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Dhakal B, Mandhapati A, Park S, Sun L, Chaikof EL. Insights Derived from the Synthesis of a Complex Core 2 Glycan. J Org Chem 2024. [PMID: 39087956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c01345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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We describe the synthesis of a benzoyl-based C2-O-sLeX-Thr-COOH building block devoid of any aglycone transfer or orthoester-formed byproducts. The absence of byproducts was achieved in the course of both [1 + 1] glycosylation reactions with thiophenol aglycone containing galactose acceptors, as well as a [2 + 2] glycosylation in the presence of a p-methoxy benzyl containing glucosamine-fucose disaccharide. We also report an efficient [2 + 1 + 1] synthesis of a peracetylated sLeX en route to a peracetylated C2-O-sLeX-Thr-COOH. While the total synthesis of the latter compound was recently reported by a related route, the divergent [2 + 1 + 1] synthesis provided good reaction yields for each step of the sequence, establishing this scheme as an alternate approach to the peracetylated C2-O-sLeX-Thr-COOH. Importantly, the current report details the role of a variety of hydroxy-protecting groups, including acetyl, benzoyl, p-methoxy benzyl, and naphthylmethyl that may be considered in designing a route to this complex Core 2 glycan. While we have previously described the use of more glycosylation-friendly naphthylmethyl protecting groups, the current synthesis used p-methoxy benzyl protecting groups with excellent reaction yields, demonstrating the feasibility of applying this side reaction-prone protecting group for this challenging synthesis.
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- Bibek Dhakal
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Harvard Medical School Center for Glycoscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Harvard Medical School Center for Glycoscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Dhakal B, Mandhapati A, Eradi P, Park S, Fibben K, Li K, DeYong A, Escopy S, Karki G, Park DD, Haller CA, Dai E, Sun L, Lam WA, Chaikof EL. Total Synthesis of a PSGL-1 Glycopeptide Analogue for Targeted Inhibition of P-Selectin. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:17414-17427. [PMID: 38865166 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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The high affinity interaction between P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) and P-selectin is mediated by a multimotif glycosulfopeptide (GSP) recognition domain consisting of clustered tyrosine sulfates and a Core 2 O-glycan terminated with sialyl LewisX (C2-O-sLeX). These distinct GSP motifs are much more common than previously appreciated within a wide variety of functionally important domains involved in protein-protein interactions. However, despite the potential of GSPs to serve as tools for fundamental studies and prospects for drug discovery, their utility has been limited by the absence of chemical schemes for synthesis on scale. Herein, we report the total synthesis of GSnP-6, an analogue of the N-terminal domain of PSGL-1, and potent inhibitor of P-selectin. An efficient, scalable, hydrogenolysis-free synthesis of C2-O-sLeX-Thr-COOH was identified by both convergent and orthogonal one-pot assembly, which afforded this crucial building block, ready for direct use in solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). C2-O-sLeX-Thr-COOH was synthesized in 10 steps with an overall yield of 23% from the 4-O,5-N oxazolidinone thiosialoside donor. This synthesis represents an 80-fold improvement in reaction yield as compared to prior reports, achieving the first gram scale synthesis of SPPS ready C2-O-sLeX-Thr-COOH and enabling the scalable synthesis of GSnP-6 for preclinical evaluation. Significantly, we established that GSnP-6 displays dose-dependent inhibition of venous thrombosis in vivo and inhibits vaso-occlusive events in a human sickle cell disease equivalent microvasculature-on-a-chip system. The insights gained in formulating this design strategy can be broadly applied to the synthesis of a wide variety of biologically important oligosaccharides and O-glycan bearing glycopeptides.
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- Bibek Dhakal
- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Biomedical Engineering, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
- Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Tvaroška I, Selvaraj C, Koča J. Selectins-The Two Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Faces of Adhesion Molecules-A Review. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122835. [PMID: 32575485 PMCID: PMC7355470 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Selectins belong to a group of adhesion molecules that fulfill an essential role in immune and inflammatory responses and tissue healing. Selectins are glycoproteins that decode the information carried by glycan structures, and non-covalent interactions of selectins with these glycan structures mediate biological processes. The sialylated and fucosylated tetrasaccharide sLex is an essential glycan recognized by selectins. Several glycosyltransferases are responsible for the biosynthesis of the sLex tetrasaccharide. Selectins are involved in a sequence of interactions of circulated leukocytes with endothelial cells in the blood called the adhesion cascade. Recently, it has become evident that cancer cells utilize a similar adhesion cascade to promote metastases. However, like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’s two faces, selectins also contribute to tissue destruction during some infections and inflammatory diseases. The most prominent function of selectins is associated with the initial stage of the leukocyte adhesion cascade, in which selectin binding enables tethering and rolling. The first adhesive event occurs through specific non-covalent interactions between selectins and their ligands, with glycans functioning as an interface between leukocytes or cancer cells and the endothelium. Targeting these interactions remains a principal strategy aimed at developing new therapies for the treatment of immune and inflammatory disorders and cancer. In this review, we will survey the significant contributions to and the current status of the understanding of the structure of selectins and the role of selectins in various biological processes. The potential of selectins and their ligands as therapeutic targets in chronic and acute inflammatory diseases and cancer will also be discussed. We will emphasize the structural characteristic of selectins and the catalytic mechanisms of glycosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of glycan recognition determinants. Furthermore, recent achievements in the synthesis of selectin inhibitors will be reviewed with a focus on the various strategies used for the development of glycosyltransferase inhibitors, including substrate analog inhibitors and transition state analog inhibitors, which are based on knowledge of the catalytic mechanism.
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- Igor Tvaroška
- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84538 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
- Correspondence: (I.T.); (J.K.); Tel.: +421-948-535-601 (I.T.); +420-731-682-606 (J.K.)
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
- National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
- Correspondence: (I.T.); (J.K.); Tel.: +421-948-535-601 (I.T.); +420-731-682-606 (J.K.)
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Sardar MYR, Mandhapati AR, Park S, Wever WJ, Cummings RD, Chaikof EL. Convergent Synthesis of Sialyl Lewis X- O-Core-1 Threonine. J Org Chem 2018; 83:4963-4972. [PMID: 29638128 PMCID: PMC7648531 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b03117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Selectins are a class of cell adhesion molecules that play a critical role during the initial steps of inflammation. The N-terminal domain of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) binds to all selectins, but with the highest affinity to P-selectin. Recent evidence suggests that the blockade of P-selectin/PSGL-1 interactions provides a viable therapeutic option for the treatment of many inflammatory diseases. Herein, we report the total synthesis of threonine bearing sialyl LewisX (sLeX) linked to a Core-1- O-hexasaccharide 1, as a key glycan of the N-terminal domain of PSGL-1. A convergent synthesis using α-selective sialylation and a regioselective [4+2] glycosylation are the key features of this synthesis.
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- Mohammed Y. R. Sardar
- Department of Surgery, Center for Drug Discovery and Translational Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Drug Discovery and Translational Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Drug Discovery and Translational Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Drug Discovery and Translational Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Drug Discovery and Translational Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Drug Discovery and Translational Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 110 Francis Street, Suite 9F, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Chantarasrivong C, Ueki A, Ohyama R, Unga J, Nakamura S, Nakanishi I, Higuchi Y, Kawakami S, Ando H, Imamura A, Ishida H, Yamashita F, Kiso M, Hashida M. Synthesis and Functional Characterization of Novel Sialyl LewisX Mimic-Decorated Liposomes for E-selectin-Mediated Targeting to Inflamed Endothelial Cells. Mol Pharm 2017; 14:1528-1537. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6b00982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Chanikarn Chantarasrivong
- Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, 46-29 Yoshidashimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8302, Japan
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- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Institute for Integrated
Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshidaushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, 46-29 Yoshidashimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8302, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae,
Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, 3-4-1 Kowakae,
Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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- Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, 46-29 Yoshidashimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8302, Japan
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- Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, 46-29 Yoshidashimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8302, Japan
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- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Institute for Integrated
Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshidaushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
- Gifu Center for Highly Advanced Integration
of Nano and Life Sciences (G-CHAIN), Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Gifu Center for Highly Advanced Integration
of Nano and Life Sciences (G-CHAIN), Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, 46-29 Yoshidashimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8302, Japan
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- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
- Institute for Integrated
Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshidaushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Kyoto University, 46-29 Yoshidashimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8302, Japan
- Institute for Integrated
Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshidaushinomiya-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Kopitzki S, Dilmaghani KA, Thiem J. Synthesis of benzaldehyde-functionalized LewisX trisaccharide analogs for glyco-SAM formation. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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P-selectin glycoprotein ligand regulates the interaction of multiple myeloma cells with the bone marrow microenvironment. Blood 2011; 119:1468-78. [PMID: 22096244 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-07-368050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Interactions between multiple myeloma (MM) cells and the BM microenvironment play a critical role in the pathogenesis of MM and in the development of drug resistance by MM cells. Selectins are involved in extravasation and homing of leukocytes to target organs. In the present study, we focused on adhesion dynamics that involve P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) on MM cells and its interaction with selectins in the BM microenvironment. We show that PSGL-1 is highly expressed on MM cells and regulates the adhesion and homing of MM cells to cells in the BM microenvironment in vitro and in vivo. This interaction involves both endothelial cells and BM stromal cells. Using loss-of-function studies and the small-molecule pan-selectin inhibitor GMI-1070, we show that PSGL-1 regulates the activation of integrins and downstream signaling. We also document that this interaction regulates MM-cell proliferation in coculture with BM microenvironmental cells and the development of drug resistance. Furthermore, inhibiting this interaction with GMI-1070 enhances the sensitization of MM cells to bortezomib in vitro and in vivo. These data highlight the critical contribution of PSGL-1 to the regulation of growth, dissemination, and drug resistance in MM in the context of the BM microenvironment.
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Bock D, Philipp S, Wolff G. Therapeutic potential of selectin antagonists in psoriasis. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2007; 15:963-79. [PMID: 16859397 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.15.8.963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Psoriasis is a systemic chronic inflammatory disorder. One of the major characteristics is an excess of infiltration of inflammatory cells, mainly lymphocytes, into the skin. Because the adhesion family of selectins is suggested to play a relevant role in this process, selectins have emerged as an interesting target for drug discovery and development in psoriasis. Different strategies targeting selectins have been described. This review discusses these approaches and summarises the current development of selectin antagonists for the treatment of psoriasis. An expert opinion will give the authors' personal opinion about selectin antagonism in psoriasis and which approach might be preferable.
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- Daniel Bock
- Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG, Neuendorfstrasse 24a, 16761 Hennigsdorf, Germany.
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Arjona O, Gómez AM, López JC, Plumet J. Synthesis and Conformational and Biological Aspects of Carbasugars. Chem Rev 2007; 107:1919-2036. [PMID: 17488060 DOI: 10.1021/cr0203701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Odón Arjona
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Kranich R, Busemann AS, Bock D, Schroeter-Maas S, Beyer D, Heinemann B, Meyer M, Schierhorn K, Zahlten R, Wolff G, Aydt EM. Rational Design of Novel, Potent Small Molecule Pan-Selectin Antagonists. J Med Chem 2007; 50:1101-15. [PMID: 17302397 DOI: 10.1021/jm060536g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This report describes the first results of a rational hit-finding strategy to design novel small molecule antiinflammatory drugs targeting selectins, a family of three cellular adhesion molecules. Based on recent progress in understanding of molecular interaction between selectins and their natural ligands as well as progress in clinical development of synthetic antagonists like 1 (bimosiamose, TBC1269), this study was initiated to discover small molecule selectin antagonists with improved pharmacological properties. Considering 1 as template structure, a ligand-based approach followed by focused chemical synthesis has been applied to yield novel synthetic small molecules (MWr < 500) with a trihydroxybenzene motif, bearing neither peptidic nor glycosidic components, with nanomolar in vitro activity. Biological evaluation involves two kinds of in vitro assays, a static molecular binding assay, and a dynamic HL-60 cell attachment assay. As compared to controls, the novel compounds showed improved biological in vitro activity both under static and dynamic conditions.
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- Remo Kranich
- Revotar Biopharmaceuticals AG, Neuendorfstrasse 24a, 16761 Hennigsdorf, Germany
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Magnani JL. The discovery, biology, and drug development of sialyl Lea and sialyl Lex. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004; 426:122-31. [PMID: 15158662 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2004] [Revised: 04/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The discoveries of sialylated, fucosylated lacto-, and neolacto-type carbohydrate structures were accomplished with the aid of analytical methods and monoclonal antibodies such as the immunostaining of thin layer chromatograms. Based on the use of such antibodies, these structures, notably sialyl Le(a) and sialyl Le(x), were demonstrated to be highly expressed in many malignant cancers. A diagnostic assay using one of these antibodies (CA19-9) is now established as one of the more commonly used assays for pancreatic and gastrointestinal cancers worldwide. Upon further study, several laboratories have demonstrated that the level of expression of these carbohydrate tumor markers is also positively correlated with patient survival and is a prognostic indicator of metastatic disease. Concurrent with this finding, both sialyl Le(a) and sialyl Le(x) were shown to bind to a family of carbohydrate-binding proteins involved in the extravasation of cells from the bloodstream, called the selectins. Thus, sialyl Le(a) and sialyl Le(x) expressed on cell surfaces play functional roles in medical conditions that require extravasation of cells from the bloodstream which include a wide range of inflammatory diseases and cancer metastasis. Many studies have confirmed the function of sialyl Le(a) and sialyl Le(x) in animal models of these diseases and the inhibition of binding of sialyl Le(a) and sialyl Le(x) to the selectins is a validated drug target in the pharmaceutical industry. Thus, a new class of drugs, arising from the field of glycobiology, is based on the rational design of small molecule drugs that mimic the structures sialyl Le(a) and sialyl Le(x) and can potently inhibit their functional binding to the selectins.
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- John L Magnani
- GlycoMimetics Inc., 14915 Broschart Road, Rockville, MD, USA.
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Schön MP, Zollner TM, Boehncke WH. The molecular basis of lymphocyte recruitment to the skin: clues for pathogenesis and selective therapies of inflammatory disorders. J Invest Dermatol 2004; 121:951-62. [PMID: 14708592 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12563.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Spatial compartmentalization and tissue-selective localization of T lymphocytes to the skin are crucial for immune surveillance and the pathogenesis of various disorders including common inflammatory diseases such as atopic dermatitis or psoriasis, but also malignancies such as cutaneous T cell lymphomas. Cutaneous recruitment of lymphocytes is a highly complex process that involves extravasation, migration through the dermal connective tissue, and eventually, localization to the epidermis. An intertwined network of cytokines and chemokines provides the road signs for leukocyte migration, while various adhesion receptors orchestrate the dynamic events of cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions resulting in cutaneous localization of T cells. Selectively targeting the functions of molecules involved in this interplay promises exciting new therapeutic options for treating inflammatory skin disorders.
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- Michael P Schön
- Department of Dermatology, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany.
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Kaila N, Thomas BE. Design and synthesis of sialyl Lewis(x) mimics as E- and P-selectin inhibitors. Med Res Rev 2002; 22:566-601. [PMID: 12369089 DOI: 10.1002/med.10018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The selectins are a family of cell-adhesion proteins that mediate the rolling of leukocytes on activated endothelial cells through the recognition of the carbohydrate epitope sialyl Lewis(x) (sLe(x)). Control of the leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion process may prove useful in cases where excess recruitment of leukocytes can contribute to acute diseases such as stroke and reperfusion injury and chronic diseases such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. The development of molecules that block the interactions between sLe(x) and the selectins has become an active area of research. In this review, we will highlight the various approaches taken toward the development of sLe(x) mimetics as antagonists of E- and P-selectin, including the use of structural information about the selectins and their interactions with sLe(x) that have been revealed through the use of NMR, protein crystallography and molecular modeling.
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- Neelu Kaila
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Biological Chemistry, WYETH, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA.
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Kiefel MJ, von Itzstein M. Recent advances in the synthesis of sialic acid derivatives and sialylmimetics as biological probes. Chem Rev 2002; 102:471-90. [PMID: 11841251 DOI: 10.1021/cr000414a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Milton J Kiefel
- Centre for Biomolecular Science and Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, PMB 50 Gold Coast Mail Centre, Queensland 9726, Australia
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Bradley SJ, Fazli A, Kiefel MJ, von Itzstein M. Synthesis of novel sialylmimetics as biological probes. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2001; 11:1587-90. [PMID: 11412987 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00276-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Glycomimetics are increasingly being recognised as powerful tools in the search for novel compounds that possess useful biological properties. This paper describes our preliminary efforts towards the development of novel mimetics of sialic acid thioglycosides. These sialylmimetics are readily prepared and have been shown, in some instances, to have biological properties similar to sialic acid thioglycosides.
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Affiliation(s)
- S J Bradley
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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