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Maestro MA, Seoane S. The Centennial Collection of VDR Ligands: Metabolites, Analogs, Hybrids and Non-Secosteroidal Ligands. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224927. [PMID: 36432615 PMCID: PMC9692999 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Since the discovery of vitamin D a century ago, a great number of metabolites, analogs, hybrids and nonsteroidal VDR ligands have been developed. An enormous effort has been made to synthesize compounds which present beneficial properties while attaining lower calcium serum levels than calcitriol. This structural review covers VDR ligands published to date.
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- Miguel A. Maestro
- Department of Chemistry-CICA, University of A Coruña, Campus da Zapateira, s/n, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Physiology-CIMUS, University of Santiago, Campus Vida, 15005 Santiago, Spain
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Brzeminski P, Fabisiak A, Berkowska K, Rárová L, Marcinkowska E, Sicinski RR. Synthesis of Gemini analogs of 19-norcalcitriol and their platinum(II) complexes. Bioorg Chem 2020; 100:103883. [PMID: 32361296 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hormonally active vitamin D3 metabolite, calcitriol, plays an important role in calcium-phosphate homeostasis, immune system actions and cell differentiation. Although anticancer activity of calcitriol is well documented and thousands of its analogs have been synthesized, none has been approved as a potential drug against cancer. Therefore, we attempted to introduce the cytotoxic effect to the calcitriol molecule by its linking to cisplatin. Herein, we present the synthesis of vitamin D compounds, designed on the basis of molecular modeling and docking experiments to the vitamin D receptor, and characterized by the presence of significantly different two side chains attached to C-20. In this study, a new synthetic approach to Gemini analogs was developed. Preparation of the target 19-norcalcitriol compounds involved separate syntheses of several building blocks (the A-ring, C/D-rings and side-chain fragments). The convergent synthetic strategy was used to combine these components by the different coupling processes, the crucial one being Wittig-Horner reaction of the Grundmann ketone analog with the known 2-methylene A-ring phosphine oxide. Due to the nature of the constructed steroidal side chains (bidentate ligands), which allowed coordination of metal ions, the first conjugate-type platinum(II) complexes of the vitamin D analogs were also successfully prepared and characterized. The target vitamin D compounds, displaying significant affinity for a vitamin D receptor, were assessed in vitro for their anti-proliferative activities towards several cell lines.
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- Pawel Brzeminski
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences & Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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For many individuals,
in particular during winter, supplementation
with the secosteroid vitamin D3 is essential for the prevention
of bone disorders, muscle weakness, autoimmune diseases, and possibly
also different types of cancer. Vitamin D3 acts via its
metabolite 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3]
as potent agonist of the transcription factor vitamin D receptor (VDR).
Thus, vitamin D directly affects chromatin structure and gene regulation
at thousands of genomic loci, i.e., the epigenome and transcriptome
of its target tissues. Modifications of 1,25(OH)2D3 at its
side-chain, A-ring, triene system, or C-ring, alone and in combination,
as well as nonsteroidal mimics provided numerous potent VDR agonists
and some antagonists. The nearly 150 crystal structures of VDR’s
ligand-binding domain with various vitamin D compounds allow a detailed
molecular understanding of their action. This review discusses the
most important vitamin D analogs presented during the past 10 years
and molecular insight derived from new structural information on the
VDR protein.
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- Miguel A Maestro
- Departamento de Química-CICA , Universidade da Coruña , ES-15071 A Coruña , Spain
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- School of Science and Technology, Department of Biology , Nazarbayev University , KZ-010000 Astana , Kazakhstan
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- School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine , University of Eastern Finland , FI-70211 Kuopio , Finland
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Sawada D, Kakuda S, Takeuchi A, Kawagoe F, Takimoto-Kamimura M, Kittaka A. Effects of 2-substitution on 14-epi-19-nortachysterol-mediated biological events: based on synthesis and X-ray co-crystallographic analysis with the human vitamin D receptor. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 16:2448-2455. [PMID: 29560490 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob00158h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Both 2α- and 2β-hydroxypropyl substituted 14-epi-1α,25-dihydroxy-19-nortachysterols were synthesized to study the human vitamin D receptor (hVDR) binding affinity, binding configurations, and interactions with amino acid residues in the ligand binding domain of hVDR by X-ray co-crystallographic analysis. In conjunction with our previous results on 14-epi-19-nortachysterol, 2-methylidene-, 2α-methyl-, 2β-methyl, and 2α-hydroxypropoxy-14-epi-19-nortachysterol, we propose a variety of effects of substitution at the C2 position in the 14-epi-19-nortachysterol skeleton on biological activities.
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- Daisuke Sawada
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd, Hino, Tokyo 191-8512, Japan
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd, Hino, Tokyo 191-8512, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.
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Szybinski M, Brzeminski P, Fabisiak A, Berkowska K, Marcinkowska E, Sicinski RR. Seco-B-Ring Steroidal Dienynes with Aromatic D Ring: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18102162. [PMID: 29039779 PMCID: PMC5666843 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18102162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Continuing our structure-activity studies on the vitamin D analogs with the altered intercyclic seco-B-ring fragment, we designed compounds possessing dienyne system conjugated with the benzene D ring. Analysis of the literature data and the docking experiments seemed to indicate that the target compounds could mimic the ligands with a good affinity to the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Multi-step synthesis of the C/D-ring building block of the tetralone structure was achieved and its enol triflate was coupled with the known A-ring fragments, possessing conjugated enyne moiety, using Sonogashira protocol. The structures of the final products were confirmed by NMR, UV and mass spectroscopy. Their binding affinities for the full-length human VDR were determined and it was established that compound substituted at C-2 with exomethylene group showed significant binding to the receptor. This analog was also able to induce monocytic differentiation of HL-60 cells.
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- Marcin Szybinski
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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Sawada D, Ochiai E, Takeuchi A, Kakuda S, Kamimura-Takimoto M, Kawagoe F, Kittaka A. Synthesis of 2α- and 2β-(3-hydroxypropyl)- 7,8-cis-14-epi-1α,25-dihydroxy-19-norvitamin D 3 and their biological activity. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 173:79-82. [PMID: 27629592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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According to the binding mode of 14-epi-1α,25-dihydroxy-19-nortachysterol in the ligand binding domain of human vitamin D receptor (hVDR), i.e., 5,6- and 7,8-s-trans configuration that was shown by X-ray co-crystallographic analysis, 7,8-cis-locked 1α,25(OH)2D3 analogs were synthesized. In this paper, the synthesis and biological activity of 2α- and 2β-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7,8-cis-14-epi-1α,25-dihydroxy-19-norvitamin D3 are reported. The A-ring and CD-ring precursors for the Julia-Kociensky coupling reaction to create a diene system of the target molecules were prepared using our original methods. hVDR binding affinity and osteocalcin promoter transactivation activity of the new 7,8-cis-14-epi-vitamin D3 analogs were evaluated. Interestingly, the 2β-substituted 7,8-cis-analog was a better binder for hVDR than the 2α-isomeric counterpart.
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- Daisuke Sawada
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2 Hino, Tokyo 191-8512, Japan
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2 Hino, Tokyo 191-8512, Japan
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2 Hino, Tokyo 191-8512, Japan
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2 Hino, Tokyo 191-8512, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.
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Mano H, Nishikawa M, Yasuda K, Ikushiro S, Saito N, Sawada D, Honzawa S, Takano M, Kittaka A, Sakaki T. Novel screening system for high-affinity ligand of heredity vitamin D-resistant rickets-associated vitamin D receptor mutant R274L using bioluminescent sensor. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 167:61-66. [PMID: 27864003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR) is caused by mutations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. Arg274 located in the ligand binding domain (LBD) of VDR is responsible for anchoring 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25(OH)2D3) by forming a hydrogen bond with the 1α-hydroxyl group of 1α,25(OH)2D3. The Arg274Leu (R274L) mutation identified in patients with HVDRR causes a 1000-fold decrease in the affinity for 1α,25(OH)2D3, and dramatically reduces vitamin D- related gene expression. Recently, we successfully constructed fusion proteins consisting of split-luciferase and LBD of the VDR. The chimeric protein LucC-LBD-LucN, which displays the C-terminal domain of luciferase (LucC) at its N-terminus, can detect and discriminate between VDR agonists and antagonists. The LucC-LBD (R274L)-LucN was constructed to screen high-affinity ligands for the mutant VDR (R274L). Of the 33 vitamin D analogs, 5 showed much higher affinities for the mutant VDR (R274L) than 1α,25(OH)2D3, and 2α-[2-(tetrazol-2-yl)ethyl]-1α,25-(OH)2D3 showed the highest affinity. These compounds might be potential therapeutics for HVDRR caused by the mutant VDR (R274L).
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- Hiroki Mano
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan; Imizu Institute, Topu Bio Research Co., Ltd, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan; Imizu Institute, Topu Bio Research Co., Ltd, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan.
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Maestro MA, Molnár F, Mouriño A, Carlberg C. Vitamin D receptor 2016: novel ligands and structural insights. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2016; 26:1291-1306. [PMID: 27454349 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2016.1216547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Vitamin D3 activates via its hormonal form 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25(OH)2D3), the transcription factor vitamin D receptor (VDR). VDR is expressed in most human tissues and has more than 1,000 target genes. Thus, 1α,25(OH)2D3 and its synthetic analogs have a broad physiological impact. The crystal structures of the VDR ligand-binding domain (LBD), and its various ligands, allows further the understanding of the receptor's molecular actions. Areas covered: We discuss the most important novel VDR ligands and the further insight derived from new structural information on VDR. Expert opinion: There is an increasing appreciation of the impact of vitamin D and its receptor VDR not only in bone biology, but also for metabolic diseases, immunological disorders, and cancer. Detailed structural analysis of the interaction of additional novel ligands with VDR highlight helices 6 and 7 of the LBD as being most critical for stabilizing the receptor for an efficient interaction with co-activator proteins, i.e. for efficient agonistic action. This permits the design of even more effective VDR agonists. In addition, chemists took more liberty in replacing major parts of the 1α,25(OH)2D3 molecule, such as the A- and CD-rings or the side chain, with significantly different structures, such as carboranes, and still obtained functional VDR agonists.
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- Miguel A Maestro
- a Departamento de Química Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias , Universidade da Coruña , Coruña , Spain
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- b School of Pharmacy, Institute of Biopharmacy , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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- c Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química , Universidad de Santiago , Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- d School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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Revisiting the 7,8-cis-vitamin D3 derivatives: synthesis, evaluating the biological activity, and study of the binding configuration. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.03.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Structural development of stapled short helical peptides as vitamin D receptor (VDR)–coactivator interaction inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:1055-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Crystal structures represent the static picture in the life of a molecule giving a sneak preview what it might be in reality. Hence, it is very hard to extrapolate from these photos toward dynamic processes such as transcriptional regulation. Mechanistically VDR may be considered as molecular machine able to perform ligand-, DNA- and protein recognition, and interaction in a multi-task manner. Taking this into account the functional net effect will be the combination of all these processes. The long awaited answer to explain the differences in physiological effects for various ligands was one of the biggest disappointment that crystal structures provided since no substantial distinction could be made for the conformation of the active VDR-ligand complexes. This may have come from the limitation on the complexity of the available ligand-VDR structures. The recent studies with full length VDR-RXRα showed somewhat more comprehensive perspective for the 3D organization and possible function of the VDR-RXRα-cofactor complex. In addition to in vitro approaches, also computational tools had been introduced with the aim to get understanding on the mechanic and dynamic properties of the VDR complexes with some success. Using these methods and based on measurable descriptors such as pocket size and positions of side chains it is possible to note subtle differences between the structures. The meaning of these differences has not been fully understood yet but the possibility of a “butterfly effect” may have more extreme consequences in terms of VDR signaling. In this review, the three functional aspects (ligand-, DNA- and protein recognition, and binding) will be discussed with respect to available data as well as possible implication and questions that may be important to address in the future.
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- Ferdinand Molnár
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Biopharmacy, University of Eastern Finland Kuopio, Finland
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Development of stapled short helical peptides capable of inhibiting vitamin D receptor (VDR)–coactivator interactions. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:4292-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sawada D, Tsukuda Y, Saito H, Takagi K, Kakuda S, Takimoto-Kamimura M, Ochiai E, Takenouchi K, Kittaka A. Synthesis of 14-epi-2α-hydroxypropoxy-1α,25-dihydroxy-19-nortachysterol and its hVDR binding. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2013; 136:27-9. [PMID: 23246987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2012.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Recently, we evaluated a novel skeleton in the vitamin D family, 14-epi-1α,25(OH)2-19-nortachysterol, and discovered its unique binding configuration in the human vitamin D receptor (VDR) with the C5,6- and C7,8-s-trans triene configuration. Because of its unprecedented form, this skeleton has a promising characteristic profile for clinical use, and also the synthesis of its derivatives should be versatile. Therefore, we synthesized the novel analog, 2α-hydroxypropoxy substituted 14-epi-1α,25(OH)2-19-nortachysterol, and evaluated its human VDR binding affinity. Although this substitution is one of the promising modification of vitamin D3 such as eldecalcitol (ED-71), it had negative effects on the binding affinity, and the compound showed lower affinity than 1α,25(OH)2D3 and its parent compound, 14-epi-1α,25(OH)2-19-nortachysterol. It was thought that the unprecedented binding configuration of this skeleton should not allow the terminal hydroxyl group of the 2α-substituent to construct effective hydrogen bond networks around the amino acid residues in the binding pocket. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Vitamin D Workshop'.
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- Daisuke Sawada
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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Carlberg C, Molnár F, Mouriño A. Vitamin D receptor ligands: the impact of crystal structures. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2012; 22:417-35. [PMID: 22449247 DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2012.673590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the past years, the biologically active form of vitamin D(3), 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1α,25(OH)(2)D(3)), has received large appreciation due to the broad physiological impact of the hormone and its nuclear receptor, the transcription factor vitamin D receptor (VDR). Recently, the understanding of VDR actions has progressed greatly, due to VDR crystal structures with various ligands. AREAS COVERED This review will present and discuss new synthetic agonistic and antagonistic 1α,25(OH)(2)D(3) analogs in the context of the recent insights provided by VDR crystal structures. EXPERT OPINION During the last 5 years, a large number of new 1α,25(OH)(2)D(3) analogs, many of which have an interesting functional profile, have been patented. Moreover, for a surprisingly high number of 1α,25(OH)(2)D(3) analogs, the crystal structure data of their complex with the VDR is available. This structural information provides important insight into the functional potential of the VDR ligands and explains their agonistic and antagonistic action. However, so far, only for a few VDR ligands, a rational design, based on crystal structure information, has been applied. The design of future analogs may also take the specificity of co-factor interaction into account, in order to create selective VDR modulators.
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- Carsten Carlberg
- University of Eastern Finland, School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Kuopio, Finland.
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Dauben WG, Kellogg MS, Seeman JI, Vietmeyer ND, Wendschuh PH. Steric aspects of the photochemistry of conjugated dienes and trienes. PURE APPL CHEM 1973. [DOI: 10.1351/pac197333020197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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