. One of these, a urethane-type peptide-bond is well accepted by GSTs and we selected this modification for the development of a gammaGT stable, GSTpi selective inhibitor, UrPhg-Et(2). This compound displayed selectivity for GSTpi compared to alpha and mu class enzymes. Furthermore, the inhibitor reversed GSTpi-mediated drug resistance (MDR) in breast tumor cells. In addition, short-term exposure of cells to UrPhg-Et(2) led to GSTpi oligomerization and JNK activation, suggesting that it activates the JNK-cJun signaling module through GSTpi dissociation. Altogether, we show the successful use of peptidomimetic glutathione conjugate analogs as GST inhibitors and MDR-modifiers. As many MDR related enzymes, such as MRP1, glyoxalase 1 and DNA-pk are also inhibited by GSH conjugates, these peptidomimetic compounds can be used as scaffolds for the development of multi-target MDR drugs.
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- Danny Burg
- Division of Toxicology, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Skipsey M, Davis BG, Edwards R. Diversification in substrate usage by glutathione synthetases from soya bean (Glycine max), wheat (Triticum aestivum) and maize (Zea mays). Biochem J 2005; 391:567-74. [PMID: 16008521 PMCID: PMC1276957 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2005] [Revised: 06/29/2005] [Accepted: 07/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Unlike animals which accumulate glutathione (gamma-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine) alone as their major thiol antioxidant, several crops synthesize alternative forms of glutathione by varying the carboxy residue. The molecular basis of this variation is not well understood, but the substrate specificity of the respective GSs (glutathione synthetases) has been implicated. To investigate their substrate tolerance, five GS-like cDNAs have been cloned from plants that can accumulate alternative forms of glutathione, notably soya bean [hGSH (homoglutathione or gamma-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-beta-alanine)], wheat (hydroxymethylglutathione or gamma-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-serine) and maize (gamma-Glu-Cys-Glu). The respective recombinant GSs were then assayed for the incorporation of differing C-termini into gamma-Glu-Cys. The soya bean enzyme primarily incorporated beta-alanine to form hGSH, whereas the GS enzymes from cereals preferentially catalysed the formation of glutathione. However, when assayed with other substrates, several GSs and one wheat enzyme in particular were able to synthesize a diverse range of glutathione variants by incorporating unusual C-terminal moieties including D-serine, non-natural amino acids and alpha-amino alcohols. Our results suggest that plant GSs are capable of producing a diverse range of glutathione homologues depending on the availability of the acyl acceptor.
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Key Words
- glutathione synthetase
- glycine max (soya bean)
- homoglutathione synthetase
- hydroxymethylglutathione
- triticum aestivum (wheat)
- zea mays (maize)
- aaba, baba and gaba, α-, β- and γ-aminobutyric acid respectively
- acv synthetase, l-δ-(α-aminoadipoyl)-l-cysteinyl-d-valine synthetase
- baiba, β-aminoisobutyric acid
- γ-ec, γ-glutamyl-l-cysteine
- γ-ece, γ-glutamyl-l-cysteine-glutamic acid
- γ-ecs, γ-glutamyl-l-cysteine synthetase
- esi, electrospray ionization
- gs, glutathione synthetase
- hgs, homoglutathione synthetase
- hgsh, homoglutathione
- hmgsh, hydroxymethylglutathione
- tof, time-of-flight
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- Mark Skipsey
- Crop Protection Group, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
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Cacciatore I, Caccuri AM, Di Stefano A, Luisi G, Nalli M, Pinnen F, Ricci G, Sozio P. Synthesis and activity of novel glutathione analogues containing an urethane backbone linkage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 58:787-93. [PMID: 13679171 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-827x(03)00135-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The new GSH analogues H-Glo(-Ser-Gly-OH)-OH (5), its O-benzyl derivative 4, and H-Glo(-Asp-Gly-OH)-OH (9), characterized by the replacement of central cysteine with either serine or aspartic acid, and containing an urethanic fragment as isosteric substitution of the scissile gamma-glutamylic junction, have been synthesized and characterized. Their ability to inhibit human GST P1-1 (hGST P1-1) in comparison with H-Glu(-Ser-Gly-OH)-OH and H-Glu(-Asp-Gly-OH)-OH, which are potent competitive inhibitors of rat GST 3-3 and 4-4, has been evaluated. In order to further investigate the effect of the isosteric substitution on the binding abilities of the new GSH analogues 4, 5 and 9, the previously reported cysteinyl-containing analogue H-Glo(-Cys-Gly-OH)-OH has been also evaluated as a co-substrate for hGSTP1-1.
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- I Cacciatore
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi G. D'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini, I-66100 Chieti, Italy
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Paradisi MP, Mollica A, Cacciatore I, Di Stefano A, Pinnen F, Caccuri AM, Ricci G, Duprè S, Spirito A, Lucente G. Proline-glutamate chimeras in isopeptides. Synthesis and biological evaluation of conformationally restricted glutathione analogues. Bioorg Med Chem 2003; 11:1677-83. [PMID: 12659754 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(03)00041-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The two novel diastereoisomeric glutathione analogues 1 and 2 have been designed and synthesized by replacing the native gamma-glutamylic moiety with the conformational rigid skeleton of cis- or trans-4-carboxy-L-proline residue. Both analogues have been obtained by following the solution phase peptide chemistry methodologies and final reduction of the corresponding disulfide forms 13 and 14. The two analogues 1 and 2 have been tested towards gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (gamma-GT) and human glutathione S-transferase (hGST P1-1). Both analogues 1 and 2 are completely resistant to enzymatic degradation by gamma-GT. The S-transferase utilizes the analogue 2 as a good substrate while is unable to bind the analogue 1.
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- Mario Paglialunga Paradisi
- Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare, CNR Sezione di Roma, c/o Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università di Roma La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Leslie EM, Bowers RJ, Deeley RG, Cole SPC. Structural requirements for functional interaction of glutathione tripeptide analogs with the human multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1). J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003; 304:643-53. [PMID: 12538817 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.044073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The human multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) is a primary active transporter of reduced (GSH) and oxidized glutathione, as well as GSH-, glucuronate-, and sulfate-conjugated organic anions. In addition, the transport of certain MRP1 substrates is stimulated by the presence of GSH. To evaluate the structural features of GSH required for interaction with the protein, we investigated the ability of a series of GSH analogs to enhance GSH stimulatable transport of [(3)H]estrone 3-sulfate (E(1)SO(4)). We found that substitution of the gamma-Glu residue with Gly, beta-Asp, and alpha-Glu resulted in complete loss of transport stimulation. In contrast, substitution of Gly with Glu or beta-Ala resulted in only a partial loss of stimulatory activity. E(1)SO(4) transport activity surpassed GSH-stimulated levels in the presence of tripeptides in which Cys was substituted with the hydrophobic amino acids Leu, Phe, and homo-Phe. Moreover, polar substitutions of Cys did not enhance transport to the same extent as nonpolar substitutions of comparable size. gamma-Glu-Leu-Gly was 1.6-fold more effective than GSH in stimulating E(1)SO(4) uptake, and kinetic analysis indicated this was due to an increased V(max). In addition, this tripeptide was shown to be a competitive inhibitor of apigenin-stimulated GSH transport (K(i) value of 14 microM), confirming that it either interacts with the same site on MRP1 as GSH or that the binding of the two tripeptides is mutually exclusive. These data provide insight into the architecture of the GSH binding domain of MRP1.
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- Elaine M Leslie
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Burg D, Mulder GJ. Glutathione conjugates and their synthetic derivatives as inhibitors of glutathione-dependent enzymes involved in cancer and drug resistance. Drug Metab Rev 2002; 34:821-63. [PMID: 12487151 DOI: 10.1081/dmr-120015695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Alterations in levels of glutathione (GSH) and glutathione-dependent enzymes have been implicated in cancer and multidrug resistance of tumor cells. The activity of a number of these, the multidrug resistance-associated protein 1, glutathione S-transferase, DNA-dependent protein kinase, glyoxalase I, and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, can be inhibited by GSH-conjugates and synthetic analogs thereof. In this review we focus on the function of these enzymes and carriers in cancer and anti-cancer drug resistance, in relation to their inhibition by GSH-conjugate analogs.
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- Danny Burg
- Division of Toxicology, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55 2333CC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Burg D, Filippov DV, Hermanns R, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH, Mulder GJ. Peptidomimetic glutathione analogues as novel gammaGT stable GST inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2002; 10:195-205. [PMID: 11738622 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(01)00269-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Elevated levels of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) isoenzymes are found in many tumor cells and are thought to play a role in the onset of multidrug resistance (MDR). To evaluate the contribution of GST to this process, inhibitors are needed. Glutathione (GSH) conjugates, although good GST inhibitors, cannot be used in vivo, because they are eliminated rapidly. In this paper, we describe the synthesis of a series of novel peptidomimetic glutathione analogues that are stabilized against peptidase mediated breakdown. The peptide bonds in GSH were replaced by isosteres, such as the 'reduced' amide (which was prepared using a novel method), N-methylamide, urethane, and methylene linkages. The in vitro evaluation of the compounds focuses on GST inhibition and stability towards gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase (gammaGT), the main enzyme involved in GSH breakdown. The compounds were conjugated to the model electrophile ethacrynic acid (EA) to resemble GS-EA, an efficient GST inhibitor. All novel GSH-analogues were shown to inhibit rat liver cytosolic GSTs. Furthermore, peptidomimetic changes of the gamma-glutamyl-cysteine amide bond greatly improved stability towards gammaGT. These compounds may therefore be useful in the design of novel in vivo applicable GST inhibitors.
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- Danny Burg
- Division of Toxicology, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, PO Box 9503, 2300RA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Duckert JF, Balas L, Rossi JC. Synthesis of 5-(mercaptomethyl)-3(E)-undecene-1,11-dioic acid, a non-peptide glutathione analog. Tetrahedron Lett 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)00554-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Belen’kii L, Kruchkovskaya N, Gramenitskaya V. The Literature of Heterocyclic Chemistry, Part VII: 1997–1999. ADVANCES IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2725(01)79024-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Morera E, Nalli M, Pinnen F, Rossi D, Lucente G. 4-Amino-1,2-dithiolane-4-carboxylic acid (Adt) as cysteine conformationally restricted analogue. Synthetic protocol for Adt containing peptides. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2000; 10:1585-8. [PMID: 10915057 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00281-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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An efficient and versatile protocol to incorporate the achiral and C(alpha,alpha)-tetrasubstituted 4-amino-1,2-dithiolane-4-carboxylic acid Adt (1) residue into peptides is described. The 2,2-bis[(benzylthio)methyl]glycine N-carboxy anhydride (5) was found to be the key reactive intermediate from which both Boc-Adt-OMe (8) and the glutathione analogue H-Glu(-Adt-Gly-OH)-OH (12) can be obtained.
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- E Morera
- Centro di Studio per la Chimica del Farmaco del CNR c/o Dipartimento di Studi Farmaceutici, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy
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