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Sklenicka J, Tran T, Ramirez MS, Donow HM, Magaña AJ, LaVoi T, Mamun Y, Jimenez V, Chapagain P, Santos R, Pinilla C, Giulianotti MA, Tolmasky ME. Structure-Activity Relationship of Pyrrolidine Pentamine Derivatives as Inhibitors of the Aminoglycoside 6'- N-Acetyltransferase Type Ib. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:672. [PMID: 39061354 PMCID: PMC11274322 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13070672] [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: 05/20/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Resistance to amikacin and other major aminoglycosides is commonly due to enzymatic acetylation by the aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type I enzyme, of which type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib] is the most widespread among Gram-negative pathogens. Finding enzymatic inhibitors could be an effective way to overcome resistance and extend the useful life of amikacin. Small molecules possess multiple properties that make them attractive for drug development. Mixture-based combinatorial libraries and positional scanning strategy have led to the identification of a chemical scaffold, pyrrolidine pentamine, that, when substituted with the appropriate functionalities at five locations (R1-R5), inhibits AAC(6')-Ib-mediated inactivation of amikacin. Structure-activity relationship studies have shown that while truncations to the molecule result in loss of inhibitory activity, modifications of functionalities and stereochemistry have different effects on the inhibitory properties. In this study, we show that alterations at position R1 of the two most active compounds, 2700.001 and 2700.003, reduced inhibition levels, demonstrating the essential nature not only of the presence of an S-phenyl moiety at this location but also the distance to the scaffold. On the other hand, modifications on the R3, R4, and R5 positions had varied effects, demonstrating the potential for optimization. A correlation analysis between molecular docking values (ΔG) and the dose required for two-fold potentiation of the compounds described in this and the previous studies showed a significant correlation between ΔG values and inhibitory activity.
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- Jan Sklenicka
- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (J.S.); (T.T.); (M.S.R.); (A.J.M.); (V.J.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (J.S.); (T.T.); (M.S.R.); (A.J.M.); (V.J.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (J.S.); (T.T.); (M.S.R.); (A.J.M.); (V.J.)
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA; (H.M.D.); (T.L.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (J.S.); (T.T.); (M.S.R.); (A.J.M.); (V.J.)
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA; (H.M.D.); (T.L.)
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA; (Y.M.); (P.C.)
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (J.S.); (T.T.); (M.S.R.); (A.J.M.); (V.J.)
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA; (Y.M.); (P.C.)
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA;
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; (C.P.); (M.A.G.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; (C.P.); (M.A.G.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (J.S.); (T.T.); (M.S.R.); (A.J.M.); (V.J.)
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Sklenicka J, Tran T, Ramirez MS, Donow HM, Magaña AJ, LaVoi T, Mamun Y, Chapagain P, Santos R, Pinilla C, Giulianotti MA, Tolmasky ME. Structure-activity relationship of pyrrolidine pentamine derivatives as inhibitors of the aminoglycoside 6'- N -acetyltransferase type Ib. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.14.594018. [PMID: 38798525 PMCID: PMC11118410 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.14.594018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
Resistance to amikacin and other major aminoglycosides is commonly due to enzymatic acetylation by aminoglycoside 6'- N -acetyltransferase type I enzyme, of which type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib] is the most widespread among Gram-negative pathogens. Finding enzymatic inhibitors could be an effective way to overcome resistance and extend the useful life of amikacin. Small molecules possess multiple properties that make them attractive compounds to be developed as drugs. Mixture-based combinatorial libraries and positional scanning strategy led to the identification of a chemical scaffold, pyrrolidine pentamine, that, when substituted with the appropriate functionalities at five locations (R1 - R5), inhibits AAC(6')-Ib-mediated inactivation of amikacin. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies showed that while truncations to the molecule result in loss of inhibitory activity, modifications of functionalities and stereochemistry have different effects on the inhibitory properties. In this study, we show that alterations at position R1 of the two most active compounds, 2700.001 and 2700.003 , reduced inhibition levels, demonstrating the essential nature not only of the presence of an S -phenyl moiety at this location but also the distance to the scaffold. On the other hand, modifications on the R3, R4, and R5 positions have varied effects, demonstrating the potential for optimization. A correlation analysis between molecular docking values (ΔG) and the dose required for two-fold potentiation of compounds described in this and the previous studies showed a significant correlation between ΔG values and inhibitory activity. Highlights Amikacin resistance in Gram-negatives is mostly caused by the AAC(6')-Ib enzymeAAC(6')-Ib has been identified in most Gram-negative pathogensInhibitors of AAC(6')-Ib could be used to treat resistant infectionsCombinatorial libraries and positional scanning identified an inhibitorThe lead compound can be optimized by structure activity relationship studies.
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Alboreggia G, Udompholkul P, Baggio C, Pellecchia M. Mixture-Based Screening of Focused Combinatorial Libraries by NMR: Application to the Antiapoptotic Protein hMcl-1. J Med Chem 2023. [PMID: 37464766 PMCID: PMC10388297 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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We report on an innovative ligand discovery strategy based on protein NMR-based screening of a combinatorial library of ∼125,000 compounds that was arranged in 96 distinct mixtures. Using sensitive solution protein NMR spectroscopy and chemical perturbation-based screening followed by an iterative synthesis, deconvolutions, and optimization strategy, we demonstrate that the approach could be useful in the identification of initial binding molecules for difficult drug targets, such as those involved in protein-protein interactions. As an application, we will report novel agents targeting the Bcl-2 family protein hMcl-1. The approach is of general applicability and could be deployed as an effective screening strategy for de novo identification of ligands, particularly when tackling targets involved in protein-protein interactions.
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- Giulia Alboreggia
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Rocha K, Magallon J, Reeves C, Phan K, Vu P, Oakley-Havens CL, Kwan S, Ramirez MS, LaVoi T, Donow H, Chapagain P, Santos R, Pinilla C, Giulianotti MA, Tolmasky ME. Inhibition of Aminoglycoside 6'- N-acetyltransferase Type Ib (AAC(6')-Ib): Structure-Activity Relationship of Substituted Pyrrolidine Pentamine Derivatives as Inhibitors. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9091218. [PMID: 34572404 PMCID: PMC8471502 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9091218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib (AAC(6')-Ib) is a common cause of resistance to amikacin and other aminoglycosides in Gram-negatives. Utilization of mixture-based combinatorial libraries and application of the positional scanning strategy identified an inhibitor of AAC(6')-Ib. This inhibitor's chemical structure consists of a pyrrolidine pentamine scaffold substituted at four locations (R1, R3, R4, and R5). The substituents are two S-phenyl groups (R1 and R4), an S-hydroxymethyl group (R3), and a 3-phenylbutyl group (R5). Another location, R2, does not have a substitution, but it is named because its stereochemistry was modified in some compounds utilized in this study. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis using derivatives with different functionalities, modified stereochemistry, and truncations was carried out by assessing the effect of the addition of each compound at 8 µM to 16 µg/mL amikacin-containing media and performing checkerboard assays varying the concentrations of the inhibitor analogs and the antibiotic. The results show that: (1) the aromatic functionalities at R1 and R4 are essential, but the stereochemistry is essential only at R4; (2) the stereochemical conformation at R2 is critical; (3) the hydroxyl moiety at R3 as well as stereoconformation are required for full inhibitory activity; (4) the phenyl functionality at R5 is not essential and can be replaced by aliphatic groups; (5) the location of the phenyl group on the butyl carbon chain at R5 is not essential; (6) the length of the aliphatic chain at R5 is not critical; and (7) all truncations of the scaffold resulted in inactive compounds. Molecular docking revealed that all compounds preferentially bind to the kanamycin C binding cavity, and binding affinity correlates with the experimental data for most of the compounds evaluated. The SAR results in this study will serve as the basis for the design of new analogs in an effort to improve their ability to induce phenotypic conversion to susceptibility in amikacin-resistant pathogens.
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- Kenneth Rocha
- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA; (T.L.); (H.D.); (C.P.); (M.A.G.)
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA; (T.L.); (H.D.); (C.P.); (M.A.G.)
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA;
- Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, USA;
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA; (T.L.); (H.D.); (C.P.); (M.A.G.)
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA; (T.L.); (H.D.); (C.P.); (M.A.G.)
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA; (K.R.); (J.M.); (C.R.); (K.P.); (P.V.); (C.L.O.-H.); (S.K.); (M.S.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-657-278-5263
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Rebollar A, Marcos JF, López-García B. Screening of a synthetic peptide combinatorial library to identify inhibitors of the appressorium formation in Magnaporthe oryzae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 454:1-6. [PMID: 25450357 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.09.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The rice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most devastating diseases of cultivated rice. One of the most important stages in the infective cycle of M. oryzae is the formation of the dome-shaped structure called appressorium. The purpose of the present study was to identify novel peptides to control the rice blast disease by blocking the appressorium formation through screening of a synthetic peptide combinatorial library. As result of the screening, a set of 29 putative bioactive peptides were identified, synthesized and assayed in comparison with the previously identified peptide PAF104. The peptides MgAPI24, MgAPI40 and MgAPI47 showed improved inhibitory activity on the M. oryzae appressorium formation. Our data show that these peptides have a differential effect on two developmental structures: appressoria and appressorium-like structures. Antimicrobial assays against M. oryzae and other non-target microorganisms showed a weak or no toxicity of these peptides, demonstrating their specific activity blocking the appressorium formation. Therefore, the outcome of this research would be useful in the development of novel target-oriented peptides to use in plant protection.
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- Aarón Rebollar
- Centro de Investigación en Agrigenómica (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallés) 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA) - CSIC, Apartado de Correos 73, Burjassot 46100, Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Agrigenómica (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallés) 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
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Bryan A, Joseph L, Bennett JA, Jacobson HI, Andersen TT. Design and synthesis of biologically active peptides: a 'tail' of amino acids can modulate activity of synthetic cyclic peptides. Peptides 2011; 32:2504-10. [PMID: 22015269 PMCID: PMC3230782 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Revised: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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In earlier work, we synthesized a cyclic 9-amino acid peptide (AFPep, cyclo[EKTOVNOGN]) and showed it to be useful for prevention and therapy of breast cancer. In an effort to explore the structure-function relationships of AFPep, we have designed analogs that bear a short 'tail' (one or two amino acids) attached to the cyclic peptide distal to its pharmacophore. Analogs that bore a tail of either one or two amino acids, either of which had a hydrophilic moiety in the side chain (e.g., cyclo[EKTOVNOGN]FS) exhibited greatly diminished biological activity (inhibition of estrogen-stimulated uterine growth) relative to AFPep. Analogs that bore a tail of either one or two amino acids which had hydrophobic (aliphatic or aromatic) side chains (e.g., cyclo[EKTOVNOGN]FI) retained (or had enhanced) growth inhibition activity. Combining in the same biological assay a hydrophilic-tailed analog with either AFPep or a hydrophobic-tailed analog resulted in decreased activity relative to that for AFPep or for the hydrophobic-tailed analog alone, suggesting that hydrophilic-tailed analogs are binding to a biologically active receptor. An analog with a disrupted pharmacophore (cyclo[EKTOVGOGN]) exhibited little or no growth inhibition activity. An analog with a hydrophilic tail and a disrupted pharmacophore (cyclo[EKTOVGOGN]FS) exhibited no growth inhibition activity of its own and did not affect the activity of a hydrophobic-tailed analog, but enhanced the growth inhibition activity of AFPep. These results are discussed in the context of a two-receptor model for binding of AFPep and ring-and-tail analogs. We suggest that tails on cyclic peptides may comprise a useful method to enhance diversity of peptide design and specificity of ligand-receptor interactions.
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- Alberto Bryan
- Center for Cardiovascular Science Albany Medical College 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208
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- Center for Cardiovascular Science Albany Medical College 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208
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- Center for Immunology and Microbial Diseases Albany Medical College 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208
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- Center for Immunology and Microbial Diseases Albany Medical College 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208
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- Center for Cardiovascular Science Albany Medical College 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208
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Marcos JF, Muñoz A, Pérez-Payá E, Misra S, López-García B. Identification and rational design of novel antimicrobial peptides for plant protection. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2008; 46:273-301. [PMID: 18439131 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.121307.094843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Peptides and small proteins exhibiting antimicrobial activity have been isolated from many organisms ranging from insects to humans, including plants. Their role in defense is established, and their use in agriculture was already being proposed shortly after their discovery. However, some natural peptides have undesirable properties that complicate their application. Advances in peptide synthesis and high-throughput activity screening have made possible the de novo and rational design of novel peptides with improved properties. This review summarizes findings in the identification and design of short antimicrobial peptides with activity against plant pathogens, and will discuss alternatives for their heterologous production suited to plant disease control. Recent studies suggest that peptide antimicrobial action is not due solely to microbe permeation as previously described, but that more subtle factors might account for the specificity and absence of toxicity of some peptides. The elucidation of the mode of action and interaction with microbes will assist the improvement of peptide design with a view to targeting specific problems in agriculture and providing new tools for plant protection.
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- Jose F Marcos
- Departamento de Ciencia de los Alimentos, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos-CSIC, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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Muñoz A, López-García B, Pérez-Payá E, Marcos JF. Antimicrobial properties of derivatives of the cationic tryptophan-rich hexapeptide PAF26. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 354:172-7. [PMID: 17222805 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Short antimicrobial peptides represent an alternative to fight pathogen infections. PAF26 is a hexapeptide identified previously by a combinatorial approach against the fungus Penicillium digitatum and shows antimicrobial properties towards certain phytopathogenic fungi. In this work, PAF26 was used as lead compound and its properties were compared with two series of derivatives, obtained by either systematic alanine substitution or N-terminal amino acid addition. The alanine scan approach underlined the optimized sequence of PAF26 in terms of potency and permeation capability, and also the higher contribution of the cationic residues to these properties. The N-terminal addition of amino acids resulted in new heptapeptides with variations in their antimicrobial characteristics, and very low cytolysis to human red blood cells. Positive (Arg or Lys) and aromatic (Phe or Trp) residue addition increased broad spectrum activity of PAF26. Noteworthy, addition of selected residues had specific effects on the properties of derivatives of PAF26.
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- Alberto Muñoz
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, Apartado de Correos 73, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
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Miyashita M, Otake Y, Oda M, Miyagawa H. Development of a high-throughput screening method using a cell-based, lawn format assay for the identification of novel plant defense activators from combinatorial peptide libraries. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:806-11. [PMID: 17263478 DOI: 10.1021/jf062930t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Plants respond to attack by pathogens through various defense mechanisms. These defense responses are triggered by a variety of molecules derived from pathogenic microorganisms as well as host plants. In this study, we developed a high-throughput screening method using a cell-based lawn format assay for the identification of novel peptides that can induce plant defense responses from combinatorial peptide libraries. Solid-phase peptide libraries were synthesized using a photocleavable linker and immobilized using agarose gel. The peptides were partially cleaved from beads, and the agarose gel was layered on the tobacco cells. The defense response was then observed by detecting the generated H2O2 using a sensitive H2O2 indicator dye, N-(carboxymethylaminocarbonyl)-4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)diphenylamine sodium salt (DA-64). Using this assay format, a 6859-member peptide library based on the sequence of flagellin-derived peptides was screened, and several structural features important for the activity were obtained.
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- Masahiro Miyashita
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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Ding H, Prodinger WM, Kopeèek J. Two-step fluorescence screening of CD21-binding peptides with one-bead one-compound library and investigation of binding properties of N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide copolymer-peptide conjugates. Biomacromolecules 2007; 7:3037-46. [PMID: 17096529 PMCID: PMC2536624 DOI: 10.1021/bm060508f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Using the one-bead one-compound (OBOC) combinatorial method, four heptapeptide ligands of CD21 receptor, a cell surface marker of malignant B cell lymphoma, were identified with an innovative two-step fluorescence screening method to overcome the limitation caused by autofluorescence of TentaGel resin. The binding affinities of selected peptides, YILIHRN (B1), PTLDPLP (B2), and LVLLTRE (B3), were in the micromolar region as determined by a fluorescence quenching assay. Peptide B1 was conjugated to N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymer via spacers of different lengths, composed of one to four repeats of the 8-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid (A) group. The evaluation of the biorecognizability of HPMA copolymer-B1 conjugates by the CD21 receptor revealed that increasing the number of repeats of A in the spacer from one to three resulted in continuous improvements in the biorecognition by the CD21 receptor; the increase from three to four repeats showed no significant effect. This work showed the potential of the OBOC combinatorial approach to select peptide ligands as targeting moieties for CD21 specific polymeric drug carriers.
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- *To whom correspondence should be addressed. Phone: (801) 581-7211. Fax: (801) 581-7848. E-mail:
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Dixon S, Ziebart KT, He Z, Jeddeloh M, Yoo CL, Wang X, Lehman A, Lam KS, Toney MD, Kurth MJ. Aminodeoxychorismate Synthase Inhibitors from One-Bead One-Compound Combinatorial Libraries: “Staged” Inhibitor Design. J Med Chem 2006; 49:7413-26. [PMID: 17149871 DOI: 10.1021/jm0609869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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4-Amino-4-deoxychorismate synthase (ADCS) catalyzes the first step in the conversion of chorismate into p-aminobenzoate, which is incorporated into folic acid. We aim to discover compounds that inhibit ADCS and serve as leads for a new class of antimicrobial compounds. This report presents (1) synthesis of a mass-tag encoded library based on a "staged" design, (2) massively parallel fluorescence-based on-bead screening, (3) rapid structural identification of hits, and (4) full kinetic analysis of ADCS. All inhibitors are competitive against chorismate and Mg(2+). The most potent ADCS inhibitor identified has a K(i) of 360 microM. We show that the combinatorial diversity elements add substantial binding affinity by interacting with residues outside of but proximal to the active site. The methods presented here constitute a paradigm for inhibitor discovery through active site targeting, enabled by rapid library synthesis, facile massively parallel screening, and straightforward hit identification.
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- Seth Dixon
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Dixon SM, Li P, Liu R, Wolosker H, Lam KS, Kurth MJ, Toney MD. Slow-binding human serine racemase inhibitors from high-throughput screening of combinatorial libraries. J Med Chem 2006; 49:2388-97. [PMID: 16610782 DOI: 10.1021/jm050701c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
One-bead one-compound combinatorial chemistry together with a high-throughput screen based on fluorescently labeled enzyme allowed the identification of slow binding inhibitors of human serine racemase (hSR). A peptide library of topographically segregated encoded resin beads was synthesized, and several hSR-binding compounds were isolated, identified, and resynthesized for further kinetic study. Of these, several showed inhibitory effects with moderate potency (high micromolar K(I)s) toward hSR. A clear structural motif was identified consisting of 3-phenylpropionic acid and histidine moieties. Importantly, the inhibitors identified showed no structural similarities to the natural substrate, L-serine. Detailed kinetic analyses of the properties of selected inhibitors show that the screening protocol used here selectively identifies slow binding inhibitors. They provide a pharmacophore for the future isolation of more potent ligands that may prove useful in probing and understanding the biological role of hSR.
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Affiliation(s)
- Seth M Dixon
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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