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Zheng Q, Zhang Z, Guiley KZ, Shokat KM. Strain-release alkylation of Asp12 enables mutant selective targeting of K-Ras-G12D. Nat Chem Biol 2024; 20:1114-1122. [PMID: 38443470 PMCID: PMC11357986 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01565-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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K-Ras is the most commonly mutated oncogene in human cancer. The recently approved non-small cell lung cancer drugs sotorasib and adagrasib covalently capture an acquired cysteine in K-Ras-G12C mutation and lock it in a signaling-incompetent state. However, covalent inhibition of G12D, the most frequent K-Ras mutation particularly prevalent in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, has remained elusive due to the lack of aspartate-targeting chemistry. Here we present a set of malolactone-based electrophiles that exploit ring strain to crosslink K-Ras-G12D at the mutant aspartate to form stable covalent complexes. Structural insights from X-ray crystallography and exploitation of the stereoelectronic requirements for attack of the electrophile allowed development of a substituted malolactone that resisted attack by aqueous buffer but rapidly crosslinked with the aspartate-12 of K-Ras in both GDP and GTP state. The GTP-state targeting allowed effective suppression of downstream signaling, and selective inhibition of K-Ras-G12D-driven cancer cell proliferation in vitro and xenograft growth in mice.
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- Qinheng Zheng
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Zhai Y, Zhang X, Chen Z, Yan D, Zhu L, Zhang Z, Wang X, Tian K, Huang Y, Yang X, Sun W, Wang D, Tsai YH, Luo T, Li G. Global profiling of functional histidines in live cells using small-molecule photosensitizer and chemical probe relay labelling. Nat Chem 2024; 16:1546-1557. [PMID: 38834725 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01545-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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Recent advances in chemical proteomics have focused on developing chemical probes that react with nucleophilic amino acid residues. Although histidine is an attractive candidate due to its importance in enzymatic catalysis, metal binding and protein-protein interaction, its moderate nucleophilicity poses challenges. Its modification is frequently influenced by cysteine and lysine, which results in poor selectivity and narrow proteome coverage. Here we report a singlet oxygen and chemical probe relay labelling method that achieves high selectivity towards histidine. Libraries of small-molecule photosensitizers and chemical probes were screened to optimize histidine labelling, enabling histidine profiling in live cells with around 7,200 unique sites. Using NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, we characterized the reaction mechanism and the structures of the resulting products. We then applied this method to discover unannotated histidine sites key to enzymatic activity and metal binding in select metalloproteins. This method also revealed the accessibility change of histidine mediated by protein-protein interaction that influences select protein subcellular localization, underscoring its capability in discovering functional histidines.
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- Yansheng Zhai
- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.
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Hu J, Yu T, Huang K, Liang C, Li Y, Li X, Sun J, Bai W. Covalent Interactions of Anthocyanins with Proteins: Activity-Based Protein Profiling of Cyanidin-3- O-glucoside. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024. [PMID: 39036896 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c03869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Anthocyanins are common natural pigments with a variety of physiological activities. Traditional perspectives attribute their molecular mechanism to noncovalent interactions influencing signaling pathways. However, this ignores the nature of its benzopyrylium skeleton, which readily reacts with the electron-rich groups of proteins. Here, we modified cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) via activity-based protein profiling technology by our previous synthesis route and prepared the covalent binding probe (C3G-Probe) and the noncovalent photoaffinity probe (C3G-Diazirine). The properties of C3G's covalent binding to proteins were also discovered by comparing the labeling of the two probes to the whole HepG2 cell proteome. We further explored its target proteins and enriched pathways in HepG2 and HeLa cells. Western blot analysis further confirmed the covalent binding of C3G to four target proteins: insulin-degrading enzyme, metal cation symporter ZIP14, spermatid perinuclear RNA-binding protein, and Cystatin-B. Pathway analysis showed that covalent targets of C3G were concentrated in metabolic pathways and several ribonucleoprotein complexes that were also coenriched. The results of this study provide new insights into the interaction of the naturally active molecule C3G with proteins.
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- Jun Hu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Biorefinery, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Guangdong Engineering Technology Center of Food Safety Molecular Rapid Detection, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Liu Y, Yu Z, Li P, Yang T, Ding K, Zhang ZM, Tan Y, Li Z. Proteome-wide Ligand and Target Discovery by Using Strain-Enabled Cyclopropane Electrophiles. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39018468 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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The evolving use of covalent ligands as chemical probes and therapeutic agents could greatly benefit from an expanded array of cysteine-reactive electrophiles for efficient and versatile proteome profiling. Herein, to expand the current repertoire of cysteine-reactive electrophiles, we developed a new class of strain-enabled electrophiles based on cyclopropanes. Proteome profiling has unveiled that C163 of lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) and C88 of adhesion regulating molecule 1 (ADRM1) are ligandable residues to modulate the protein functions. Moreover, fragment-based ligand discovery (FBLD) has revealed that one fragment (Y-35) shows strong reactivity toward C66 of thioredoxin domain-containing protein 12 (TXD12), and its covalent binding has been demonstrated to impact its downstream signal pathways. TXD12 plays a pivotal role in enabling Y-35 to exhibit its antisurvival and antiproliferative effects. Finally, dicarbonitrile-cyclopropane has been demonstrated to be an electrophilic warhead in the development of GSTO1-involved dual covalent inhibitors, which is promising to alleviate drug resistance.
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- Yue Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Hillebrand L, Liang XJ, Serafim RAM, Gehringer M. Emerging and Re-emerging Warheads for Targeted Covalent Inhibitors: An Update. J Med Chem 2024; 67:7668-7758. [PMID: 38711345 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
Abstract
Covalent inhibitors and other types of covalent modalities have seen a revival in the past two decades, with a variety of new targeted covalent drugs having been approved in recent years. A key feature of such molecules is an intrinsically reactive group, typically a weak electrophile, which enables the irreversible or reversible formation of a covalent bond with a specific amino acid of the target protein. This reactive group, often called the "warhead", is a critical determinant of the ligand's activity, selectivity, and general biological properties. In 2019, we summarized emerging and re-emerging warhead chemistries to target cysteine and other amino acids (Gehringer, M.; Laufer, S. A. J. Med. Chem. 2019, 62, 5673-5724; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01153). Since then, the field has rapidly evolved. Here we discuss the progress on covalent warheads made since our last Perspective and their application in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.
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- Laura Hillebrand
- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided & Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image-Guided & Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Liao QQ, Shu X, Sun W, Mandapaka H, Xie F, Zhang Z, Dai T, Wang S, Zhao J, Jiang H, Zhang L, Lin J, Li SW, Coin I, Yang F, Peng J, Li K, Wu H, Zhou F, Yang B. Capturing Protein-Protein Interactions with Acidic Amino Acids Reactive Cross-Linkers. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308383. [PMID: 38073323 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Acidic residues (Asp and Glu) have a high prevalence on protein surfaces, but cross-linking reactions targeting these residues are limited. Existing methods either require high-concentration coupling reagents or have low structural compatibility. Here a previously reported "plant-and-cast" strategy is extended to develop heterobifunctional cross-linkers. These cross-linkers first react rapidly with Lys sidechains and then react with Asp and Glu sidechains, in a proximity-enhanced fashion. The cross-linking reaction proceeds at neutral pH and room temperature without coupling reagents. The efficiency and robustness of cross-linking using model proteins, ranging from small monomeric proteins to large protein complexes are demonstrated. Importantly, it is shown that this type of cross-linkers are efficient at identifying protein-protein interactions involving acidic domains. The Cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) study with p53 identified 87 putative binders of the C-terminal domain of p53. Among them, SARNP, ZRAB2, and WBP11 are shown to regulate the expression and alternative splicing of p53 target genes. Thus, these carboxylate-reactive cross-linkers will further expand the power of XL-MS in the analysis of protein structures and protein-protein interactions.
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- Qing-Qing Liao
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
- Institute of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 67260, USA
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Nanjing Apollomics Biotech, Inc, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210033, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Biophysics, Kidney Disease Center of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 67260, USA
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- Institute of Biology and Medical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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Burton NR, Backus KM. Functionalizing tandem mass tags for streamlining click-based quantitative chemoproteomics. Commun Chem 2024; 7:80. [PMID: 38600184 PMCID: PMC11006884 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01162-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Mapping the ligandability or potential druggability of all proteins in the human proteome is a central goal of mass spectrometry-based covalent chemoproteomics. Achieving this ambitious objective requires high throughput and high coverage sample preparation and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis for hundreds to thousands of reactive compounds and chemical probes. Conducting chemoproteomic screens at this scale benefits from technical innovations that achieve increased sample throughput. Here we realize this vision by establishing the silane-based cleavable linkers for isotopically-labeled proteomics-tandem mass tag (sCIP-TMT) proteomic platform, which is distinguished by early sample pooling that increases sample preparation throughput. sCIP-TMT pairs a custom click-compatible sCIP capture reagent that is readily functionalized in high yield with commercially available TMT reagents. Synthesis and benchmarking of a 10-plex set of sCIP-TMT reveal a substantial decrease in sample preparation time together with high coverage and high accuracy quantification. By screening a focused set of four cysteine-reactive electrophiles, we demonstrate the utility of sCIP-TMT for chemoproteomic target hunting, identifying 789 total liganded cysteines. Distinguished by its compatibility with established enrichment and quantification protocols, we expect sCIP-TMT will readily translate to a wide range of covalent chemoproteomic applications.
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- Nikolas R Burton
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles CA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Lin W, Gerullat L, Braadland PR, Fournier A, Hov JR, Globisch D. Rapid and Bifunctional Chemoselective Metabolome Analysis of Liver Disease Plasma Using the Reagent 4-Nitrophenyl-2H-azirine. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318579. [PMID: 38235602 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318579] [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: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bile ducts that has been associated with diverse metabolic carboxylic acids. Mass spectrometric techniques are the method of choice for their analysis. However, the broad investigation of this metabolite class remains challenging. Derivatization of carboxylic acids represents a strategy to overcome these limitations but available methods suffer from diverse analytical challenges. Herein, we have designed a novel strategy introducing 4-nitrophenyl-2H-azirine as a new chemoselective moiety for the first time for carboxylic acid metabolites. This moiety was selected as it rapidly forms a stable amide bond and also generates a new ketone, which can be analyzed by our recently developed quant-SCHEMA method specific for carbonyl metabolites. Optimization of this new method revealed a high reproducibility and robustness, which was utilized to validate 102 metabolic carboxylic acids using authentic synthetic standard conjugates in human plasma samples including nine metabolites that were newly detected. Using this sequential analysis of the carbonyl- and carboxylic acid-metabolomes revealed alterations of the ketogenesis pathway, which demonstrates the vast benefit of our unique methodology. We anticipate that the developed azirine moiety with rapid functional group transformation will find broad application in diverse chemical biology research fields.
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- Weifeng Lin
- Department of Chemistry-, BMC, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 576, SE-75123, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry-, BMC, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 576, SE-75123, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Norwegian PSC Research Center at Department of Transplantation Medicine, Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry-, BMC, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 576, SE-75123, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Norwegian PSC Research Center at Department of Transplantation Medicine, Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry-, BMC, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 576, SE-75123, Uppsala, Sweden
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Lu Q, He Y, Chang J, Yu W. Synthesis of 2,2-difunctionalized 2 H-azirines via I 2-mediated annulation of enamines. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:2292-2299. [PMID: 38407371 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00156g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Various 2,2-difunctionalized 2H-azirines were synthesized via I2-mediated annulation reactions of readily accessible enamines in the presence of nitrogen or non-nitrogen nucleophiles. The features of the present synthesis process also include no use of transition metals, simple operation, mild reaction conditions, a broad substrate scope, and gram-scale synthesis.
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- Qing Lu
- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Xuan W, Ma JA. Pinpointing Acidic Residues in Proteins. ChemMedChem 2024; 19:e202300623. [PMID: 38303683 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300623] [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: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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It is of great importance to pinpoint specific residues or sites of a protein in biological contexts to enable desired mechanism of action for small molecules or to precisely control protein function. In this regard, acidic residues including aspartic acid (Asp) and glutamic acid (Glu) hold great potential due to their great prevalence and unique function. To unlock the largely untapped potential, great efforts have been made recently by synthetic chemists, chemical biologists and pharmacologists. Herein, we would like to highlight the remarkable progress and particularly introduce the electrophiles that exhibit reactivity to carboxylic acids, the light-induced reactivities to carboxylic acids and the genetically encoded noncanonical amino acids that allow protein manipulations at acidic residues. We also comment on certain unresolved challenges, hoping to draw more attention to this rapidly developing area.
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- Weimin Xuan
- Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Function and Application of Biological Macromolecular Structures, School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Duan K, Fan Y, Li S, Huang L, Tu Z, Sun H, Cook GM, Yang J, Sun P, Tan Y, Ding K, Li Z. Catalyst-free late-stage functionalization to assemble α-acyloxyenamide electrophiles for selectively profiling conserved lysine residues. Commun Chem 2024; 7:31. [PMID: 38355988 PMCID: PMC10866925 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01107-4] [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: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Covalent probes coupled with chemical proteomics represent a powerful method for investigating small molecule and protein interactions. However, the creation of a reactive warhead within various ligands to form covalent probes has been a major obstacle. Herein, we report a convenient and robust process to assemble a unique electrophile, an α-acyloxyenamide, through a one-step late-stage coupling reaction. This procedure demonstrates remarkable tolerance towards other functional groups and facilitates ligand-directed labeling in proteins of interest. The reactive group has been successfully incorporated into a clinical drug targeting the EGFR L858R mutant, erlotinib, and a pan-kinase inhibitor. The resulting probes have been shown to be able to covalently engage a lysine residue proximal to the ATP-binding pocket of the EGFR L858R mutant. A series of active sites, and Mg2+, ATP-binding sites of kinases, such as K33 of CDK1, CDK2, CDK5 were detected. This is the first report of engaging these conserved catalytic lysine residues in kinases with covalent inhibition. Further application of this methodology to natural products has demonstrated its success in profiling ligandable conserved lysine residues in whole proteome. These findings offer insights for the development of new targeted covalent inhibitors (TCIs).
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- Yuanyuan Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Postdoctoral Station of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry and COSDAF (Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films), City University of Hong Kong, 83 TatChee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand
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- Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou International Bio Island, Guangzhou, 510005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
- MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Pang Z, Cravatt BF, Ye L. Deciphering Drug Targets and Actions with Single-Cell and Spatial Resolution. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2024; 64:507-526. [PMID: 37722721 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-033123-123610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Recent advances in chemical, molecular, and genetic approaches have provided us with an unprecedented capacity to identify drug-target interactions across the whole proteome and genome. Meanwhile, rapid developments of single-cell and spatial omics technologies are revolutionizing our understanding of the molecular architecture of biological systems. However, a significant gap remains in how we align our understanding of drug actions, traditionally based on molecular affinities, with the in vivo cellular and spatial tissue heterogeneity revealed by these newer techniques. Here, we review state-of-the-art methods for profiling drug-target interactions and emerging multiomics tools to delineate the tissue heterogeneity at single-cell resolution. Highlighting the recent technical advances enabling high-resolution, multiplexable in situ small-molecule drug imaging (clearing-assisted tissue click chemistry, or CATCH), we foresee the integration of single-cell and spatial omics platforms, data, and concepts into the future framework of defining and understanding in vivo drug-target interactions and mechanisms of actions.
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- Zhengyuan Pang
- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA;
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA;
- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
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Chauhan P, V R, Kumar M, Molla R, Mishra SD, Basa S, Rai V. Chemical technology principles for selective bioconjugation of proteins and antibodies. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:380-449. [PMID: 38095227 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00715d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Proteins are multifunctional large organic compounds that constitute an essential component of a living system. Hence, control over their bioconjugation impacts science at the chemistry-biology-medicine interface. A chemical toolbox for their precision engineering can boost healthcare and open a gateway for directed or precision therapeutics. Such a chemical toolbox remained elusive for a long time due to the complexity presented by the large pool of functional groups. The precise single-site modification of a protein requires a method to address a combination of selectivity attributes. This review focuses on guiding principles that can segregate them to simplify the task for a chemical method. Such a disintegration systematically employs a multi-step chemical transformation to deconvolute the selectivity challenges. It constitutes a disintegrate (DIN) theory that offers additional control parameters for tuning precision in protein bioconjugation. This review outlines the selectivity hurdles faced by chemical methods. It elaborates on the developments in the perspective of DIN theory to demonstrate simultaneous regulation of reactivity, chemoselectivity, site-selectivity, modularity, residue specificity, and protein specificity. It discusses the progress of such methods to construct protein and antibody conjugates for biologics, including antibody-fluorophore and antibody-drug conjugates (AFCs and ADCs). It also briefs how this knowledge can assist in developing small molecule-based covalent inhibitors. In the process, it highlights an opportunity for hypothesis-driven routes to accelerate discoveries of selective methods and establish new targetome in the precision engineering of proteins and antibodies.
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- Preeti Chauhan
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, 462 066, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, 462 066, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, 462 066, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, 462 066, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, 462 066, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, 462 066, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, 462 066, India.
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Zhu B, Zeng X. 3-Fluoro-2 H-azirine: Generation, Characterization, and Photochemistry. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:10591-10599. [PMID: 38063135 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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The elusive 3-fluoro-2H-azirine, cyclic NCH2CF, has been generated through the stepwise decomposition of the acryloyl azide CH2CFC(O)N3 in an N2-matrix at 10 K. The characterization of cyclic NCH2CF with matrix-isolation IR spectroscopy is supported by 15N isotope labeling and the calculations with density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/6-311++G(3df,3pd) level of theory. Upon irradiation at 193 nm, cyclic NCH2CF undergoes ring opening by forming the more stable nitrile isomer CH2FCN. In contrast to the photodecomposition reactions, the high-vacuum flash pyrolysis of CH2CFC(O)N3 in the gas phase at 500 °C yields the Curtius rearrangement product CH2CFNCO along with secondary fragmentation to the atmospherically relevant fluorocarbonyl radical (FCO) and cyanomethyl radical (CH2CN). Calculations on the potential energy profile for the decomposition reactions of CH2CFC(O)N3 demonstrate that the excessive energy, arising from the highly exothermic Curtius rearrangement of the azide, plays a key role in driving further dissociation reactions of CH2CFNCO by overcoming the formidable barriers (>50 kcal mol-1) under the pyrolysis conditions.
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- Bifeng Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Mehta NV, Degani MS. The expanding repertoire of covalent warheads for drug discovery. Drug Discov Today 2023; 28:103799. [PMID: 37839776 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2023.103799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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The reactive functionalities of drugs that engage in covalent interactions with the enzyme/receptor residue in either a reversible or an irreversible manner are called 'warheads'. Covalent warheads that were previously neglected because of safety concerns have recently gained center stage as a result of their various advantages over noncovalent drugs, including increased selectivity, increased residence time, and higher potency. With the approval of several covalent inhibitors over the past decade, research in this area has accelerated. Various strategies are being continuously developed to tune the characteristics of warheads to improve their potency and mitigate toxicity. Here, we review research progress in warhead discovery over the past 5 years to provide valuable insights for future drug discovery.
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- Namrashee V Mehta
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, Maharashtra, India.
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Yang H, Yao L, Wang Y, Chen G, Chen H. Advancing cell surface modification in mammalian cells with synthetic molecules. Chem Sci 2023; 14:13325-13345. [PMID: 38033886 PMCID: PMC10685406 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04597h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Biological cells, being the fundamental entities of life, are widely acknowledged as intricate living machines. The manipulation of cell surfaces has emerged as a progressively significant domain of investigation and advancement in recent times. Particularly, the alteration of cell surfaces using meticulously crafted and thoroughly characterized synthesized molecules has proven to be an efficacious means of introducing innovative functionalities or manipulating cells. Within this realm, a diverse array of elegant and robust strategies have been recently devised, including the bioorthogonal strategy, which enables selective modification. This review offers a comprehensive survey of recent advancements in the modification of mammalian cell surfaces through the use of synthetic molecules. It explores a range of strategies, encompassing chemical covalent modifications, physical alterations, and bioorthogonal approaches. The review concludes by addressing the present challenges and potential future opportunities in this rapidly expanding field.
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- He Yang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
- Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research, Soochow University Suzhou 215006 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
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Csorba N, Ábrányi-Balogh P, Keserű GM. Covalent fragment approaches targeting non-cysteine residues. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2023; 44:802-816. [PMID: 37770315 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2023.08.014] [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: 06/10/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Covalent fragment approaches combine advantages of covalent binders and fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) for target identification and validation. Although early applications focused mostly on cysteine labeling, the chemistries of available warheads that target other orthosteric and allosteric protein nucleophiles has recently been extended. The range of different warheads and labeling chemistries provide unique opportunities for screening and optimizing warheads necessary for targeting non-cysteine residues. In this review, we discuss these recently developed amino-acid-specific and promiscuous warheads, as well as emerging labeling chemistries, which includes novel transition metal catalyzed, photoactive, electroactive, and noncatalytic methodologies. We also highlight recent applications of covalent fragments for the development of molecular glues and proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs), and their utility in chemical proteomics-based target identification and validation.
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- Noémi Csorba
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary; National Laboratory for Drug Research and Development, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary; National Laboratory for Drug Research and Development, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary; National Laboratory for Drug Research and Development, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok krt. 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary; Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Szent Gellért tér 4, 1111 Budapest, Hungary.
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Xiao W, Chen Y, Zhang J, Guo Z, Hu Y, Yang F, Wang C. A Simplified and Ultrafast Pipeline for Site-Specific Quantitative Chemical Proteomics. J Proteome Res 2023; 22:3360-3367. [PMID: 37676756 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Activity-based proteome profiling (ABPP) is a powerful chemoproteomic technology for global profiling of protein activity and modifications. The tandem orthogonal proteolysis-ABPP (TOP-ABPP) strategy utilizes a clickable enrichment tag with cleavable linkers to enable direct identification of probe-labeled residue sites within the target proteins. However, such a site-specific chemoproteomic workflow requires a long operation time and complex sample preparation procedures, limiting its wide applications. In the current study, we developed a simplified and ultrafast peptide enrichment and release TOP-ABPP ("superTOP-ABPP") pipeline for site-specific quantitative chemoproteomic analysis with special agarose resins that are functionalized with azide groups and acid-cleavable linkers. The azide groups allow enrichment of peptides that are labeled by the alkynyl probe through a one-step click reaction, which can be conveniently released by acid cleavage for subsequent LC-MS/MS analysis. In comparison with the traditional TOP-ABPP method, superTOP-ABPP cuts down the averaged sample preparation time from 25 to 9 h, and significantly improves the sensitivity and coverage of site-specific cysteinome profiling. The method can also be seamlessly integrated with reductive dimethylation to enable quantitative chemoproteomic analysis with a high accuracy. The simplified and ultrafast superTOP-ABPP will become a valuable tool for site-specific quantitative chemoproteomic studies.
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- Weidi Xiao
- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Yu Z, He X, Wang R, Xu X, Zhang Z, Ding K, Zhang ZM, Tan Y, Li Z. Simultaneous Covalent Modification of K-Ras(G12D) and K-Ras(G12C) with Tunable Oxirane Electrophiles. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20403-20411. [PMID: 37534597 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Owing to their remarkable pharmaceutical properties compared to those of noncovalent inhibitors, the development of targeted covalent inhibitors (TCIs) has emerged as a powerful method for cancer treatment. The K-Ras mutant, which is prevalent in multiple cancers, has been confirmed to be a crucial drug target in the treatment of various malignancies. However, although the K-Ras(G12D) mutation is present in up to 33% of K-Ras mutations, no covalent inhibitors targeting K-Ras(G12D) have been developed to date. The relatively weak nucleophilicity of the acquired aspartic acid (12D) residue in K-Ras may be the reason for this. Herein, we present the first compound capable of covalently engaging both K-Ras(G12D) and K-Ras(G12C) mutants. Proteome profiling revealed that this compound effectively conjugates with G12C and G12D residues, modulating the protein functions in situ. These findings offer a unique pathway for the development of novel dual covalent inhibitors.
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- Zhongtang Yu
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Pan S, Ding A, Li Y, Sun Y, Zhan Y, Ye Z, Song N, Peng B, Li L, Huang W, Shao H. Small-molecule probes from bench to bedside: advancing molecular analysis of drug-target interactions toward precision medicine. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:5706-5743. [PMID: 37525607 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00056g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Over the past decade, remarkable advances have been witnessed in the development of small-molecule probes. These molecular tools have been widely applied for interrogating proteins, pathways and drug-target interactions in preclinical research. While novel structures and designs are commonly explored in probe development, the clinical translation of small-molecule probes remains limited, primarily due to safety and regulatory considerations. Recent synergistic developments - interfacing novel chemical probes with complementary analytical technologies - have introduced and expedited diverse biomedical opportunities to molecularly characterize targeted drug interactions directly in the human body or through accessible clinical specimens (e.g., blood and ascites fluid). These integrated developments thus offer unprecedented opportunities for drug development, disease diagnostics and treatment monitoring. In this review, we discuss recent advances in the structure and design of small-molecule probes with novel functionalities and the integrated development with imaging, proteomics and other emerging technologies. We further highlight recent applications of integrated small-molecule technologies for the molecular analysis of drug-target interactions, including translational applications and emerging opportunities for whole-body imaging, tissue-based measurement and blood-based analysis.
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- Sijun Pan
- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, China
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Institute for Health Innovation & Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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Mahía A, Kiib AE, Nisavic M, Svenningsen EB, Palmfeldt J, Poulsen TB. α-Lactam Electrophiles for Covalent Chemical Biology. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202304142. [PMID: 37114559 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202304142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Electrophilic groups are one of the key pillars of contemporary chemical biology and medicinal chemistry. For instance, 3-membered N-heterocyclic compounds-such as aziridines, azirines, and oxaziridines-possess unique electronic and structural properties which underlie their potential and applicability as covalent tools. The α-lactams are also members of this group of compounds, however, their utility within the field remains unexplored. Here, we demonstrate an α-lactam reagent (AM2) that is tolerant to aqueous buffers while being reactive towards biologically relevant nucleophiles. Interestingly, carboxylesterases 1 and 2 (CES1/2), both serine hydrolases with key roles in endo- and xenobiotic metabolism, were found as primary covalent targets for AM2 in HepG2 liver cancer cells. All in all, this study constitutes the starting point for the further development and exploration of α-lactam-based electrophilic probes in covalent chemical biology.
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- Alejandro Mahía
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine-Research Unit for Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine-Research Unit for Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Li J, Zhou J, Xu H, Tian K, Zhu H, Chen Y, Huang Y, Wang G, Gong Z, Qin H, Ye M. ACR-Based Probe for the Quantitative Profiling of Histidine Reactivity in the Human Proteome. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:5252-5260. [PMID: 36848482 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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The quantitative profiling of residue reactivity in proteins promotes the discovery of covalent druggable targets for precise therapy. Histidine (His) residues, accounting for more than 20% of the active sites in enzymes, have not been systematically characterized for their reactivity, due to lack of labeling probes. Herein, we report a chemical proteomics platform for the site-specific quantitative analysis of His reactivity by combination of acrolein (ACR) labeling and reversible hydrazine chemistry enrichment. Based on this platform, in-depth characterization of His residues was conducted for the human proteome, in which the rich content of His residues (>8200) was quantified, including 317 His hyper-reactive residues. Intriguingly, it was observed that the hyper-reactive residues were less likely to be the sites for phosphorylation, and the possible mechanism of this antagonistic effect still needs to be evaluated in further research. Based on the first comprehensive map of His residue reactivity, many more residues could be adopted as the bindable sites to disrupt the activities of a diverse number of proteins; meanwhile, ACR derivatives could also be used as a novel reactive warhead in the development of covalent inhibitors.
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- Jiaying Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,College of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance at Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,College of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Forrest I, Parker CG. Proteome-Wide Fragment-Based Ligand and Target Discovery. Isr J Chem 2023; 63:e202200098. [PMID: 38213795 PMCID: PMC10783656 DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202200098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Chemical probes are invaluable tools to investigate biological processes and can serve as lead molecules for the development of new therapies. However, despite their utility, only a fraction of human proteins have selective chemical probes, and more generally, our knowledge of the "chemically-tractable" proteome is limited, leaving many potential therapeutic targets unexploited. To help address these challenges, powerful chemical proteomic approaches have recently been developed to globally survey the ability of proteins to bind small molecules (i. e., ligandability) directly in native systems. In this review, we discuss the utility of such approaches, with a focus on the integration of chemoproteomic methods with fragment-based ligand discovery (FBLD), to facilitate the broad mapping of the ligandable proteome while also providing starting points for progression into lead chemical probes.
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- Ines Forrest
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Lv S, Xu F, Fan Y, Ding K, Li Z. Cyclopropenone, Cyclopropeniminium Ion, and Cyclopropenethione as Novel Electrophilic Warheads for Potential Target Discovery of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. J Med Chem 2023; 66:2851-2864. [PMID: 36762554 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Because very few targets are currently available for drug development, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been defined as one of the most difficult diseases for chemotherapy. Herein, we describe a suite of novel electrophilic warheads, which we have used in chemical proteomics studies in a search for potential targets for TNBC. Binding site analysis revealed that these warheads can modify not only highly nucleophilic residues, including cysteine and lysine, but also weakly nucleophilic residues. Cys12 of Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRASG12C) was successfully labeled by cyclopropenone and the cyclopropeniminium ions. Moderate inhibitory activity against TNBC cells was achieved with these novel electrophile-based probes. Activity-based protein profiling reveals that these electrophiles can covalently label a series of essential protein targets, including ALDH2, LRPPRC, and FABP5 from MDA-MB-231 cells. Further functional validation experiments demonstrated that FABP5 might be a potential target for TNBC.
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- Shumin Lv
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Brulet JW, Ciancone AM, Yuan K, Hsu K. Advances in Activity‐Based Protein Profiling of Functional Tyrosines in Proteomes. Isr J Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202300001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- Jeffrey W. Brulet
- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia 22904 United States (K.-L.H
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia 22904 United States (K.-L.H
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia 22904 United States (K.-L.H
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- Department of Chemistry University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia 22904 United States (K.-L.H
- Department of Pharmacology University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville Virginia 22908 United States
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia 22908 United States
- University of Virginia Cancer Center University of Virginia Charlottesville VA 22903 USA
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Wang Y, Li Z, Mo F, Chen-Mayfield TJ, Saini A, LaMere AM, Hu Q. Chemically engineering cells for precision medicine. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1068-1102. [PMID: 36633324 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00142j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cell-based therapy holds great potential to address unmet medical needs and revolutionize the healthcare industry, as demonstrated by several therapeutics such as CAR-T cell therapy and stem cell transplantation that have achieved great success clinically. Nevertheless, natural cells are often restricted by their unsatisfactory in vivo trafficking and lack of therapeutic payloads. Chemical engineering offers a cost-effective, easy-to-implement engineering tool that allows for strengthening the inherent favorable features of cells and confers them new functionalities. Moreover, in accordance with the trend of precision medicine, leveraging chemical engineering tools to tailor cells to accommodate patients individual needs has become important for the development of cell-based treatment modalities. This review presents a comprehensive summary of the currently available chemically engineered tools, introduces their application in advanced diagnosis and precision therapy, and discusses the current challenges and future opportunities.
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- Yixin Wang
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA. .,Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.,Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA. .,Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.,Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA. .,Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.,Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Xiao W, Chen Y, Wang C. Quantitative Chemoproteomic Methods for Reactive Cysteinome Profiling. Isr J Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202200100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Weidi Xiao
- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University 100871 Peking China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University 100871 Peking China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University 100871 Peking China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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Fischer NH, Oliveira MT, Diness F. Chemical modification of proteins - challenges and trends at the start of the 2020s. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:719-748. [PMID: 36519403 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01237e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ribosomally expressed proteins perform multiple, versatile, and specialized tasks throughout Nature. In modern times, chemically modified proteins, including improved hormones, enzymes, and antibody-drug-conjugates have become available and have found advanced industrial and pharmaceutical applications. Chemical modification of proteins is used to introduce new functionalities, improve stability or drugability. Undertaking chemical reactions with proteins without compromising their native function is still a core challenge as proteins are large conformation dependent multifunctional molecules. Methods for functionalization ideally should be chemo-selective, site-selective, and undertaken under biocompatible conditions in aqueous buffer to prevent denaturation of the protein. Here the present challenges in the field are discussed and methods for modification of the 20 encoded amino acids as well as the N-/C-termini and protein backbone are presented. For each amino acid, common and traditional modification methods are presented first, followed by more recent ones.
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- Niklas Henrik Fischer
- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Scott KA, Zhang TL, Xi SY, Ngo B, Vinogradova EV. Protein State‐Dependent Chemical Biology. Isr J Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202200101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Kevin A. Scott
- Department of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave New York NY 10065 USA
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- Department of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave New York NY 10065 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Columbia University 3000 Broadway New York NY 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave New York NY 10065 USA
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York NY 10065 USA
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- Department of Chemical Immunology and Proteomics Rockefeller University 1230 York Ave New York NY 10065 USA
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Liu Y, Liu J, Zhang X, Guo C, Xing X, Zhang ZM, Ding K, Li Z. Oxidant-Induced Bioconjugation for Protein Labeling in Live Cells. ACS Chem Biol 2023; 18:112-122. [PMID: 36543757 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chemical proteomics is a powerful technology that can be used in the studies of the functions of uncharacterized proteins in the human proteome. It relies on a suitable bioconjugation strategy for protein labeling. This could be either a UV-responsive photo-crosslinker or an electrophilic warhead embedded in chemical probes that can form covalent bonds with target proteins. Here, we report a new protein-labeling strategy in which a nitrile oxide, a highly reactive intermediate that reacts with proteins, can be efficiently generated by the treatment of oximes with a water-soluble and a minimally toxic oxidant, phenyliodine bis (trifluoroacetate) (PIFA). The resulting intermediate can rapidly bioconjugate with amino acid residues of target proteins, thus enabling target identification of oxime-containing bioactive molecules. Excellent chemoselectivity of cysteine residues by the nitrile oxide was observed, and over 4000 reactive and/or accessible cysteines, including KRAS G12C, have been successfully characterized by quantitative chemical proteomics. Some of these residues could not be detected by conventional cysteine reagents, thus demonstrating the complementary utility of this method.
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- Yue Liu
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development (MOE), MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Thomas RP, Grant EK, Dickinson ER, Zappacosta F, Edwards LJ, Hann MM, House D, Tomkinson NCO, Bush JT. Reactive fragments targeting carboxylate residues employing direct to biology, high-throughput chemistry. RSC Med Chem 2023; 14:671-679. [PMID: 37122547 PMCID: PMC10131605 DOI: 10.1039/d2md00453d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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We present a carboxylate-targeting reactive fragment screening platform using 2-aryl-5-carboxytetrazole (ACT) as the photoreactive functionality. This work will provide a simple accessible method to rapidly discover tool molecules to interrogate important biological targets.
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- Ross P. Thomas
- GlaxoSmithKline, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2NY, UK
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Liu Y, He Z, Ma W, Bao G, Li Y, Yu C, Li J, E R, Xu Z, Wang R, Sun W. Copper(I)-Catalyzed Late-Stage Introduction of Oxime Ethers into Peptides at the Carboxylic Acid Site. Org Lett 2022; 24:9248-9253. [PMID: 36508502 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We have developed a method of introducing biological oxime ether fragments into peptides by CuI-catalyzed late-stage modification and functionalization of peptides, utilizing their acid moiety and varied 2H-azirines. As a result of its mild conditions, high atom economy, moderate yield, and excellent functional-group tolerance, the method can provide access to late-stage peptide modification and functionalization at their acid sites both in the homogeneous phase and on resins in SPPS, providing a new tool kit for peptide functionalization, diversification, and fluorescent labeling.
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- Yuyang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Xian Nong Tan Street, Beijing 100050, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Research Unit of Peptide Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2019RU066, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, P. R. China
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Gonzalez-Valero A, Reeves AG, Page ACS, Moon PJ, Miller E, Coulonval K, Crossley SWM, Xie X, He D, Musacchio PZ, Christian AH, McKenna JM, Lewis RA, Fang E, Dovala D, Lu Y, McGregor LM, Schirle M, Tallarico JA, Roger PP, Toste FD, Chang CJ. An Activity-Based Oxaziridine Platform for Identifying and Developing Covalent Ligands for Functional Allosteric Methionine Sites: Redox-Dependent Inhibition of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:22890-22901. [PMID: 36484997 PMCID: PMC10124963 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c04039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) is a versatile strategy for identifying and characterizing functional protein sites and compounds for therapeutic development. However, the vast majority of ABPP methods for covalent drug discovery target highly nucleophilic amino acids such as cysteine or lysine. Here, we report a methionine-directed ABPP platform using Redox-Activated Chemical Tagging (ReACT), which leverages a biomimetic oxidative ligation strategy for selective methionine modification. Application of ReACT to oncoprotein cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) as a representative high-value drug target identified three new ligandable methionine sites. We then synthesized a methionine-targeting covalent ligand library bearing a diverse array of heterocyclic, heteroatom, and stereochemically rich substituents. ABPP screening of this focused library identified 1oxF11 as a covalent modifier of CDK4 at an allosteric M169 site. This compound inhibited kinase activity in a dose-dependent manner on purified protein and in breast cancer cells. Further investigation of 1oxF11 found prominent cation-π and H-bonding interactions stabilizing the binding of this fragment at the M169 site. Quantitative mass-spectrometry studies validated 1oxF11 ligation of CDK4 in breast cancer cell lysates. Further biochemical analyses revealed cross-talk between M169 oxidation and T172 phosphorylation, where M169 oxidation prevented phosphorylation of the activating T172 site on CDK4 and blocked cell cycle progression. By identifying a new mechanism for allosteric methionine redox regulation on CDK4 and developing a unique modality for its therapeutic intervention, this work showcases a generalizable platform that provides a starting point for engaging in broader chemoproteomics and protein ligand discovery efforts to find and target previously undruggable methionine sites.
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- Angel Gonzalez-Valero
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Faculté de Médecine, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Erasme, Brussels 1070, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Faculté de Médecine, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Erasme, Brussels 1070, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Anderson AJ, Seebald LM, Arbour CA, Imperiali B. Probing Monotopic Phosphoglycosyl Transferases from Complex Cellular Milieu. ACS Chem Biol 2022; 17:3191-3197. [PMID: 36346917 PMCID: PMC9703085 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Monotopic phosphoglycosyl transferase enzymes (monoPGTs) initiate the assembly of prokaryotic glycoconjugates essential for bacterial survival and proliferation. MonoPGTs belong to an expansive superfamily with a diverse and richly annotated sequence space; however, the biochemical roles of most monoPGTs in glycoconjugate biosynthesis pathways remain elusive. To better understand these critical enzymes, we have implemented activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) probes as protein-centric, membrane protein compatible tools that lay the groundwork for understanding the activity and regulation of the monoPGT superfamily from a cellular proteome. With straightforward gel-based readouts, we demonstrate robust, covalent labeling at the active site of various representative monoPGTs from cell membrane fractions using 3-phenyl-2H-azirine probes.
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- Alyssa J. Anderson
- Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biology and Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Benns HJ, Storch M, Falco JA, Fisher FR, Tamaki F, Alves E, Wincott CJ, Milne R, Wiedemar N, Craven G, Baragaña B, Wyllie S, Baum J, Baldwin GS, Weerapana E, Tate EW, Child MA. CRISPR-based oligo recombineering prioritizes apicomplexan cysteines for drug discovery. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:1891-1905. [PMID: 36266336 PMCID: PMC9613468 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-022-01249-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nucleophilic amino acids are important in covalent drug development yet underutilized as anti-microbial targets. Chemoproteomic technologies have been developed to mine chemically accessible residues via their intrinsic reactivity towards electrophilic probes but cannot discern which chemically reactive sites contribute to protein function and should therefore be prioritized for drug discovery. To address this, we have developed a CRISPR-based oligo recombineering (CORe) platform to support the rapid identification, functional prioritization and rational targeting of chemically reactive sites in haploid systems. Our approach couples protein sequence and function with biological fitness of live cells. Here we profile the electrophile sensitivity of proteinogenic cysteines in the eukaryotic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii and prioritize functional sites using CORe. Electrophile-sensitive cysteines decorating the ribosome were found to be critical for parasite growth, with target-based screening identifying a parasite-selective anti-malarial lead molecule and validating the apicomplexan translation machinery as a target for ongoing covalent ligand development.
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- H J Benns
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- London Biofoundry, Imperial College Translation & Innovation Hub, London, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
- School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Kjærsgaard NL, Nielsen TB, Gothelf KV. Chemical Conjugation to Less Targeted Proteinogenic Amino Acids. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200245. [PMID: 35781760 PMCID: PMC9796363 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Protein bioconjugates are in high demand for applications in biomedicine, diagnostics, chemical biology and bionanotechnology. Proteins are large and sensitive molecules containing multiple different functional groups and in particular nucleophilic groups. In bioconjugation reactions it can therefore be challenging to obtain a homogeneous product in high yield. Numerous strategies for protein conjugation have been developed, of which a vast majority target lysine, cysteine and to a lesser extend tyrosine. Likewise, several methods that involve recombinantly engineered protein tags have been reported. In recent years a number of methods have emerged for chemical bioconjugation to other amino acids and in this review, we present the progress in this area.
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- Nanna L. Kjærsgaard
- Center for Multifunctional Biomolecular Drug Design Interdisciplinary Nanoscience CenterAarhus UniversityGustav Wieds Vej 148000Aarhus CDenmark
- Department of ChemistryAarhus UniversityLangelandsgade 1408000Aarhus CDenmark
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- Center for Multifunctional Biomolecular Drug Design Interdisciplinary Nanoscience CenterAarhus UniversityGustav Wieds Vej 148000Aarhus CDenmark
- Department of ChemistryAarhus UniversityLangelandsgade 1408000Aarhus CDenmark
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Xu F, Zhang X, Chen Z, He S, Guo J, Yu L, Wang Y, Hou C, Ai-Furas H, Zheng Z, Smaill JB, Patterson AV, Zhang ZM, Chen L, Ren X, Ding K. Discovery of Isoform-Selective Akt3 Degraders Overcoming Osimertinib-Induced Resistance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells. J Med Chem 2022; 65:14032-14048. [PMID: 36173763 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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EGFR inhibitor therapies have brought significant benefit to NSCLC patients. However, all patients gradually progress to acquired resistance via diverse mechanisms. Akt3 overexpression but not Akt1/2 is one of the found molecular events that mediate osimertinib (1) resistance in NSCLC patients. Here, we report 12l as the first bona fide isoform-selective Akt3 degrader which potently induced proteasomal degradation of the target both in vitro and in vivo, whereas its effects on Akt1/2 were minimal. Using 12l as a tool, non-canonical function of Akt3 was validated to contribute greatly to survival of 1-resistant H1975OR NSCLC cells. Degrader 12l potently suppressed the growth of H1975OR as well as several NSCLC cell lines with low nanomolar IC50 values and demonstrated promising in vivo antitumor efficacy in nude mice bearing H1975OR or PC9 NSCLC xenograft models. Selective degradation of Akt3 may be considered as a novel strategy for human cancer therapy.
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- Fang Xu
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.,The First Affiliated Hospital (Huaqiao Hospital), Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.,The First Affiliated Hospital (Huaqiao Hospital), Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology and Key Laboratory of Functional Protein Research of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Institute of Life and Health Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology and Key Laboratory of Functional Protein Research of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Institute of Life and Health Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology and Key Laboratory of Functional Protein Research of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Institute of Life and Health Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 210530, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development, Ministry of Education (MOE) of PR China, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.,The First Affiliated Hospital (Huaqiao Hospital), Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 210530, China
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Sun H, Xi M, Jin Q, Zhu Z, Zhang Y, Jia G, Zhu G, Sun M, Zhang H, Ren X, Zhang Y, Xu Z, Huang H, Shen J, Li B, Ge G, Chen K, Zhu W. Chemo- and Site-Selective Lysine Modification of Peptides and Proteins under Native Conditions Using the Water-Soluble Zolinium. J Med Chem 2022; 65:11840-11853. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Haiguo Sun
- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, No. 38 Xue Yuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research; Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology; Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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Li S, Zhang P, Xu F, Hu S, Liu J, Tan Y, Tu Z, Sun H, Zhang ZM, He QY, Sun P, Ding K, Li Z. Ynamide Electrophile for the Profiling of Ligandable Carboxyl Residues in Live Cells and the Development of New Covalent Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2022; 65:10408-10418. [PMID: 35880853 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Covalent inhibitors with an electrophilic warhead have received considerable attention due to their remarkable pharmacological properties. However, the electrophilic warhead in covalent drugs is often an α, β-unsaturated amide, and the targets are mainly cysteine or lysine residues. Thus, the development of novel electrophiles that can target other amino acids is highly desirable. Ynamide, a useful and versatile building block, is commonly employed in the construction of various compounds in organic synthesis. The performance of this functional group in a proteome-wide environment has been studied here for the first time, and it has been shown that it can efficiently modify carboxyl residues in situ and in vitro. Upon incorporation of this ynamide warhead into the pharmacophores of kinase inhibitors, the resulting compound showed moderate inhibition against the EGFR L858R mutant but not against EGFR WT. This novel electrophilic group can be used in the development of new types of covalent inhibitors.
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- Shengrong Li
- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- Institute of Life and Health Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- Institute of Life and Health Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China.,MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632
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- School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou, China 510632.,MOE Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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de Almeida LGN, Thode H, Eslambolchi Y, Chopra S, Young D, Gill S, Devel L, Dufour A. Matrix Metalloproteinases: From Molecular Mechanisms to Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Pharmacology. Pharmacol Rev 2022; 74:712-768. [PMID: 35738680 DOI: 10.1124/pharmrev.121.000349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The first matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) was discovered in 1962 from the tail of a tadpole by its ability to degrade collagen. As their name suggests, matrix metalloproteinases are proteases capable of remodeling the extracellular matrix. More recently, MMPs have been demonstrated to play numerous additional biologic roles in cell signaling, immune regulation, and transcriptional control, all of which are unrelated to the degradation of the extracellular matrix. In this review, we will present milestones and major discoveries of MMP research, including various clinical trials for the use of MMP inhibitors. We will discuss the reasons behind the failures of most MMP inhibitors for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. There are still misconceptions about the pathophysiological roles of MMPs and the best strategies to inhibit their detrimental functions. This review aims to discuss MMPs in preclinical models and human pathologies. We will discuss new biochemical tools to track their proteolytic activity in vivo and ex vivo, in addition to future pharmacological alternatives to inhibit their detrimental functions in diseases. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in most inflammatory, autoimmune, cancers, and pathogen-mediated diseases. Initially overlooked, MMP contributions can be both beneficial and detrimental in disease progression and resolution. Thousands of MMP substrates have been suggested, and a few hundred have been validated. After more than 60 years of MMP research, there remain intriguing enigmas to solve regarding their biological functions in diseases.
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- Luiz G N de Almeida
- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (L.G.N.d.A., Y.E., S.C., D.Y., A.D.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (S.G., H.T.); and Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Medicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (L.D.)
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (L.G.N.d.A., Y.E., S.C., D.Y., A.D.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (S.G., H.T.); and Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Medicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (L.D.)
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (L.G.N.d.A., Y.E., S.C., D.Y., A.D.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (S.G., H.T.); and Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Medicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (L.D.)
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (L.G.N.d.A., Y.E., S.C., D.Y., A.D.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (S.G., H.T.); and Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Medicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (L.D.)
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (L.G.N.d.A., Y.E., S.C., D.Y., A.D.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (S.G., H.T.); and Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Medicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (L.D.)
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (L.G.N.d.A., Y.E., S.C., D.Y., A.D.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (S.G., H.T.); and Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Medicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (L.D.)
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (L.G.N.d.A., Y.E., S.C., D.Y., A.D.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (S.G., H.T.); and Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Medicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (L.D.)
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (L.G.N.d.A., Y.E., S.C., D.Y., A.D.); Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada (S.G., H.T.); and Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Medicaments et Technologies pour la Santé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (L.D.)
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Jiang H, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Feng H, Jiang H, Pu F, Yu R, Zhong Z, Wang C, Fung YME, Blasco P, Li Y, Jiang T, Li X. Triazine-pyridine chemistry for protein labelling on tyrosine. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7066-7069. [PMID: 35648412 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01528e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Herein, we discover the new reactivity of the 1,3,5-triazine moiety reacting with a phenol group and report the development of biocompatible and catalyst-free triazine-pyridine chemistry (TPC) for tyrosine labelling under physiological conditions and profiling in the whole proteome. TPC exhibited high tyrosine chemoselectivity in biological systems after cysteine blocking, displayed potential in tyrosine-guided protein labelling, and had bio-compatibility in live cells.
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- Hongfei Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Chinese Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Chinese Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Chinese Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Chinese Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Chinese Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs Chinese Ministry of Education, Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Oba T, Takahashi H, Roppongi M, Miyata K. 1,4,2-Diazaborole-type heterocycle from 2H-azirine-2-carboxylate and [(alkylamino)methyl]trifluoroborate. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.153953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gao H, Guo L, Shi C, Zhu Y, Yang C, Xia W. Transition Metal‐Free Radical α‐Oxy C−H Cyclobutylation via Photoinduced Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Adv Synth Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202200281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Han Gao
- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Science Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Science Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Science Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Science Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Science Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Science Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 People's Republic of China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Normal University Xinxiang Henan 453007 People's Republic of China
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Luo P, Zhang Q, Zhong TY, Chen JY, Zhang JZ, Tian Y, Zheng LH, Yang F, Dai LY, Zou C, Li ZJ, Liu JH, Wang JG. Celastrol mitigates inflammation in sepsis by inhibiting the PKM2-dependent Warburg effect. Mil Med Res 2022; 9:22. [PMID: 35596191 PMCID: PMC9121578 DOI: 10.1186/s40779-022-00381-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis involves life-threatening organ dysfunction and is caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. No specific therapies against sepsis have been reported. Celastrol (Cel) is a natural anti-inflammatory compound that shows potential against systemic inflammatory diseases. This study aimed to investigate the pharmacological activity and molecular mechanism of Cel in models of endotoxemia and sepsis. METHODS We evaluated the anti-inflammatory efficacy of Cel against endotoxemia and sepsis in mice and macrophage cultures treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We screened for potential protein targets of Cel using activity-based protein profiling (ABPP). Potential targets were validated using biophysical methods such as cellular thermal shift assays (CETSA) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Residues involved in Cel binding to target proteins were identified through point mutagenesis, and the functional effects of such binding were explored through gene knockdown. RESULTS Cel protected mice from lethal endotoxemia and improved their survival with sepsis, and it significantly decreased the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in mice and macrophages treated with LPS (P < 0.05). Cel bound to Cys424 of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), inhibiting the enzyme and thereby suppressing aerobic glycolysis (Warburg effect). Cel also bound to Cys106 in high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein, reducing the secretion of inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β. Cel bound to the Cys residues in lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA). CONCLUSION Cel inhibits inflammation and the Warburg effect in sepsis via targeting PKM2 and HMGB1 protein.
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- Piao Luo
- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Shenzhen People's Hospital, the Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University and the First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Shenzhen People's Hospital, the Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University and the First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Shenzhen People's Hospital, the Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University and the First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Shenzhen People's Hospital, the Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University and the First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Proteomics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. .,Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China. .,Department of Geriatric Medicine, Shenzhen People's Hospital, the Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University and the First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, Guangdong, China. .,Center for Reproductive Medicine, Dongguan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, 523125, Guangdong, China. .,Central People's Hospital of Zhanjiang, Zhanjiang, 524037, Guangdong, China.
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Hoopes CR, Garcia FJ, Sarkar AM, Kuehl NJ, Barkan DT, Collins NL, Meister GE, Bramhall TR, Hsu CH, Jones MD, Schirle M, Taylor MT. Donor-Acceptor Pyridinium Salts for Photo-Induced Electron-Transfer-Driven Modification of Tryptophan in Peptides, Proteins, and Proteomes Using Visible Light. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6227-6236. [PMID: 35364811 PMCID: PMC10124759 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tryptophan (Trp) plays a variety of critical functional roles in protein biochemistry; however, owing to its low natural frequency and poor nucleophilicity, the design of effective methods for both single protein bioconjugation at Trp as well as for in situ chemoproteomic profiling remains a challenge. Here, we report a method for covalent Trp modification that is suitable for both scenarios by invoking photo-induced electron transfer (PET) as a means of driving efficient reactivity. We have engineered biaryl N-carbamoyl pyridinium salts that possess a donor-acceptor relationship that enables optical triggering with visible light whilst simultaneously attenuating the probe's photo-oxidation potential in order to prevent photodegradation. This probe was assayed against a small bank of eight peptides and proteins, where it was found that micromolar concentrations of the probe and short irradiation times (10-60 min) with violet light enabled efficient reactivity toward surface exposed Trp residues. The carbamate transferring group can be used to transfer useful functional groups to proteins including affinity tags and click handles. DFT calculations and other mechanistic analyses reveal correlations between excited state lifetimes, relative fluorescence quantum yields, and chemical reactivity. Biotinylated and azide-functionalized pyridinium salts were used for Trp profiling in HEK293T lysates and in situ in HEK293T cells using 440 nm LED irradiation. Peptide-level enrichment from live cell labeling experiments identified 290 Trp modifications, with 82% selectivity for Trp modification over other π-amino acids, demonstrating the ability of this method to identify and quantify reactive Trp residues from live cells.
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- Caleb R Hoopes
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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Kline GM, Nugroho K, Kelly JW. Inverse Drug Discovery identifies weak electrophiles affording protein conjugates. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2022; 67:102113. [PMID: 35065430 PMCID: PMC8940698 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.102113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Traditional biochemical target-based and phenotypic cell-based screening approaches to drug discovery have produced the current covalent and non-covalent pharmacopoeia. Strategies to expand the druggable proteome include Inverse Drug Discovery, which involves incubating one weak organic electrophile at a time with the proteins of a living cell to identify the conjugates formed. An alkyne substructure in each organic electrophile enables affinity chromatography-mass spectrometry, which produces a list of proteins that each distinct compound reacts with. Herein, we review Inverse Drug Discovery in the context of organic compounds of intermediate complexity harboring Sulfur(VI)-fluoride exchange (SuFEx) electrophiles used to expand the cellular proteins that can be targeted covalently.
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- Gabriel M Kline
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA; The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Grams RJ, Hsu KL. Reactive chemistry for covalent probe and therapeutic development. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2022; 43:249-262. [PMID: 34998611 PMCID: PMC8840975 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2021.12.002] [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] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bioactive small molecules that form covalent bonds with a target protein are important tools for basic research and can be highly effective drugs. This review highlights reactive groups found in a collection of thiophilic and oxophilic drugs that mediate pharmacological activity through a covalent mechanism of action (MOA). We describe the application of advanced proteomic and bioanalytical methodologies for assessing selectivity of these covalent agents to guide and inspire the search for additional electrophiles suitable for covalent probe and therapeutic development. While the emphasis is on chemistry for modifying catalytic serine, threonine or cysteine residues, we devote a substantial fraction of the review to a collection of exploratory reactive groups of understudied residues on proteins.
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- R. Justin Grams
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA22908, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA; University of Virginia Cancer Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
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Péczka N, Orgován Z, Ábrányi-Balogh P, Keserű GM. Electrophilic warheads in covalent drug discovery: an overview. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2022; 17:413-422. [PMID: 35129005 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2022.2034783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Covalent drugs have been used for more than hundred years, but gathered larger interest in the last two decades. There are currently over a 100 different electrophilic warheads used in covalent ligands, and there are several considerations tailoring their reactivity against the target of interest, which is still a challenging task. AREAS COVERED This review aims to give an overview of electrophilic warheads used for protein labeling in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry. The warheads are discussed by targeted residues, mechanism and selectivity, and analyzed through three different datasets including our collection of warheads, the CovPDB database, and the FDA approved covalent drugs. Moreover, the authors summarize general practices that facilitate the selection of the appropriate warhead for the target of interest. EXPERT OPINION In spite of the numerous electrophilic warheads, only a fraction of them is used in current drug discovery projects. Recent studies identified new tractable residues by applying a wider array of warhead chemistries. However, versatile, selective warheads are not available for all targetable amino acids, hence discovery of new warheads for these residues is needed. Broadening the toolbox of the warheads could result in novel inhibitors even for challenging targets developing with significant therapeutic potential.
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- Nikolett Péczka
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Medicinal Chemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Lyu P, Jiang K, Zhou Y, Hu J, Chang Y, Zhang Z, Huang M, Zhang ZM, Ding K, Hao P, Lin L, Li Z. Proteome-wide Identification of Off-Targets of a Potent EGFR L858R/T790M Mutant Inhibitor. ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 13:292-297. [PMID: 35178185 PMCID: PMC8842118 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Target identification is an essential step in drug discovery. It facilitates an understanding of drug action and potential toxicities and offers opportunities to repurpose drug candidates. HP-1, a potent EGFRL858R/T790M (epidermal growth factor receptor) mutant inhibitor, was developed by the group in an effort to treat acquired resistance in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but its cellular off-targets were not identified. An activity-based probe, HJ-1, was created followed by chemical proteomics and bioimaging studies. A total of 13 protein hits, including EGFR and NT5DC1, were identified by pull-down/LC-MS. Subsequent validation experiments indicated the involvement of a major off-target, NT5DC1, in the biological function of HP-1.
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- Peng Lyu
- State
Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute
of Chinese Medical Sciences, University
of Macau, Taipa, Macau 999078, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China,
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- School
of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech
University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai 201210, China,
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- State
Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute
of Chinese Medical Sciences, University
of Macau, Taipa, Macau 999078, China,
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China,
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Yang F, Jia G, Guo J, Liu Y, Wang C. Quantitative Chemoproteomic Profiling with Data-Independent Acquisition-Based Mass Spectrometry. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:901-911. [PMID: 34986311 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) has emerged as a powerful and versatile tool to enable annotation of protein functions and discovery of targets of bioactive ligands in complex biological systems. It utilizes chemical probes to covalently label functional sites in proteins so that they can be enriched for mass spectrometry (MS)-based quantitative proteomics analysis. However, the semistochastic nature of data-dependent acquisition and high cost associated with isotopically encoded quantification reagents compromise the power of ABPP in multidimensional analysis and high-throughput screening, when a large number of samples need to be quantified in parallel. Here, we combine the data-independent acquisition (DIA) MS with ABPP to develop an efficient label-free quantitative chemical proteomic method, DIA-ABPP, with good reproducibility and high accuracy for high-throughput quantification. We demonstrated the power of DIA-ABPP for comprehensive profiling of functional cysteineome in three distinct applications, including dose-dependent quantification of cysteines' sensitivity toward a reactive metabolite, screening of ligandable cysteines with a covalent fragment library, and profiling of cysteinome fluctuation in circadian clock cycles. DIA-ABPP will open new opportunities for in-depth and multidimensional profiling of functional proteomes and interactions with bioactive small molecules in complex biological systems.
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- Fan Yang
- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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