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Gong X, Brand CJ, Bertucci MA. Designing and synthesizing peptide-based quorum sensing modulators. Methods Enzymol 2024; 698:263-299. [PMID: 38886035 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2024.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
Quorum sensing (QS) is a density-dependent bacterial communication system that uses small molecules as regulatory modulators. Synthetic changes to these molecules can up-or-down-regulate this system, leading to control of phenotypes, like competence and virulence factor production, that have implications in human health. In this chapter, a methodology for library design and screening of synthetic autoinducing peptides (AIPs) to uncover QS SARs is delineated. Additionally, procedures for the synthesis, purification and analysis of linear and cyclic AIPs are detailed. This includes solutions for potential synthetic challenges including diketopiperazine formation when using N-methyl amino acids and cyclization of peptides containing N-terminal cysteine residues. These procedures have and are currently being applied to develop potent QS modulators in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Bacillus cereus, Streptococcus gordonii and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
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- Xiaotian Gong
- Department of Chemistry, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, United States
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Zhang S, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Qing L, Fu S, Xu J, Li Y, Fang H, He H. Exploring the structural-activity relationship of hexahydropyrazino[1,2-d]pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazine derivatives as potent and orally-bioavailable PARP7 inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 261:115836. [PMID: 37826932 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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PARP7 has emerged as a promising anti-tumor target due to its crucial roles in nucleic acid sensing and immune regulation. Herein, we explored the structural-activity relationship of tricyclic PARP7 inhibitors containing a hexahydropyrazino[1,2-d]pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]oxazine motif. The effects of the chirality of the fused rings, the group conjugated to the fused rings, and the size of the linker on PARP7 inhibition were fully investigated. Our work leads to the discovery of an extremely potent and orally-bioavailable PARP7 inhibitor, namely 18 (PARP7 inhibition IC50 = 0.56 nM), for efficacious treatment of lung cancer in vivo. Notably, 18 showed acceptable bioavailability in ICR mice (F = 33.9%) and Beagle dogs (F = 45.2%). Further investigation of ADME-T properties suggested that 18 has the potential to be developed as a candidate drug molecule for PARP7-sensitive tumors.
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- Silong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, PR China; Wuhan Yuxiang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, 430200, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, 435003, PR China; Wuhan Yuxiang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, 430200, PR China
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- Wuhan Yuxiang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, 430200, PR China; School of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, 430023, PR China.
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- Wuhan Yuxiang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, 430200, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, PR China; Wuhan Yuxiang Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, 430200, PR China.
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Milly TA, Tal-Gan Y. Targeting Peptide-Based Quorum Sensing Systems for the Treatment of Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2023; 115:e24298. [PMID: 37397504 PMCID: PMC10312355 DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Bacteria utilize a cell density-dependent communication system called quorum sensing (QS) to coordinate group behaviors. In Gram-positive bacteria, QS involves the production of and response to auto-inducing peptide (AIP) signaling molecules to modulate group phenotypes, including pathogenicity. As such, this bacterial communication system has been identified as a potential therapeutic target against bacterial infections. More specifically, developing synthetic modulators derived from the native peptide signal paves a new way to selectively block the pathogenic behaviors associated with this signaling system. Moreover, rational design and development of potent synthetic peptide modulators allows in depth understanding of the molecular mechanisms that drive QS circuits in diverse bacterial species. Overall, studies aimed at understanding the role of QS in microbial social behavior could result in the accumulation of significant knowledge of microbial interactions, and consequently lead to the development of alternative therapeutic agents to treat bacterial infectivity. In this review, we discuss recent advances in the development of peptide-based modulators to target QS systems in Gram-positive pathogens, with a focus on evaluating the therapeutic potential associated with these bacterial signaling pathways.
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- Tahmina A. Milly
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89557, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89557, United States
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Shen W, Li J, Jiang B, Nie Y, Pang Y, Wang C, Xiao R, Hao R. Electrostatic Adsorption of Dense AuNPs onto Silica Core as High-Performance SERS Tag for Sensitive Immunochromatographic Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pathogens 2023; 12:pathogens12020327. [PMID: 36839599 PMCID: PMC9965993 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12020327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a prominent pathogen of bacterial pneumonia and its rapid and sensitive detection in complex biological samples remains a challenge. Here, we developed a simple but effective immunochromatographic assay (ICA) based on silica-Au core-satellite (SiO2@20Au) SERS tags to sensitively and quantitatively detect S. pneumoniae. The high-performance SiO2@20Au tags with superior stability and SERS activity were prepared by one-step electrostatic adsorption of dense 20 nm AuNPs onto 180 nm SiO2 core and introduced into the ICA method to ensure the high sensitivity and accuracy of the assay. The detection limit of the proposed SERS-ICA reached 46 cells/mL for S. pneumoniae and was 100-fold more sensitive than the traditional AuNPs-based colorimetric ICA method. Further, considering its good stability, specificity, reproducibility, and easy operation, the SiO2@20Au-SERS-ICA developed here has great potential to meet the demands of on-site and accurate detection of respiratory pathogens.
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- Wanzhu Shen
- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
- Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
- Correspondence: (C.W.); (R.X.); (R.H.)
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- Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China
- Correspondence: (C.W.); (R.X.); (R.H.)
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
- Correspondence: (C.W.); (R.X.); (R.H.)
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