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Fonseca BDR, das Neves RN, Strothmann AL, Sena-Lopes Â, da Silva CC, Birmann PT, Savegnago L, de Pereira CMP, Borsuk S. Antiparasitic activity of chalcones analogue against Trichomonas vaginalis: biochemical, molecular and in silico aspects. Exp Parasitol 2024; 265:108809. [PMID: 39094997 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2024.108809] [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: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Trichomonas vaginalis is the etiologic agent of trichomoniasis, a worldwide distributed sexually transmitted infection (STI) that affects the genitourinary tract. Even though this disease already has a treatment in the prescription of drugs of the 5-nitroimidazole class, described low treatments adhesion, adverse side effects and cases of resistant isolates demonstrate the need for new formulations. With this in mind, chalcones emerge as a potential alternative to be tested, being compounds widely distributed in nature, easy to chemically synthesize and presenting several biological activities already reported. In this experiment, we evaluated the antiparasitic activity of 10 chalcone at a concentration of 100 μM against ATCC 30236 T. vaginalis isolates, considering negative (live trophozoites), positive (Metronidazole 100 μM) and vehicle (DMSO 0.6%) controls. Compounds 3a, 3c, 3 g and 3i showed promising results, with MICs set at 70 μM, 80 μM, 90 μM and 90 μM, respectively (p < 0,05). Cytotoxicity assays were performed on VERO and HMVII cell lines and revealed low inhibition rates at concentrations bellow 20 μM. To elucidate a possible mechanism of action for these molecules, the DPPH, ABTS and FRAP assays were performed, in which none of the four compounds presented antioxidant activity. Assays to verify ROS and lipid peroxidation in the parasite membrane were performed. None of the tested compounds identified ROS accumulation after incubation with trophozoites. 3 g molecule promoted an increase in MDA production after incubation. Results presented in this paper demonstrate the promising trichomonicidal profile, although further tests are still needed to optimize their performance and better elucidate the mechanisms of action involved.
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- Bárbara da Rocha Fonseca
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Lipidômica e Bio-orgânica, Grupo de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Lipidômica e Bio-orgânica, Grupo de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil.
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Prakash P, Khodke P, Balasubramaniam M, Davids BO, Hollis T, Davis J, Kumbhar B, Dash C. Three prime repair exonuclease 1 preferentially degrades the integration-incompetent HIV-1 DNA through favorable kinetics, thermodynamic, structural, and conformational properties. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107438. [PMID: 38838778 PMCID: PMC11259700 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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HIV-1 integration into the human genome is dependent on 3'-processing of the viral DNA. Recently, we reported that the cellular Three Prime Repair Exonuclease 1 (TREX1) enhances HIV-1 integration by degrading the unprocessed viral DNA, while the integration-competent 3'-processed DNA remained resistant. Here, we describe the mechanism by which the 3'-processed HIV-1 DNA resists TREX1-mediated degradation. Our kinetic studies revealed that the rate of cleavage (kcat) of the 3'-processed DNA was significantly lower (approximately 2-2.5-fold) than the unprocessed HIV-1 DNA by TREX1. The kcat values of human TREX1 for the processed U5 and U3 DNA substrates were 3.8 s-1 and 4.5 s-1, respectively. In contrast, the unprocessed U5 and U3 substrates were cleaved at 10.2 s-1 and 9.8 s-1, respectively. The efficiency of degradation (kcat/Km) of the 3'-processed DNA (U5-70.2 and U3-28.05 pM-1s-1) was also significantly lower than the unprocessed DNA (U5-103.1 and U3-65.3 pM-1s-1). Furthermore, the binding affinity (Kd) of TREX1 was markedly lower (∼2-fold) for the 3'-processed DNA than the unprocessed DNA. Molecular docking and dynamics studies revealed distinct conformational binding modes of TREX1 with the 3'-processed and unprocessed HIV-1 DNA. Particularly, the unprocessed DNA was favorably positioned in the active site with polar interactions with the catalytic residues of TREX1. Additionally, a stable complex was formed between TREX1 and the unprocessed DNA compared the 3'-processed DNA. These results pinpoint the mechanism by which TREX1 preferentially degrades the integration-incompetent HIV-1 DNA and reveal the unique structural and conformational properties of the integration-competent 3'-processed HIV-1 DNA.
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- Prem Prakash
- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-) University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, SVKM's NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-) University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Prakash P, Khodke P, Balasubramaniam M, Davids BO, Hollis T, Davis J, Pandhare J, Kumbhar B, Dash C. Three Prime Repair Exonuclease 1 preferentially degrades the integration-incompetent HIV-1 DNA through favorable kinetics, thermodynamic, structural and conformational properties. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.03.19.585766. [PMID: 38562877 PMCID: PMC10983988 DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.19.585766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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HIV-1 integration into the human genome is dependent on 3'-processing of the reverse transcribed viral DNA. Recently, we reported that the cellular Three Prime Repair Exonuclease 1 (TREX1) enhances HIV-1 integration by degrading the unprocessed viral DNA, while the integration-competent 3'-processed DNA remained resistant. Here, we describe the mechanism by which the 3'-processed HIV-1 DNA resists TREX1-mediated degradation. Our kinetic studies revealed that the rate of cleavage (kcat) of the 3'-processed DNA was significantly lower than the unprocessed HIV-1 DNA by TREX1. The efficiency of degradation (kcat/KM) of the 3'-processed DNA was also significantly lower than the unprocessed DNA. Furthermore, the binding affinity (Kd) of TREX1 was markedly lower to the 3'-processed DNA compared to the unprocessed DNA. Molecular docking and dynamics studies revealed distinct conformational binding modes of TREX1 with the 3'-processed and unprocessed HIV-1 DNA. Particularly, the unprocessed DNA was favorably positioned in the active site with polar interactions with the catalytic residues of TREX1. Additionally, a stable complex was formed between TREX1 and the unprocessed DNA compared the 3'-processed DNA. These results pinpoint the biochemical mechanism by which TREX1 preferentially degrades the integration-incompetent HIV-1 DNA and reveal the unique structural and conformational properties of the integration-competent 3'-processed HIV-1 DNA.
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- Prem Prakash
- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, USA
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- Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS University, Mumbai, 400056, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York City, New York, 10032, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, USA
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- Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, USA
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- Sunandan Divatia School of Science, NMIMS University, Mumbai, 400056, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, USA
- Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, USA
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Given FM, Moran F, Johns AS, Titterington JA, Allison TM, Crittenden DL, Johnston JM. The structure of His-tagged Geobacillus stearothermophilus purine nucleoside phosphorylase reveals a `spanner in the works'. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2022; 78:416-422. [PMID: 36458621 PMCID: PMC9716568 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x22011025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The 1.72 Å resolution structure of purine nucleoside phosphorylase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus, a thermostable protein of potential interest for the biocatalytic synthesis of antiviral nucleoside compounds, is reported. The structure of the N-terminally His-tagged enzyme is a hexamer, as is typical of bacterial homologues, with a trimer-of-dimers arrangement. Unexpectedly, several residues of the recombinant tobacco etch virus protease (rTEV) cleavage site from the N-terminal tag are located in the active site of the neighbouring subunit in the dimer. Key to this interaction is a tyrosine residue, which sits where the nucleoside ring of the substrate would normally be located. Tag binding appears to be driven by a combination of enthalpic, entropic and proximity effects, which convey a particularly high affinity in the crystallized form. Attempts to cleave the tag in solution yielded only a small fraction of untagged protein, suggesting that the enzyme predominantly exists in the tag-bound form in solution, preventing rTEV from accessing the cleavage site. However, the tagged protein retained some activity in solution, suggesting that the tag does not completely block the active site, but may act as a competitive inhibitor. This serves as a warning that it is prudent to establish how affinity tags may affect protein structure and function, especially for industrial biocatalytic applications that rely on the efficiency and convenience of one-pot purifications and in cases where tag removal is difficult.
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- Fiona M. Given
- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand,Correspondence e-mail:
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Alves MSD, Sena-Lopes Â, das Neves RN, Casaril AM, Domingues M, Birmann PT, da Silva ET, de Souza MVN, Savegnago L, Borsuk S. In vitro and in silico trichomonacidal activity of 2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl) quinoline analogs against Trichomonas vaginalis. Parasitol Res 2022; 121:2697-2711. [PMID: 35857093 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-022-07598-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Trichomoniasis is a great public health burden worldwide and the increase in treatment failures has led to a need for finding alternative molecules to treat this disease. In this study, we present in vitro and in silico analyses of two 2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl) quinolines (QDA-1 and QDA-2) against Trichomonas vaginalis. For in vitro trichomonacidal activity, up to seven different concentrations of these drugs were tested. Molecular docking, biochemical, and cytotoxicity analyses were performed to evaluate the selectivity profile. QDA-1 displayed a significant effect, completely reducing trophozoites viability at 160 µM, with an IC50 of 113.8 µM, while QDA-2 at the highest concentration reduced viability by 76.9%. QDA-1 completely inhibited T. vaginalis growth and increased reactive oxygen species production and lipid peroxidation after 24 h of treatment, but nitric oxide accumulation was not observed. In addition, molecular docking studies showed that QDA-1 has a favorable binding mode in the active site of the T. vaginalis enzymes purine nucleoside phosphorylase, lactate dehydrogenase, triosephosphate isomerase, and thioredoxin reductase. Moreover, QDA-1 presented a level of cytotoxicity by reducing 36.7% of Vero cells' viability at 200 µM with a CC50 of 247.4 µM and a modest selectivity index. In summary, the results revealed that QDA-1 had a significant anti-T. vaginalis activity. Although QDA-1 had detectable cytotoxicity, the concentration needed to eliminate T. vaginalis trophozoites is lower than the CC50 encouraging further studies of this compound as a trichomonacidal agent.
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- Mirna Samara Dié Alves
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-Parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-Parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-Parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos - Far-Manguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-250, Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos - Far-Manguinhos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-250, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21945-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-Parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil.
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Zhang Y, Geng H, Zhang J, He K. An update mini-review on the progress of azanucleoside analogues. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2022; 70:469-476. [PMID: 35753803 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c22-00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The development of structurally novel nucleoside analogues is an active area in medicinal chemistry, since these drugs have proven clinical efficacy for decades. Azanucleosides are nucleoside analogues in which the sugar moieties are composed of nitrogen-containing rings or chains. In recent years, many azanucleosides have demonstrated therapeutic potential. In this short review, we describe recent advancements in azanucleosides, which may translate in a better understanding of the molecular design, biological activity, structure-activity relationship, and their related mechanism of action. The information summarized in this paper should encourage medicinal chemists in their future efforts to create more potent and effective chemotherapeutic agents.
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- College of Science, Xichang University
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- College of Science, Xichang University
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Natto MJ, Miyamoto Y, Munday JC, AlSiari TA, Al-Salabi MI, Quashie NB, Eze AA, Eckmann L, De Koning HP. Comprehensive characterization of purine and pyrimidine transport activities in Trichomonas vaginalis and functional cloning of a trichomonad nucleoside transporter. Mol Microbiol 2021; 116:1489-1511. [PMID: 34738285 PMCID: PMC8688338 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Trichomoniasis is a common and widespread sexually-transmitted infection, caused by the protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. T. vaginalis lacks the biosynthetic pathways for purines and pyrimidines, making nucleoside metabolism a drug target. Here we report the first comprehensive investigation into purine and pyrimidine uptake by T. vaginalis. Multiple carriers were identified and characterized with regard to substrate selectivity and affinity. For nucleobases, a high-affinity adenine transporter, a possible guanine transporter and a low affinity uracil transporter were found. Nucleoside transporters included two high affinity adenosine/guanosine/uridine/cytidine transporters distinguished by different affinities to inosine, a lower affinity adenosine transporter, and a thymidine transporter. Nine Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter (ENT) genes were identified in the T. vaginalis genome. All were expressed equally in metronidazole-resistant and -sensitive strains. Only TvagENT2 was significantly upregulated in the presence of extracellular purines; expression was not affected by co-culture with human cervical epithelial cells. All TvagENTs were cloned and separately expressed in Trypanosoma brucei. We identified the main broad specificity nucleoside carrier, with high affinity for uridine and cytidine as well as purine nucleosides including inosine, as TvagENT3. The in-depth characterization of purine and pyrimidine transporters provides a critical foundation for the development of new anti-trichomonal nucleoside analogues.
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- Manal J. Natto
- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Current affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Ferla M, Tasca T. The Role of Purinergic Signaling in Trichomonas vaginalis Infection. Curr Top Med Chem 2021; 21:181-192. [PMID: 32888270 DOI: 10.2174/1568026620999200904122212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Trichomoniasis, one of the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infections worldwide, is caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. The pathogen colonizes the human urogenital tract, and the infection is associated with complications such as adverse pregnancy outcomes, cervical cancer, and an increase in HIV transmission. The mechanisms of pathogenicity are multifactorial, and controlling immune responses is essential for infection maintenance. Extracellular purine nucleotides are released by cells in physiological and pathological conditions, and they are hydrolyzed by enzymes called ecto-nucleotidases. The cellular effects of nucleotides and nucleosides occur via binding to purinoceptors, or through the uptake by nucleoside transporters. Altogether, enzymes, receptors and transporters constitute the purinergic signaling, a cellular network that regulates several effects in practically all systems including mammals, helminths, protozoa, bacteria, and fungi. In this context, this review updates the data on purinergic signaling involved in T. vaginalis biology and interaction with host cells, focusing on the characterization of ecto-nucleotidases and on purine salvage pathways. The implications of the final products, the nucleosides adenosine and guanosine, for human neutrophil response and vaginal epithelial cell damage reveal the purinergic signaling as a potential new mechanism for alternative drug targets.
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- Micheli Ferla
- Research Team on Trichomonas, Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduation Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Research Team on Trichomonas, Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduation Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Alves MSD, das Neves RN, Sena-Lopes Â, Domingues M, Casaril AM, Segatto NV, Nogueira TCM, de Souza MVN, Savegnago L, Seixas FK, Collares T, Borsuk S. Antiparasitic activity of furanyl N-acylhydrazone derivatives against Trichomonas vaginalis: in vitro and in silico analyses. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:59. [PMID: 32046788 PMCID: PMC7014680 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-3923-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Trichomonas vaginalis is the causative agent of trichomoniasis, which is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. Trichomoniasis has a high incidence and prevalence and is associated with serious complications such as HIV transmission and acquisition, pelvic inflammatory disease and preterm birth. Although trichomoniasis is treated with oral metronidazole (MTZ), the number of strains resistant to this drug is increasing (2.5-9.6%), leading to treatment failure. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find alternative drugs to combat this disease. METHODS Herein, we report the in vitro and in silico analysis of 12 furanyl N-acylhydrazone derivatives (PFUR 4, a-k) against Trichomonas vaginalis. Trichomonas vaginalis ATCC 30236 isolate was treated with seven concentrations of these compounds to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50). In addition, compounds that displayed anti-T. vaginalis activity were analyzed using thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assay and molecular docking. Cytotoxicity analysis was also performed in CHO-K1 cells. RESULTS The compounds PFUR 4a and 4b, at 6.25 µM, induced complete parasite death after 24 h of exposure with IC50 of 1.69 µM and 1.98 µM, respectively. The results showed that lipid peroxidation is not involved in parasite death. Molecular docking studies predicted strong interactions of PFUR 4a and 4b with T. vaginalis enzymes, purine nucleoside phosphorylase, and lactate dehydrogenase, while only PFUR 4b interacted in silico with thioredoxin reductase and methionine gamma-lyase. PFUR 4a and 4b led to a growth inhibition (< 20%) in CHO-K1 cells that was comparable to the drug of choice, with a promising selectivity index (> 7.4). CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that PFUR 4a and 4b are promising molecules that can be used for the development of new trichomonacidal agents for T. vaginalis.
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- Mirna Samara Dié Alves
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia do Câncer, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos-Far-Manguinhos, Fiocruz-Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21041-250 Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21945-970 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia do Câncer, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia do Câncer, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS 96010-900 Brazil
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Zhang M, Xue F, Ou J, Huang Y, Lu F, Zhou B, Zheng Z, Liu XY, Zhong W, Qin Y. Practical synthesis of immucillins BCX-1777 and BCX-4430. Org Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qo01026j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A practical synthesis of the immucillins BCX-1777 and BCX-4430 has been described.
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das Neves RN, Sena-Lopes Â, Alves MSD, da Rocha Fonseca B, da Silva CC, Casaril AM, Savegnago L, de Pereira CMP, Ramos DF, Borsuk S. 2'-Hydroxychalcones as an alternative treatment for trichomoniasis in association with metronidazole. Parasitol Res 2019; 119:725-736. [PMID: 31853622 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06568-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The treatment for trichomoniasis, based on 5'-nitroimidazol agents, has been presenting failures related to allergic reactions, side effects, and the emergence of resistant isolates. There are no alternative drugs approved for the treatment of these cases; thus, the search for new active molecules is necessary. In this scenario, chalcones have been extensively studied for their promising biological activities. Here, we presented the synthesis of three hydroxychalcones (3a, b, and c), in vitro and in silico analyses against Trichomonas vaginalis. The in vitro biological evaluation showed that hydroxychalcone 3c presented anti-T. vaginalis activity, with complete death in 12 h of incubation at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 100 μM. 3c showed a dose-dependent cytotoxicity against mammalian VERO cell line, but the association of 3c at 12.5 μM and metronidazole (MTZ) at 40 μM showed 95.31% activity against T. vaginalis trophozoites after 24 h of exposure and did not affect the VERO cell growth, appearing to be a good alternative. In silico analysis by molecular docking showed that 3c could inhibit the activity of TvMGL (methionine gamma-lyase), TvLDH (lactate dehydrogenase), and TvPNP (purine nucleoside phosphorylase) affecting the T. vaginalis survival and also suggesting a different mechanism of action from MTZ. Therefore, these results propose that hydroxychalcones are promising anti-T. vaginalis agents and must be considered for further investigations regarding trichomoniasis treatment.
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- Raquel Nascimento das Neves
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Campus Universitário s/n, Prédio 19 -, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Campus Universitário s/n, Prédio 19 -, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Campus Universitário s/n, Prédio 19 -, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Campus Universitário s/n, Prédio 19 -, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Lipidômica e Bio-orgânicass, Grupo de Ciências Químicas Farmacêuticas e de Alimentos, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Microbiologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Infecto-parasitária, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, UFPel, Campus Universitário s/n, Prédio 19 -, Pelotas, RS, 96010-900, Brazil.
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Cornell KA, Knippel RJ, Cortright GR, Fonken M, Guerrero C, Hall AR, Mitchell KA, Thurston JH, Erstad P, Tao A, Xu D, Parveen N. Characterization of 5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidases from Borrelia burgdorferi: Antibiotic targets for Lyme disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2019; 1864:129455. [PMID: 31669585 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2019.129455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the occurrence of Lyme disease in the U.S. has now reached approximately 300,000 cases annually. Early stage Borrelia burgdorferi infections are generally treatable with oral antibiotics, but late stage disease is more difficult to treat and more likely to lead to post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. METHODS Here we examine three unique 5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine (MTA/SAH) nucleosidases (MTNs or MTANs, EC 3.2.2.9) responsible for salvage of adenine and methionine in B. burgdorferi and explore their potential as antibiotic targets to treat Lyme disease. Recombinant Borrelia MTNs were expressed and purified from E. coli. The enzymes were extensively characterized for activity, specificity, and inhibition using a UV spectrophotometric assay. In vitro antibiotic activities of MTN inhibitors were assessed using a bioluminescent BacTiter-Glo™ assay. RESULTS The three Borrelia MTNs showed unique activities against the native substrates MTA, SAH, and 5'-deoxyadenosine. Analysis of substrate analogs revealed that specific activity rapidly dropped as the length of the 5'-alkylthio substitution increased. Non-hydrolysable nucleoside transition state analogs demonstrated sub-nanomolar enzyme inhibition constants. Lastly, two late stage transition state analogs exerted in vitro IC50 values of 0.3-0.4 μg/mL against cultured B. burgdorferi cells. CONCLUSION B. burgdorferi is unusual in that it expresses three distinct MTNs (cytoplasmic, membrane bound, and secreted) that are effectively inactivated by nucleoside analogs. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The Borrelia MTNs appear to be promising targets for developing new antibiotics to treat Lyme disease.
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- Kenneth A Cornell
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA; Biomolecular Research Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Biomolecular Research Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID, USA; Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Idaho State University, Meridian, ID, USA
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- Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Idaho State University, Meridian, ID, USA
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- Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Idaho State University, Meridian, ID, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Tănase CI, Drăghici C, Hanganu A, Pintilie L, Maganu M, Volobueva A, Sinegubova E, Zarubaev VV, Neyts J, Jochmans D, Slita AV. New HSV-1 Anti-Viral 1'-Homocarbocyclic Nucleoside Analogs with an Optically Active Substituted Bicyclo[2.2.1]Heptane Fragment as a Glycoside Moiety. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24132446. [PMID: 31277334 PMCID: PMC6651170 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24132446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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New 1′-homocarbanucleoside analogs with an optically active substituted bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane skeleton as sugar moiety were synthesized. The pyrimidine analogs with uracil, 5-fluorouracil, thymine and cytosine and key intermediate with 6-chloropurine (5) as nucleobases were synthesized by a selective Mitsunobu reaction on the primary hydroxymethyl group in the presence of 5-endo-hydroxyl group. Adenine and 6-substituted adenine homonucleosides were obtained by the substitution of the 6-chlorine atom of the key intermediate 5 with ammonia and selected amines, and 6-methoxy- and 6-ethoxy substituted purine homonucleosides by reaction with the corresponding alkoxides. No derivatives appeared active against entero, yellow fever, chikungunya, and adeno type 1viruses. Two compounds (6j and 6d) had lower IC50 (15 ± 2 and 21 ± 4 µM) and compound 6f had an identical value of IC50 (28 ± 4 µM) to that of acyclovir, suggesting that the bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane skeleton could be further studied to find a candidate for sugar moiety of the nucleosides.
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- Constantin I Tănase
- National Institute for Chemical-Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Department of bioactive substances and pharmaceutical technologies, 112 Vitan Av., 031299 Bucharest-3, Romania.
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- Organic Chemistry Center "C.D.Nenitescu", Spectroscopy Laboratory, 202 B Splaiul Independentei, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
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- Organic Chemistry Center "C.D.Nenitescu", Spectroscopy Laboratory, 202 B Splaiul Independentei, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Chemical-Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Department of bioactive substances and pharmaceutical technologies, 112 Vitan Av., 031299 Bucharest-3, Romania
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- Organic Chemistry Center "C.D.Nenitescu", Spectroscopy Laboratory, 202 B Splaiul Independentei, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- KU Leuven Department of Micobiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Herestraat 49, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven Department of Micobiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Herestraat 49, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven Department of Micobiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Herestraat 49, BE-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Shiba T, Inaoka DK, Takahashi G, Tsuge C, Kido Y, Young L, Ueda S, Balogun EO, Nara T, Honma T, Tanaka A, Inoue M, Saimoto H, Harada S, Moore AL, Kita K. Insights into the ubiquinol/dioxygen binding and proton relay pathways of the alternative oxidase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2019; 1860:375-382. [PMID: 30910528 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The alternative oxidase (AOX) is a monotopic diiron carboxylate protein which catalyzes the four-electron reduction of dioxygen to water by ubiquinol. Although we have recently determined the crystal structure of Trypanosoma brucei AOX (TAO) in the presence and absence of ascofuranone (AF) derivatives (which are potent mixed type inhibitors) the mechanism by which ubiquinol and dioxygen binds to TAO remain inconclusive. In this article, ferulenol was identified as the first competitive inhibitor of AOX which has been used to probe the binding of ubiquinol. Surface plasmon resonance reveals that AF is a quasi-irreversible inhibitor of TAO whilst ferulenol binding is completely reversible. The structure of the TAO-ferulenol complex, determined at 2.7 Å, provided insights into ubiquinol binding and has also identified a potential dioxygen molecule bound in a side-on conformation to the diiron center for the first time.
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- Tomoo Shiba
- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; Department of Host-Defense Biochemistry, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; Department of Parasitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Abeno-ku, Asahimachi 1-4-3, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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- Biochemistry and Biomedicine, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK
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- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan; Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 2222, Nigeria
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Parasitology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Hongo 2-1-1, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Systems and Structural Biology Center, RIKEN, Tsurumi, Suehiro 1-7-22, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Systems and Structural Biology Center, RIKEN, Tsurumi, Suehiro 1-7-22, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University, Koyamacho-Minami 4, Tottori 680-8552, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Biochemistry and Biomedicine, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; Department of Biomedical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Department of Host-Defense Biochemistry, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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Transition state theory teaches that chemically stable mimics of enzymatic transition states will bind tightly to their cognate enzymes. Kinetic isotope effects combined with computational quantum chemistry provides enzymatic transition state information with sufficient fidelity to design transition state analogues. Examples are selected from various stages of drug development to demonstrate the application of transition state theory, inhibitor design, physicochemical characterization of transition state analogues, and their progress in drug development.
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- Vern L. Schramm
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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The Immucillins are chemically stable analogues that mimic the ribocation and leaving-group features of N-ribosyltransferase transition states. Infectious disease agents often rely on ribosyltransferase chemistry in pathways involving precursor synthesis for nucleic acids, salvage of nucleic acid precursors, or synthetic pathways with nucleoside intermediates. Here, we review three infectious agents and the use of the Immucillins to taget enzymes essential to the parasites. First, DADMe-Immucillin-G is a purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor that blocks purine salvage and shows clinical potential for treatment for the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, a purine auxotroph requiring hypoxanthine for purine nucleotide synthesis. Inhibition of the PNPs in the host and in parasite cells leads to apurinic starvation and death. Second, Helicobacter pylori, a causative agent of human ulcers, synthesizes menaquinone, an essential electron transfer agent, in a pathway requiring aminofutalosine nucleoside hydrolysis. Inhibitors of the H. pylori methylthioadenosine nucleosidase (MTAN) are powerful antibiotics for this organism. Synthesis of menaquinone by the aminofutalosine pathway does not occur in most bacteria populating the human gut microbiome. Thus, MTAN inhibitors provide high-specificity antibiotics for H. pylori and are not expected to disrupt the normal gut bacterial flora. Third, Immucillin-A was designed as a transition state analogue of the atypical PNP from Trichomonas vaginalis. In antiviral screens, Immucillin-A was shown to act as a prodrug. It is active against filoviruses and flaviviruses. In virus-infected cells, Immucillin-A is converted to the triphosphate, is incorporated into the viral transcript, and functions as an atypical chain-terminator for RNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Immucillin-A has entered clinical trials for use as an antiviral. We also summarize other Immucillins that have been characterized in successful clinical trials for T-cell lymphoma and gout. The human trials support the potential development of the Immucillins in infectious diseases.
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- Gary B. Evans
- Ferrier Research
Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, 69 Gracefield Road, Gracefield, Lower Hutt, 5010, New Zealand
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- Ferrier Research
Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, 69 Gracefield Road, Gracefield, Lower Hutt, 5010, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, United States
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Kobayashi Y, Tanahashi R, Yamaguchi Y, Hatae N, Kobayashi M, Ueno Y, Yoshimatsu M. Ni-Pd Catalyzed Cyclization of Sulfanyl 1,6-Diynes: Synthesis of 1'-Homonucleoside Analogues. J Org Chem 2017; 82:2436-2449. [PMID: 28151664 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Ni-Pd catalyzed addition-cyclization of sulfanyl 1,6-diynes 2-9 with nucleobases is described. The reactions of N-tethered 1,6-diynes with N3-benzoylthymine, N4,N4-bis(Boc)cytosine, N3-benzoyluracil and N6,N6-bis(Boc)adenine exclusively afforded the pyrrolylmethyl and furylmethyl nucleotides in good yields. Deprotection of nucleobases was completed by treatment with acids or bases. Furthermore, the reactions of pyrroles and furans with nucleophiles such as alkoxides and amines underwent detosylation and conversion to the alkoxymethyl- and arylaminomethyl-pyrroles and furans in good yields.
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- Yuka Kobayashi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Gifu University , Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Gifu University , Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University , Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science University of Hokkaido , Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan
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- Organization for Research and Community Development, Department of Research Promotion, Gifu University , Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Smart Material Science, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University , Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Gifu University , Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.,Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University , Yanagido 1-1, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Setzer MS, Byler KG, Ogungbe IV, Setzer WN. Natural Products as New Treatment Options for Trichomoniasis: A Molecular Docking Investigation. Sci Pharm 2017; 85:scipharm85010005. [PMID: 28134827 PMCID: PMC5388143 DOI: 10.3390/scipharm85010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Trichomoniasis, caused by the parasitic protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis, is the most common non-viral sexually-transmitted disease, and there can be severe complications from trichomoniasis. Antibiotic resistance in T. vaginalis is increasing, but there are currently no alternatives treatment options. There is a need to discover and develop new chemotherapeutic alternatives. Plant-derived natural products have long served as sources for new medicinal agents, as well as new leads for drug discovery and development. In this work, we have carried out an in silico screening of 952 antiprotozoal phytochemicals with specific protein drug targets of T. vaginalis. A total of 42 compounds showed remarkable docking properties to T. vaginalis methionine gamma-lyase (TvMGL) and to T. vaginalis purine nucleoside phosphorylase (TvPNP). The most promising ligands were polyphenolic compounds, and several of these showed docking properties superior to either co-crystallized ligands or synthetic enzyme inhibitors.
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- Mary Snow Setzer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA.
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1′-Homonucleosides and their structural analogues: A review. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 118:121-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Revised: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Menezes CB, Durgante J, de Oliveira RR, Dos Santos VHJM, Rodrigues LF, Garcia SC, Dos Santos O, Tasca T. Trichomonas vaginalis NTPDase and ecto-5'-nucleotidase hydrolyze guanine nucleotides and increase extracellular guanosine levels under serum restriction. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2016; 207:10-8. [PMID: 27150347 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Trichomonas vaginalis is the aethiologic agent of trichomoniasis, the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease in the world. The purinergic signaling pathway is mediated by extracellular nucleotides and nucleosides that are involved in many biological effects as neurotransmission, immunomodulation and inflammation. Extracellular nucleotides can be hydrolyzed by a family of enzymes known as ectonucleotidases including the ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (E-NTPDases) family which hydrolyses nucleosides triphosphate and diphosphate as preferential substrates and ecto-5'-nucleotidase which catalyzes the conversion of monophosphates into nucleosides. In T. vaginalis the E-NTPDase and ecto-5'-nucleotidase activities upon adenine nucleotides have already been characterized in intact trophozoites but little is known concerning guanine nucleotides and nucleoside. These enzymes may exert a crucial role on nucleoside generation, providing the purine sources for the synthesis de novo of these essential nutrients, sustaining parasite growth and survival. In this study, we investigated the hydrolysis profile of guanine-related nucleotides and nucleoside in intact trophozoites from long-term-grown and fresh clinical isolates of T. vaginalis. Knowing that guanine nucleotides are also substrates for T. vaginalis ectoenzymes, we evaluated the profile of nucleotides consumption and guanosine uptake in trophozoites submitted to a serum limitation condition. Results show that guanine nucleotides (GTP, GDP, GMP) were substrates for T. vaginalis ectonucleotidases, with expected kinetic parameters for this enzyme family. Different T. vaginalis isolates (two from the ATCC and nine fresh clinical isolates) presented a heterogeneous hydrolysis profile. The serum culture condition increased E-NTPDase and ecto-5'-nucleotidase activities with high consumption of extracellular GTP generating enhanced GDP, GMP and guanosine levels as demonstrated by HPLC, with final accumulation of the nucleoside. The transcript levels of the five TvNTPDases gene sequences were analyzed by qRT-PCR and the highest gene expressions were found for TvNTPDase 2 and 4. The extracellular guanosine uptake was observed as (13C)GTP nucleotide into parasite DNA and it was lower than that observed for adenosine, labeled as (13C)ATP. These findings indicate the T. vaginalis preference for adenosine uptake and the accumulation of guanosine in the extracellular milieu, corroborating with HPLC data. Our data demonstrate, for the first time, the cascade of guanine nucleotides in T. vaginalis and open possibilities on the study of guanine-related purines other than the classical intracellular activity of G proteins for signal transduction.
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- Camila Braz Menezes
- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Parasitologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 2752, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 2752, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto do Petróleo e dos Recursos Naturais, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 6681, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto do Petróleo e dos Recursos Naturais, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 6681, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto do Petróleo e dos Recursos Naturais, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 6681, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 2752, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Parasitologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 2752, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Parasitologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga 2752, 90610-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Freitas EO, Nico D, Alves-Silva MV, Morrot A, Clinch K, Evans GB, Tyler PC, Schramm VL, Palatnik-de-Sousa CB. Immucillins ImmA and ImmH Are Effective and Non-toxic in the Treatment of Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015; 9:e0004297. [PMID: 26701750 PMCID: PMC4689457 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immucillins ImmA (IA), ImmH (IH) and SerMe-ImmH (SMIH) are synthetic deazapurine nucleoside analogues that inhibit Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi and Leishmania (L.) amazonensis multiplication in vitro without macrophage toxicity. Immucillins are compared to the Glucantime standard drug in the chemotherapy of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi infection in mice and hamsters. These agents are tested for toxicity and immune system response. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS BALB/c mice were infected with 107 amastigotes, treated with IA, IH, SMIH or Glucantime (2.5mg/kg/day) and monitored for clinical variables, parasite load, antibody levels and splenocyte IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-10 expression. Cytokines and CD4+, CD8+ and CD19+ lymphocyte frequencies were assessed in uninfected controls and in response to immucillins. Urea, creatinine, GOT and GPT levels were monitored in sera. Anti-Leishmania-specific IgG1 antibodies (anti-NH36) increased in untreated animals. IgG2a response, high levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α and lower levels of IL-10 were detected in mice treated with the immucillins and Glucantime. Immucillins permitted normal weight gain, prevented hepato-splenomegaly and cleared the parasite infection (85-89%) without renal and hepatic toxicity. Immucillins promoted 35% lower secretion of IFN-γ in uninfected controls than in infected mice. IA and IH increased the CD4+ T and CD19+ B cell frequencies. SMIH increased only the proportion of CD-19 B cells. IA and IH also cured infected hamsters with lower toxicity than Glucantime. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Immucillins IA, IH and SMIH were effective in treating leishmaniasis in mice. In hamsters, IA and IH were also effective. The highest therapeutic efficacy was obtained with IA, possibly due to its induction of a TH1 immune response. Low immucillin doses were required and showed no toxicity. Our results disclose the potential use of IA and IH in the therapy of visceral leishmaniasis.
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- Elisangela Oliveira Freitas
- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, New York, New York, United States
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- The Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- The Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- The Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, New York, New York, United States
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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We review literature on the metabolism of ribo- and deoxyribonucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleobases in Escherichia coli and Salmonella,including biosynthesis, degradation, interconversion, and transport. Emphasis is placed on enzymology and regulation of the pathways, at both the level of gene expression and the control of enzyme activity. The paper begins with an overview of the reactions that form and break the N-glycosyl bond, which binds the nucleobase to the ribosyl moiety in nucleotides and nucleosides, and the enzymes involved in the interconversion of the different phosphorylated states of the nucleotides. Next, the de novo pathways for purine and pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis are discussed in detail.Finally, the conversion of nucleosides and nucleobases to nucleotides, i.e.,the salvage reactions, are described. The formation of deoxyribonucleotides is discussed, with emphasis on ribonucleotidereductase and pathways involved in fomation of dUMP. At the end, we discuss transport systems for nucleosides and nucleobases and also pathways for breakdown of the nucleobases.
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Inhibition and structure of Toxoplasma gondii purine nucleoside phosphorylase. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2014; 13:572-9. [PMID: 24585883 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00308-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The intracellular pathogen Toxoplasma gondii is a purine auxotroph that relies on purine salvage for proliferation. We have optimized T. gondii purine nucleoside phosphorylase (TgPNP) stability and crystallized TgPNP with phosphate and immucillin-H, a transition-state analogue that has high affinity for the enzyme. Immucillin-H bound to TgPNP with a dissociation constant of 370 pM, the highest affinity of 11 immucillins selected to probe the catalytic site. The specificity for transition-state analogues indicated an early dissociative transition state for TgPNP. Compared to Plasmodium falciparum PNP, large substituents surrounding the 5'-hydroxyl group of inhibitors demonstrate reduced capacity for TgPNP inhibition. Catalytic discrimination against large 5' groups is consistent with the inability of TgPNP to catalyze the phosphorolysis of 5'-methylthioinosine to hypoxanthine. In contrast to mammalian PNP, the 2'-hydroxyl group is crucial for inhibitor binding in the catalytic site of TgPNP. This first crystal structure of TgPNP describes the basis for discrimination against 5'-methylthioinosine and similarly 5'-hydroxy-substituted immucillins; structural differences reflect the unique adaptations of purine salvage pathways of Apicomplexa.
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Donaldson TM, Ting LM, Zhan C, Shi W, Zheng R, Almo SC, Kim K. Structural determinants of the 5'-methylthioinosine specificity of Plasmodium purine nucleoside phosphorylase. PLoS One 2014; 9:e84384. [PMID: 24416224 PMCID: PMC3885546 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Plasmodium parasites rely upon purine salvage for survival. Plasmodium purine nucleoside phosphorylase is part of the streamlined Plasmodium purine salvage pathway that leads to the phosphorylysis of both purines and 5'-methylthiopurines, byproducts of polyamine synthesis. We have explored structural features in Plasmodium falciparum purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PfPNP) that affect efficiency of catalysis as well as those that make it suitable for dual specificity. We used site directed mutagenesis to identify residues critical for PfPNP catalytic activity as well as critical residues within a hydrophobic pocket required for accommodation of the 5'-methylthio group. Kinetic analysis data shows that several mutants had disrupted binding of the 5'-methylthio group while retaining activity for inosine. A triple PfPNP mutant that mimics Toxoplasma gondii PNP had significant loss of 5'-methylthio activity with retention of inosine activity. Crystallographic investigation of the triple mutant PfPNP with Tyr160Phe, Val66Ile, andVal73Ile in complex with the transition state inhibitor immucillin H reveals fewer hydrogen bond interactions for the inhibitor in the hydrophobic pocket.
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- Teraya M. Donaldson
- Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Brookhaven, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Suarez J, Haapalainen AM, Cahill SM, Ho MC, Yan F, Almo SC, Schramm VL. Catalytic site conformations in human PNP by 19F-NMR and crystallography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 20:212-22. [PMID: 23438750 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) is a target for leukemia, gout, and autoimmune disorders. Dynamic motion of catalytic site loops has been implicated in catalysis, but experimental evidence was lacking. We replaced catalytic site groups His257 or His64 with 6-fluoro-tryptophan (6FW) as site-specific NMR probes. Conformational adjustments in the 6FW-His257-helical and His64-6FW-loop regions were characterized in PNP phosphate-bound enzyme and in complexes with catalytic site ligands, including transition state analogs. Chemical shift and line-shape changes associated with these complexes revealed dynamic coexistence of several conformational states in these regions in phosphate-bound enzyme and altered or single conformations in other complexes. These conformations were also characterized by X-ray crystallography. Specific (19)F-Trp labels and X-ray crystallography provide multidimensional characterization of conformational states for free, catalytic, and inhibited complexes of human PNP.
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- Javier Suarez
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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de Giuseppe PO, Martins NH, Meza AN, dos Santos CR, Pereira HD, Murakami MT. Insights into phosphate cooperativity and influence of substrate modifications on binding and catalysis of hexameric purine nucleoside phosphorylases. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44282. [PMID: 22957058 PMCID: PMC3434127 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The hexameric purine nucleoside phosphorylase from Bacillus subtilis (BsPNP233) displays great potential to produce nucleoside analogues in industry and can be exploited in the development of new anti-tumor gene therapies. In order to provide structural basis for enzyme and substrates rational optimization, aiming at those applications, the present work shows a thorough and detailed structural description of the binding mode of substrates and nucleoside analogues to the active site of the hexameric BsPNP233. Here we report the crystal structure of BsPNP233 in the apo form and in complex with 11 ligands, including clinically relevant compounds. The crystal structure of six ligands (adenine, 2'deoxyguanosine, aciclovir, ganciclovir, 8-bromoguanosine, 6-chloroguanosine) in complex with a hexameric PNP are presented for the first time. Our data showed that free bases adopt alternative conformations in the BsPNP233 active site and indicated that binding of the co-substrate (2'deoxy)ribose 1-phosphate might contribute for stabilizing the bases in a favorable orientation for catalysis. The BsPNP233-adenosine complex revealed that a hydrogen bond between the 5' hydroxyl group of adenosine and Arg(43*) side chain contributes for the ribosyl radical to adopt an unusual C3'-endo conformation. The structures with 6-chloroguanosine and 8-bromoguanosine pointed out that the Cl(6) and Br(8) substrate modifications seem to be detrimental for catalysis and can be explored in the design of inhibitors for hexameric PNPs from pathogens. Our data also corroborated the competitive inhibition mechanism of hexameric PNPs by tubercidin and suggested that the acyclic nucleoside ganciclovir is a better inhibitor for hexameric PNPs than aciclovir. Furthermore, comparative structural analyses indicated that the replacement of Ser(90) by a threonine in the B. cereus hexameric adenosine phosphorylase (Thr(91)) is responsible for the lack of negative cooperativity of phosphate binding in this enzyme.
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- Priscila O. de Giuseppe
- Laboratório Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Grupo de Cristalografia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório Nacional de Biociências (LNBio), Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Stütz AE, Wrodnigg TM. Imino sugars and glycosyl hydrolases: historical context, current aspects, emerging trends. Adv Carbohydr Chem Biochem 2011; 66:187-298. [PMID: 22123190 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385518-3.00004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Forty years of discoveries and research on imino sugars, which are carbohydrate analogues having a basic nitrogen atom instead of oxygen in the sugar ring and, acting as potent glycosidase inhibitors, have made considerable impact on our contemporary understanding of glycosidases. Imino sugars have helped to elucidate the catalytic machinery of glycosidases and have refined our methods and concepts of utilizing them. A number of new aspects have emerged for employing imino sugars as pharmaceutical compounds, based on their profound effects on metabolic activities in which glycosidases are involved. From the digestion of starch to the fight against viral infections, from research into malignant diseases to potential improvements in hereditary storage disorders, glycosidase action and inhibition are essential issues. This account aims at combining general developments with a focus on some niches where imino sugars have become useful tools for glycochemistry and glycobiology.
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- Arnold E Stütz
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Graz, Austria
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D'Muniz Pereira H, Oliva G, Garratt RC. Purine nucleoside phosphorylase from Schistosoma mansoni in complex with ribose-1-phosphate. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2011; 18:62-5. [PMID: 21169694 PMCID: PMC3004257 DOI: 10.1107/s0909049510027718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Schistosomes are blood flukes which cause schistosomiasis, a disease affecting approximately 200 million people worldwide. Along with several other important human parasites including trypanosomes and Plasmodium, schistosomes lack the de novo pathway for purine synthesis and depend exclusively on the salvage pathway for their purine requirements, making the latter an attractive target for drug development. Part of the pathway involves the conversion of inosine (or guanosine) into hypoxanthine (or guanine) together with ribose-1-phosphate (R1P) or vice versa. This inter-conversion is undertaken by the enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) which has been used as the basis for the development of novel anti-malarials, conceptually validating this approach. It has been suggested that, during the reverse reaction, R1P binding to the enzyme would occur only as a consequence of conformational changes induced by hypoxanthine, thus making a binary PNP-R1P complex unlikely. Contradictory to this statement, a crystal structure of just such a binary complex involving the Schistosoma mansoni enzyme has been successfully obtained. The ligand shows an intricate hydrogen-bonding network in the phosphate and ribose binding sites and adds a further chapter to our knowledge which could be of value in the future development of selective inhibitors.
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- Humberto D'Muniz Pereira
- Centro de Biotecnologia Molecular Estrutural, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São-Carlense 400, CEP 13566-590, Brazil.
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Pereira HM, Rezende MM, Castilho MS, Oliva G, Garratt RC. Adenosine binding to low-molecular-weight purine nucleoside phosphorylase: the structural basis for recognition based on its complex with the enzyme fromSchistosoma mansoni. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D: BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2009; 66:73-9. [DOI: 10.1107/s0907444909045715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 10/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Schistosomes are unable to synthesize purinesde novoand depend exclusively on the salvage pathway for their purine requirements. It has been suggested that blockage of this pathway could lead to parasite death. The enzyme purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) is one of its key components and molecules designed to inhibit the low-molecular-weight (LMW) PNPs, which include both the human and schistosome enzymes, are typically analogues of the natural substrates inosine and guanosine. Here, it is shown that adenosine both binds toSchistosoma mansoniPNP and behaves as a weak micromolar inhibitor of inosine phosphorolysis. Furthermore, the first crystal structures of complexes of an LMW PNP with adenosine and adenine are reported, together with those with inosine and hypoxanthine. These are used to propose a structural explanation for the selective binding of adenosine to some LMW PNPs but not to others. The results indicate that transition-state analogues based on adenosine or other 6-amino nucleosides should not be discounted as potential starting points for alternative inhibitors.
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Clinch K, Evans GB, Fröhlich RFG, Furneaux RH, Kelly PM, Legentil L, Murkin AS, Li L, Schramm VL, Tyler PC, Woolhouse AD. Third-generation immucillins: syntheses and bioactivities of acyclic immucillin inhibitors of human purine nucleoside phosphorylase. J Med Chem 2009; 52:1126-43. [PMID: 19170524 DOI: 10.1021/jm801421q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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ImmH (1) and DADMe-ImmH (2) are potent inhibitors of human purine nucleoside phoshorylase (PNP), developed by us and currently in clinical trials for the treatment of a variety of T-cell related diseases. Compounds 1 and 2 were used as templates for the design and synthesis of a series of acyclic immucillin analogues (8-38) in order to identify simplified alternatives to 1 and 2. SerMe-ImmG (8) and DATMe-ImmG (9) displayed the lowest inhibition constants of 2.1 and 3.4 pM, respectively, vs PNP. It was postulated that the flexible natures of 8 and 9 enabled them to adopt conformations resembling those of 1 and 2 within the active site of PNP and that the positioning of two hydroxyl groups was critical for picomolar activity. SerMe-ImmH (10, K(d) = 5.2 pM) was shown to be orally available in mice with a long biological residence time on blood PNP.
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- Keith Clinch
- Carbohydrate Chemistry Team, Industrial Research Limited, P.O. Box 31310, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
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Current and future perspectives on the chemotherapy of the parasitic protozoa Trichomonas vaginalis and Entamoeba histolytica. Future Med Chem 2009; 1:619-43. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.09.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Trichomonas vaginalis and Entamoeba histolytica are clinically important protozoa that affect humans. T. vaginalis produces sexually transmitted infections and E. histolytica is the causative agent of amebic dysentery. Metronidazole, a compound first used to treat T. vaginalis in 1959, is still the main drug used worldwide to treat these pathogens. It is essential to find new biochemical differences in these organisms that could be exploited to develop new antiprotozoal chemotherapeutics. Recent findings associated with T. vaginalis and E. histolytica biochemistry and host–pathogen interactions are surveyed. Knowledge concerning the biochemistry of these parasites is serving to form the foundation for the development of new approaches to control these important human pathogens.
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Ghanem M, Zhadin N, Callender R, Schramm VL. Loop-tryptophan human purine nucleoside phosphorylase reveals submillisecond protein dynamics. Biochemistry 2009; 48:3658-68. [PMID: 19191546 DOI: 10.1021/bi802339c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Human PNP is a homotrimer containing three tryptophan residues at positions 16, 94, and 178, all remote from the catalytic site. The catalytic sites of PNP are located near the subunit-subunit interfaces where F159 is a catalytic site residue donated from an adjacent subunit. F159 covers the top (beta) surface of the ribosyl group at the catalytic site. QM/MM calculations of human PNP have shown that F159 is the center of the most mobile region of the protein providing access to the substrate in the active site. F159 is also the key residue in a cluster of hydrophobic residues that shield catalytic site ligands from bulk solvent. Trp-free human PNP (Leuko-PNP) was previously engineered by replacing the three Trp residues of native PNP with Tyr. From this active construct, a single Trp residue was placed in the catalytic site loop (F159W-Leuko-PNP) as a reporter group for the ribosyl region of the catalytic site. The F159W-Leuko-PNP fluorescence is red shifted compared to native PNP, suggesting a solvent-exposed Trp residue. Upon ligand binding (hypoxanthine), the 3-fold fluorescence quench confirms conformational packing of the catalytic site pocket hydrophobic cluster. F159W-Leuko-PNP has an on-enzyme thermodynamic equilibrium constant (Keq) near unity in the temperature range between 20 and 30 degrees C and nonzero enthalpic components, making it suitable for laser-induced T-jump analyses. T-jump relaxation kinetics of F159W-Leuko-PNP in equilibrium with substrates and/or products indicate the conformational equilibria of at least two ternary complex intermediates in the nano- to millisecond time scale (1000-10000 s-1) that equilibrate prior to the slower chemical step (approximately 200 s-1). F159W-Leuko-PNP provides a novel protein platform to investigate the protein conformational dynamics occurring prior to transition state formation.
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- Mahmoud Ghanem
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Ghanem M, Saen-oon S, Zhadin N, Wing C, Cahill SM, Schwartz SD, Callender R, Schramm VL. Tryptophan-free human PNP reveals catalytic site interactions. Biochemistry 2008; 47:3202-15. [PMID: 18269249 DOI: 10.1021/bi702491d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) is a homotrimer, containing three nonconserved tryptophan residues at positions 16, 94, and 178, all remote from the catalytic site. The Trp residues were replaced with Tyr to produce Trp-free PNP (Leuko-PNP). Leuko-PNP showed near-normal kinetic properties. It was used (1) to determine the tautomeric form of guanine that produces strong fluorescence when bound to PNP, (2) for thermodynamic binding analysis of binary and ternary complexes with substrates, (3) in temperature-jump perturbation of complexes for evidence of multiple conformational complexes, and (4) to establish the ionization state of a catalytic site tyrosine involved in phosphate nucleophile activation. The (13)C NMR spectrum of guanine bound to Leuko-PNP, its fluorescent properties, and molecular orbital electronic transition analysis establish that its fluorescence originates from the lowest singlet excited state of the N1H, 6-keto, N7H guanine tautomer. Binding of guanine and phosphate to PNP and Leuko-PNP are random, with decreased affinity for formation of ternary complexes. Pre-steady-state kinetics and temperature-jump studies indicate that the ternary complex (enzyme-substrate-phosphate) forms in single binding steps without kinetically significant protein conformational changes as monitored by guanine fluorescence. Spectral changes of Leuko-PNP upon phosphate binding establish that the hydroxyl of Tyr88 is not ionized to the phenolate anion when phosphate is bound. A loop region (residues 243-266) near the purine base becomes highly ordered upon substrate/inhibitor binding. A single Trp residue was introduced into the catalytic loop of Leuko-PNP (Y249W-Leuko-PNP) to determine effects on catalysis and to introduce a fluorescence catalytic site probe. Although Y249W-Leuko-PNP is highly fluorescent and catalytically active, substrate binding did not perturb the fluorescence. Thermodynamic boxes, constructed to characterize the binding of phosphate, guanine, and hypoxanthine to native, Leuko-, and Y249W-Leuko-PNPs, establish that Leuko-PNP provides a versatile protein scaffold for introduction of specific Trp catalytic site probes.
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- Mahmoud Ghanem
- Departments of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Evans GB, Furneaux RH, Greatrex B, Murkin AS, Schramm VL, Tyler PC. Azetidine Based Transition State Analogue Inhibitors ofN-Ribosyl Hydrolases and Phosphorylases. J Med Chem 2008; 51:948-56. [DOI: 10.1021/jm701265n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Basu I, Cordovano G, Das I, Belbin TJ, Guha C, Schramm VL. A transition state analogue of 5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase induces apoptosis in head and neck cancers. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:21477-86. [PMID: 17548352 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m702287200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Methylthio-DADMe-immucillin-A (MT-DADMe-ImmA) is an 86-pm inhibitor of human 5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP). The sole function of MTAP is to recycle 5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA) to S-adenosylmethionine. Treatment of cultured cells with MT-DADMe-ImmA and MTA inhibited MTAP, increased cellular MTA concentrations, decreased polyamines, and induced apoptosis in FaDu and Cal27, two head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines. The same treatment did not induce apoptosis in normal human fibroblast cell lines (CRL2522 and GM02037) or in MCF7, a breast cancer cell line with an MTAP gene deletion. MT-DADMe-ImmA alone did not induce apoptosis in any cell line, implicating MTA as the active agent. Treatment of sensitive cells caused loss of mitochondrial inner membrane potential, G(2)/M arrest, activation of mitochondria-dependent caspases, and apoptosis. Changes in cellular polyamines and MTA levels occurred in both responsive and nonresponsive cells, suggesting cell-specific epigenetic effects. A survey of aberrant DNA methylation in genomic DNA using a microarray of 12,288 CpG island clones revealed decreased CpG island methylation in treated FaDu cells compared with untreated cells. FaDu tumors in a mouse xenograft model were treated with MT-DADMe-ImmA, resulting in tumor remission. The selective action of MT-DADMe-ImmA on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells suggests potential as an agent for treatment of cancers sensitive to reduced CpG island methylation.
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- Indranil Basu
- Biochemistry, Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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