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Wang QJ, Wipf P. Small Molecule Inhibitors of Protein Kinase D: Early Development, Current Approaches, and Future Directions. J Med Chem 2023; 66:122-139. [PMID: 36538005 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Now entering its fourth decade, research on the biological function, small molecule inhibition, and disease relevance of the three known isoforms of protein kinase D, PKD1, PKD2, and PKD3, has entered a mature development stage. This mini-perspective focuses on the medicinal chemistry that provided a structurally diverse set of mainly active site inhibitors, which, for a brief time period, moved through preclinical development stages but have yet to be tested in clinical trials. In particular, between 2006 and 2012, a rapid expansion of synthetic efforts led to several moderately to highly PKD-selective chemotypes but did not yet achieve PKD subtype selectivity or resolve general toxicity and pharmacokinetic challenges. In addition to cancer, other unresolved medical needs in cardiovascular, inflammatory, and metabolic diseases would, however, benefit from a renewed focus on potent and selective PKD modulators.
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- Qiming Jane Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States.,School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland
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Fischer G. The chemistry of citrazinic acid (2,6-dihydroxyisonicotinic acid). ADVANCES IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aihch.2022.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Bossuyt J, Borst JM, Verberckmoes M, Bailey LRJ, Bers DM, Hegyi B. Protein Kinase D1 Regulates Cardiac Hypertrophy, Potassium Channel Remodeling, and Arrhythmias in Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e027573. [PMID: 36172952 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.027573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Structural and electrophysiological remodeling characterize heart failure (HF) enhancing arrhythmias. PKD1 (protein kinase D1) is upregulated in HF and mediates pathological hypertrophic signaling, but its role in K+ channel remodeling and arrhythmogenesis in HF is unknown. Methods and Results We performed echocardiography, electrophysiology, and expression analysis in wild-type and PKD1 cardiomyocyte-specific knockout (cKO) mice following transverse aortic constriction (TAC). PKD1-cKO mice exhibited significantly less cardiac hypertrophy post-TAC and were protected from early decline in cardiac contractile function (3 weeks post-TAC) but not the progression to HF at 7 weeks post-TAC. Wild-type mice exhibited ventricular action potential duration prolongation at 8 weeks post-TAC, which was attenuated in PKD1-cKO, consistent with larger K+ currents via the transient outward current, sustained current, inward rectifier K+ current, and rapid delayed rectifier K+ current and increased expression of corresponding K+ channels. Conversely, reduction of slowly inactivating K+ current was independent of PKD1 in HF. Acute PKD inhibition slightly increased transient outward current in TAC and sham wild-type myocytes but did not alter other K+ currents. Sham PKD1-cKO versus wild-type also exhibited larger transient outward current and faster early action potential repolarization. Tachypacing-induced action potential duration alternans in TAC animals was increased and independent of PKD1, but diastolic arrhythmogenic activities were reduced in PKD1-cKO. Conclusions Our data indicate an important role for PKD1 in the HF-related hypertrophic response and K+ channel downregulation. Therefore, PKD1 inhibition may represent a therapeutic strategy to reduce hypertrophy and arrhythmias; however, PKD1 inhibition may not prevent disease progression and reduced contractility in HF.
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- Julie Bossuyt
- Department of Pharmacology University of California Davis CA
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- Department of Pharmacology University of California Davis CA
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- Department of Pharmacology University of California Davis CA
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- Department of Pharmacology University of California Davis CA
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Lv D, Chen H, Feng Y, Cui B, Kang Y, Zhang P, Luo M, Chen J. Small-Molecule Inhibitor Targeting Protein Kinase D: A Potential Therapeutic Strategy. Front Oncol 2021; 11:680221. [PMID: 34249722 PMCID: PMC8263921 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.680221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The protein kinase D (PKD) family is a family of serine-threonine kinases that are members of the calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase (CaMK) superfamily. PKDs have been increasingly implicated in multiple pivotal cellular processes and pathological conditions. PKD dysregulation is associated with several diseases, including cancer, inflammation, and obesity. Over the past few years, small-molecule inhibitors have emerged as alternative targeted therapy with fewer adverse side effects than currently available chemotherapy, and these specifically targeted inhibitors limit non-specific toxicities. The successful development of PKD inhibitors would significantly suppress the growth and proliferation of various cancers and inhibit the progression of other diseases. Various PKD inhibitors have been studied in the preclinical setting. In this context, we summarize the PKD inhibitors under investigation and their application for different kinds of diseases.
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- Die Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Gilles P, Voets L, Van Lint J, De Borggraeve WM. Developments in the Discovery and Design of Protein Kinase D Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:2158-2171. [PMID: 33829655 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Protein kinase D (PKD) is a serine/threonine kinase family belonging to the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase group. Since its discovery two decades ago, many efforts have been put in elucidating PKD's structure, cellular role and functioning. The PKD family consists of three highly homologous isoforms: PKD1, PKD2 and PKD3. Accumulating cell-signaling research has evidenced that dysregulated PKD plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy and several cancer types. These findings led to a broad interest in the design of small-molecule protein kinase D inhibitors. In this review, we present an extensive overview on the past and recent advances in the discovery and development of PKD inhibitors. The focus extends from broad-spectrum kinase inhibitors used in PKD signaling experiments to intentionally developed, bioactive PKD inhibitors. Finally, attention is paid to PKD inhibitors that have been identified as an off-target through large kinome screening panels.
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- Philippe Gilles
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Design and Synthesis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F - Box 2404, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Design and Synthesis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F - Box 2404, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine & Leuven Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics, KU Leuven O&N I, Herestraat 49 - Box 901, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Design and Synthesis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F - Box 2404, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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Zhang X, Connelly J, Chao Y, Wang QJ. Multifaceted Functions of Protein Kinase D in Pathological Processes and Human Diseases. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11030483. [PMID: 33807058 PMCID: PMC8005150 DOI: 10.3390/biom11030483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) is a family of serine/threonine protein kinases operating in the signaling network of the second messenger diacylglycerol. The three family members, PKD1, PKD2, and PKD3, are activated by a variety of extracellular stimuli and transduce cell signals affecting many aspects of basic cell functions including secretion, migration, proliferation, survival, angiogenesis, and immune response. Dysregulation of PKD in expression and activity has been detected in many human diseases. Further loss- or gain-of-function studies at cellular levels and in animal models provide strong support for crucial roles of PKD in many pathological conditions, including cancer, metabolic disorders, cardiac diseases, central nervous system disorders, inflammatory diseases, and immune dysregulation. Complexity in enzymatic regulation and function is evident as PKD isoforms may act differently in different biological systems and disease models, and understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying these differences and their biological significance in vivo is essential for the development of safer and more effective PKD-targeted therapies. In this review, to provide a global understanding of PKD function, we present an overview of the PKD family in several major human diseases with more focus on cancer-associated biological processes.
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Liu Y, Song H, Zhou Y, Ma X, Xu J, Yu Z, Chen L. The oncogenic role of protein kinase D3 in cancer. J Cancer 2021; 12:735-739. [PMID: 33403031 PMCID: PMC7778554 DOI: 10.7150/jca.50899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Protein kinase D3 (PRKD3), a serine/threonine kinase, belongs to protein kinase D family, which contains three members: PRKD1, PRKD2, and PRKD3. PRKD3 is activated by many stimuli including phorbol esters, and G-protein-coupled receptor agonists. PRKD3 promotes cancer cell proliferation, growth, migration, and invasion in various tumor types including colorectal, gastric, hepatic, prostate, and breast cancer. Accumulating data supports that PRKD3 is a promising therapeutic target for treatment of cancer. This review discusses the functions and mechanisms of PRKD3 in promoting tumorigenesis and tumor progression of various tumor types as well as the latest developments of small-molecule inhibitors selection for PRKD/PRKD3.
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- Yan Liu
- The Key Laboratory of Bio-Medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, P. R. China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Institute of cancer, Department of biochemistry, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, P. R.China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, P. R.China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, P. R.China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Institute of cancer, Department of biochemistry, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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He T, Huang J, Chen L, Han G, Stanmore D, Krebs-Haupenthal J, Avkiran M, Hagenmüller M, Backs J. Cyclic AMP represses pathological MEF2 activation by myocyte-specific hypo-phosphorylation of HDAC5. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 145:88-98. [PMID: 32485181 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Class IIa histone deacetylases (HDACs) critically regulate cardiac function through the repression of the activity of myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2)-dependent gene programs. Protein kinase D (PKD) and Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) activate MEF2 by phosphorylating distinct HDAC isoforms and thereby creating 14-3-3 binding sites for nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling. Recently, it has been shown that this process is counteracted by cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent signaling. Here, we investigated the specific mechanisms of how cAMP-dependent signaling regulates distinct HDAC isoforms and determined their relative contributions to the protection from pathological MEF2 activation. We found that cAMP is sufficient to induce nuclear retention and to blunt phosphorylation of the 14-3-3 binding sites of HDAC5 (Ser259/498) and HDAC9 (Ser218/448) but not HDAC4 (Ser246/467/632). These regulatory events could be observed only in cardiomyocytes and myocyte-like cells but not in non-myocytes, pointing to an indirect myocyte-specific mode of action. Consistent with one previous report, we found that blunted phosphorylation of HDAC5 and HDAC9 was mediated by protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent inhibition of PKD. However, we show by the use of neonatal cardiomyocytes derived from genetic HDAC mouse models that endogenous HDAC5 but not HDAC9 contributes specifically to the repression of endogenous MEF2 activity. HDAC4 contributed significantly to the repression of MEF2 activity but based on the mechanistic findings of this study combined with previous results we attribute this to PKA-dependent proteolysis of HDAC4. Consistently, cAMP-induced repression of agonist-driven cellular hypertrophy was blunted in cardiomyocytes deficient for both HDAC5 and HDAC4. In conclusion, cAMP inhibits MEF2 through both nuclear accumulation of hypo-phosphorylated HDAC5 and through a distinct HDAC4-dependent mechanism.
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- Tao He
- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany; Cardiovascular Division, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany; Department of Basic Medicine of College of Medicine and Health, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000, China
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, British Heart Foundation Centre, London, UK
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.
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Dash R, Arifuzzaman M, Mitra S, Abdul Hannan M, Absar N, Hosen SMZ. Unveiling the Structural Insights into the Selective Inhibition of Protein Kinase D1. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 25:1059-1074. [PMID: 31131745 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666190527095510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although protein kinase D1 (PKD1) has been proved to be an efficient target for anticancer drug development, lack of structural details and substrate binding mechanisms are the main obstacles for the development of selective inhibitors with therapeutic benefits. OBJECTIVE The present study described the in silico dynamics behaviors of PKD1 in binding with selective and non-selective inhibitors and revealed the critical binding site residues for the selective kinase inhibition. METHODS Here, the three dimensional model of PKD1 was initially constructed by homology modeling along with binding site characterization to explore the non-conserved residues. Subsequently, two known inhibitors were docked to the catalytic site and the detailed ligand binding mechanisms and post binding dyanmics were investigated by molecular dynamics simulation and binding free energy calculations. RESULTS According to the binding site analysis, PKD1 serves several non-conserved residues in the G-loop, hinge and catalytic subunits. Among them, the residues including Leu662, His663, and Asp665 from hinge region made polar interactions with selective PKD1 inhibitor in docking simulation, which were further validated by the molecular dynamics simulation. Both inhibitors strongly influenced the structural dynamics of PKD1 and their computed binding free energies were in accordance with experimental bioactivity data. CONCLUSION The identified non-conserved residues likely to play critical role on molecular reorganization and inhibitor selectivity. Taken together, this study explained the molecular basis of PKD1 specific inhibition, which may help to design new selective inhibitors for better therapies to overcome cancer and PKD1 dysregulated disorders.
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- Raju Dash
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Chittagong-4202, Bangladesh.,Molecular Modeling and Drug Design Laboratory, Pharmacology Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Chittagong-4220, Bangladesh.,Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University Graduate School of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-38541, Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Plasma-bio display, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Dongguk University Graduate School of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Chittagong-4202, Bangladesh
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- Molecular Modeling and Drug Design Laboratory, Pharmacology Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Chittagong-4220, Bangladesh
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Ngo K, Collins-Kautz C, Gerstenecker S, Wagner B, Heine A, Klebe G. Protein-Induced Change in Ligand Protonation during Trypsin and Thrombin Binding: Hint on Differences in Selectivity Determinants of Both Proteins? J Med Chem 2020; 63:3274-3289. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b02061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Khang Ngo
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Pharma Research Non-Clinical Safety, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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Feng JA, Lee P, Alaoui MH, Barrett K, Castanedo G, Godemann R, McEwan P, Wang X, Wu P, Zhang Y, Harris SF, Staben ST. Structure Based Design of Potent Selective Inhibitors of Protein Kinase D1 (PKD1). ACS Med Chem Lett 2019; 10:1260-1265. [PMID: 31531194 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
We previously disclosed a series of type I 1/2 inhibitors of NF-κB inducing kinase (NIK). Inhibition of NIK by these compounds was found to be strongly dependent on the inclusion and absolute stereochemistry of a propargyl tertiary alcohol as it forms critical hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) with NIK. We report that inhibition of protein kinase D1 (PKD1) by this class of compounds is not dependent on H-bond interactions of this tertiary alcohol. This feature was leveraged in the design of highly selective inhibitors of PKD1 that no longer inhibit NIK. A structure-based hypothesis based on the position and flexibility of the α-C-helix of PKD1 vs NIK is presented.
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- Jianwen A. Feng
- Genentech, 1 DNA way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, 1 DNA way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, 1 DNA way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Evotec AG, Manfred Eigen Campus, Essener Bogen, Hamburg, Germany 22419
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- Evotec (U.K.) Ltd, 114 Innovation Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4Rz, U.K
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- Evotec AG, Manfred Eigen Campus, Essener Bogen, Hamburg, Germany 22419
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- Genentech, 1 DNA way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd. 6 Taihe Road, BDA, Beijing, P.R. China, 100176
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- Genentech, 1 DNA way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Genentech, 1 DNA way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Tóth AD, Schell R, Lévay M, Vettel C, Theis P, Haslinger C, Alban F, Werhahn S, Frischbier L, Krebs-Haupenthal J, Thomas D, Gröne HJ, Avkiran M, Katus HA, Wieland T, Backs J. Inflammation leads through PGE/EP 3 signaling to HDAC5/MEF2-dependent transcription in cardiac myocytes. EMBO Mol Med 2019; 10:emmm.201708536. [PMID: 29907596 PMCID: PMC6034133 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201708536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) regulates transcription in cardiac myocytes and adverse remodeling of adult hearts. Activators of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been reported to activate MEF2, but a comprehensive analysis of GPCR activators that regulate MEF2 has to our knowledge not been performed. Here, we tested several GPCR agonists regarding their ability to activate a MEF2 reporter in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. The inflammatory mediator prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) strongly activated MEF2. Using pharmacological and protein-based inhibitors, we demonstrated that PGE2 regulates MEF2 via the EP3 receptor, the βγ subunit of Gi/o protein and two concomitantly activated downstream pathways. The first consists of Tiam1, Rac1, and its effector p21-activated kinase 2, the second of protein kinase D. Both pathways converge on and inactivate histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) and thereby de-repress MEF2. In vivo, endotoxemia in MEF2-reporter mice induced upregulation of PGE2 and MEF2 activation. Our findings provide an unexpected new link between inflammation and cardiac remodeling by de-repression of MEF2 through HDAC5 inactivation, which has potential implications for new strategies to treat inflammatory cardiomyopathies.
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- András D Tóth
- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.,Experimental Pharmacology, European Center of Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.,Experimental Pharmacology, European Center of Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Division, King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.,Experimental Pharmacology, European Center of Angioscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology and Epigenetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany .,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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Azoitei N, Cobbaut M, Becher A, Van Lint J, Seufferlein T. Protein kinase D2: a versatile player in cancer biology. Oncogene 2017; 37:1263-1278. [PMID: 29259300 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-017-0052-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Protein kinase D2 (PKD2) is a serine/threonine kinase that belongs to the PKD family of calcium-calmodulin kinases, which comprises three isoforms: PKD1, PKD2, and PKD3. PKD2 is activated by many stimuli including growth factors, phorbol esters, and G-protein-coupled receptor agonists. PKD2 participation to uncontrolled growth, survival, neovascularization, metastasis, and invasion has been documented in various tumor types including pancreatic, colorectal, gastric, hepatic, lung, prostate, and breast cancer, as well as glioma multiforme and leukemia. This review discusses the versatile functions of PKD2 from the perspective of cancer hallmarks as described by Hanahan and Weinberg. The PKD2 status, signaling pathways affected in different tumor types and the molecular mechanisms that lead to tumorigenesis and tumor progression are presented. The latest developments of small-molecule inhibitors selective for PKD/PKD2, as well as the need for further chemotherapies that prevent, slow down, or eliminate tumors are also discussed in this review.
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- Ninel Azoitei
- Center for Internal Medicine I, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
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- Laboratory for Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Leuven Cancer Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Leuven Cancer Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Chadha N, Bahia MS, Kaur M, Bahadur R, Silakari O. Computational design of new protein kinase D 1 (PKD1) inhibitors: homology-based active site prediction, energy-optimized pharmacophore, docking and database screening. Mol Divers 2017; 22:47-56. [PMID: 29058231 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-017-9785-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Protein kinase D 1 (PKD1) overexpression has a well-validated role in cancer progression and its inhibitors have defined a protective role-play of PKD1 for various cancers such as prostate, pancreatic and noninvasive breast cancers, and more. Therefore, the current research was aimed at designing new PKD1 inhibitors combining different ligand- and structure-based computational drug designing methodologies. Initially, the three-dimensional structure of PKD1's active site was computationally modeled, corrected using molecular dynamic simulations and validated for docking experiments. The highest active PKD1 inhibitor was used to develop a structure-based energetic pharmacophore (e-pharmacophore) model, and a final model was selected with five structural features (Pmodel_AADHR). Pmodel_AADHR was validated and used for database screening to obtain new hits against PKD1. These newly retrieved hits were docked against our PKD1 protein model, and those displaying essential interactions are reported herein as new hits, which could serve as new leads for cancer research, especially pancreatic cancer.
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- Navriti Chadha
- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, India
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- Bioinformatics Division, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002, India.
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Roy A, Ye J, Deng F, Wang QJ. Protein kinase D signaling in cancer: A friend or foe? Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2017; 1868:283-294. [PMID: 28577984 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2017.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Protein kinase D is a family of evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine kinases that belongs to the Ca++/Calmodulin-dependent kinase superfamily. Signal transduction pathways mediated by PKD can be triggered by a variety of stimuli including G protein-coupled receptor agonists, growth factors, hormones, and cellular stresses. The regulatory mechanisms and physiological roles of PKD have been well documented including cell proliferation, survival, migration, angiogenesis, regulation of gene expression, and protein/membrane trafficking. However, its precise roles in disease progression, especially in cancer, remain elusive. A plethora of studies documented the cell- and tissue-specific expressions and functions of PKD in various cancer-associated biological processes, while the causes of the differential effects of PKD have not been thoroughly investigated. In this review, we have discussed the structural-functional properties, activation mechanisms, signaling pathways and physiological functions of PKD in the context of human cancer. Additionally, we have provided a comprehensive review of the reported tumor promoting or tumor suppressive functions of PKD in several major cancer types and discussed the discrepancies that have been raised on PKD as a major regulator of malignant transformation.
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- Adhiraj Roy
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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Verschueren K, Cobbaut M, Demaerel J, Saadah L, Voet ARD, Van Lint J, De Borggraeve WM. Discovery of a potent protein kinase D inhibitor: insights in the binding mode of pyrazolo[3,4- d]pyrimidine analogues. MEDCHEMCOMM 2017; 8:640-646. [PMID: 28890776 PMCID: PMC5567267 DOI: 10.1039/c6md00675b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In this study, we set out to rationally optimize PKD inhibitors based on the pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine scaffold. The lead compound for this study was 1-NM-PP1, which was previously found by us and others to inhibit PKD. In our screening we identified one compound (3-IN-PP1) displaying a 10-fold increase in potency over 1-NM-PP1, opening new possibilities for specific protein kinase inhibitors for kinases that show sensitivity towards pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derived compounds. Interestingly the observed SAR was not in complete agreement with the commonly observed binding mode where the pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine compounds are bound in a similar fashion as PKD's natural ligand ATP. Therefore we suggest an alternate binding mode where the compounds are flipped 180 degrees. This possible alternate binding mode for pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine based compounds could pave the way for a new class of specific protein kinase inhibitors for kinases sensitive towards pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrmidines.
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- Klaas Verschueren
- Department of Chemistry , Molecular Design and Synthesis , KU Leuven , Celestijnenlaan 200F , 3001 Leuven , Belgium .
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , Laboratory of Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics , KU Leuven , Herestraat 49 box 901 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry , Molecular Design and Synthesis , KU Leuven , Celestijnenlaan 200F , 3001 Leuven , Belgium .
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , Laboratory of Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics , KU Leuven , Herestraat 49 box 901 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry , Laboratory of Biomolecular Modeling and Design , KU Leuven , Celestijnenlaan 200G , 3001 Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , Laboratory of Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics , KU Leuven , Herestraat 49 box 901 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry , Molecular Design and Synthesis , KU Leuven , Celestijnenlaan 200F , 3001 Leuven , Belgium .
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Role of Phosphorylated HDAC4 in Stroke-Induced Angiogenesis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:2957538. [PMID: 28127553 PMCID: PMC5239970 DOI: 10.1155/2017/2957538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Acetylation or deacetylation of chromatin proteins and transcription factors is part of a complex signaling system that is involved in the control of neurological disorders. Recent studies have demonstrated that histone deacetylases (HDACs) exert protective effects in attenuating neuronal injury after ischemic insults. Class IIa HDAC4 is highly expressed in the brain, and neuronal activity depends on the nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of HDAC4. However, little is known about HDAC4 and its roles in ischemic stroke. In this study, we report that phosphorylation of HDAC4 was remarkably upregulated after stroke and blockade of HDAC4 phosphorylation with GÖ6976 repressed stroke-induced angiogenesis. Phosphorylation of HDAC4 was also increased in endothelial cells hypoxia model and suppression of HDAC4 phosphorylation inhibited the tube formation and migration of endothelial cells in vitro. Furthermore, in addition to the inhibition of angiogenesis, blockade of HDAC4 phosphorylation suppressed the expression of genes downstream of HIF-VEGF signaling in vitro and in vivo. These data indicate that phosphorylated HDAC4 may serve as an important regulator in stroke-induced angiogenesis. The protective mechanism of phosphorylated HDAC4 is associated with HIF-VEGF signaling, implicating a novel therapeutic target in stroke.
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Aicart-Ramos C, He SDQ, Land M, Rubin CS. A Novel Conserved Domain Mediates Dimerization of Protein Kinase D (PKD) Isoforms: DIMERIZATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR PKD-DEPENDENT REGULATION OF SECRETION AND INNATE IMMUNITY. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:23516-23531. [PMID: 27662904 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.735399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) isoforms are protein kinase C effectors in signaling pathways regulated by diacylglycerol. Important physiological processes (including secretion, immune responses, motility, and transcription) are placed under diacylglycerol control by the distinctive substrate specificity and subcellular distribution of PKDs. Potentially, broadly co-expressed PKD polypeptides may interact to generate homo- or heteromultimeric regulatory complexes. However, the frequency, molecular basis, regulatory significance, and physiological relevance of stable PKD-PKD interactions are largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that mammalian PKDs 1-3 and the prototypical Caenorhabditis elegans PKD, DKF-2A, are exclusively (homo- or hetero-) dimers in cell extracts and intact cells. We discovered and characterized a novel, highly conserved N-terminal domain, comprising 92 amino acids, which mediates dimerization of PKD1, PKD2, and PKD3 monomers. A similar domain directs DKF-2A homodimerization. Dimerization occurred independently of properties of the regulatory and kinase domains of PKDs. Disruption of PKD dimerization abrogates secretion of PAUF, a protein carried in small trans-Golgi network-derived vesicles. In addition, disruption of DKF-2A homodimerization in C. elegans intestine impaired and degraded the immune defense of the intact animal against an ingested bacterial pathogen. Finally, dimerization was indispensable for the strong, dominant negative effect of catalytically inactive PKDs. Overall, the structural integrity and function of the novel dimerization domain are essential for PKD-mediated regulation of a key aspect of cell physiology, secretion, and innate immunity in vivo.
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- Clara Aicart-Ramos
- From the Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Atran Laboratories, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- From the Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Atran Laboratories, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- From the Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Atran Laboratories, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- From the Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Atran Laboratories, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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Promiscuous actions of small molecule inhibitors of the protein kinase D-class IIa HDAC axis in striated muscle. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:1080-8. [PMID: 25816750 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 03/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PKD-mediated phosphorylation of class IIa HDACs frees the MEF2 transcription factor to activate genes that govern muscle differentiation and growth. Studies of the regulation and function of this signaling axis have involved MC1568 and Gö-6976, which are small molecule inhibitors of class IIa HDAC and PKD catalytic activity, respectively. We describe unanticipated effects of these compounds. MC1568 failed to inhibit class IIa HDAC catalytic activity in vitro, and exerted divergent effects on skeletal muscle differentiation compared to a bona fide inhibitor of these HDACs. In cardiomyocytes, Gö-6976 triggered calcium signaling and activated stress-inducible kinases. Based on these findings, caution is warranted when employing MC1568 and Gö-6976 as pharmacological tool compounds to assess functions of class IIa HDACs and PKD.
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Tandon M, Salamoun JM, Carder EJ, Farber E, Xu S, Deng F, Tang H, Wipf P, Wang QJ. SD-208, a novel protein kinase D inhibitor, blocks prostate cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth in vivo by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119346. [PMID: 25747583 PMCID: PMC4352033 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) has been implicated in many aspects of tumorigenesis and progression, and is an emerging molecular target for the development of anticancer therapy. Despite recent advancement in the development of potent and selective PKD small molecule inhibitors, the availability of in vivo active PKD inhibitors remains sparse. In this study, we describe the discovery of a novel PKD small molecule inhibitor, SD-208, from a targeted kinase inhibitor library screen, and the synthesis of a series of analogs to probe the structure-activity relationship (SAR) vs. PKD1. SD-208 displayed a narrow SAR profile, was an ATP-competitive pan-PKD inhibitor with low nanomolar potency and was cell active. Targeted inhibition of PKD by SD-208 resulted in potent inhibition of cell proliferation, an effect that could be reversed by overexpressed PKD1 or PKD3. SD-208 also blocked prostate cancer cell survival and invasion, and arrested cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. Mechanistically, SD-208-induced G2/M arrest was accompanied by an increase in levels of p21 in DU145 and PC3 cells as well as elevated phosphorylation of Cdc2 and Cdc25C in DU145 cells. Most importantly, SD-208 given orally for 24 days significantly abrogated the growth of PC3 subcutaneous tumor xenografts in nude mice, which was accompanied by reduced proliferation and increased apoptosis and decreased expression of PKD biomarkers including survivin and Bcl-xL. Our study has identified SD-208 as a novel efficacious PKD small molecule inhibitor, demonstrating the therapeutic potential of targeted inhibition of PKD for prostate cancer treatment.
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- Manuj Tandon
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, 75708, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States of America
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Four-and-a-half LIM domains proteins are novel regulators of the protein kinase D pathway in cardiac myocytes. Biochem J 2014; 457:451-61. [PMID: 24219103 PMCID: PMC3927927 DOI: 10.1042/bj20131026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PKD (protein kinase D) is a serine/threonine kinase implicated in multiple cardiac roles, including the phosphorylation of the class II HDAC5 (histone deacetylase isoform 5) and thereby de-repression of MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2) transcription factor activity. In the present study we identify FHL1 (four-and-a-half LIM domains protein 1) and FHL2 as novel binding partners for PKD in cardiac myocytes. This was confirmed by pull-down assays using recombinant GST-fused proteins and heterologously or endogenously expressed PKD in adult rat ventricular myocytes or NRVMs (neonatal rat ventricular myocytes) respectively, and by co-immunoprecipitation of FHL1 and FHL2 with GFP–PKD1 fusion protein expressed in NRVMs. In vitro kinase assays showed that neither FHL1 nor FHL2 is a PKD1 substrate. Selective knockdown of FHL1 expression in NRVMs significantly inhibited PKD activation and HDAC5 phosphorylation in response to endothelin 1, but not to the α1-adrenoceptor agonist phenylephrine. In contrast, selective knockdown of FHL2 expression caused a significant reduction in PKD activation and HDAC5 phosphorylation in response to both stimuli. Interestingly, neither intervention affected MEF2 activation by endothelin 1 or phenylephrine. We conclude that FHL1 and FHL2 are novel cardiac PKD partners, which differentially facilitate PKD activation and HDAC5 phosphorylation by distinct neurohormonal stimuli, but are unlikely to regulate MEF2-driven transcriptional reprogramming. Protein kinase D has multiple roles in cardiac myocytes, where its regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely defined. In the present study we identify four-and-a-half LIM domains proteins 1 and 2 as novel binding partners and regulators of protein kinase D in this cell type.
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Lehmann LH, Worst BC, Stanmore DA, Backs J. Histone deacetylase signaling in cardioprotection. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 71:1673-90. [PMID: 24310814 PMCID: PMC3983897 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1516-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a major challenge for health care systems, both in terms of the high mortality associated with it and the huge economic burden of its treatment. Although CVD represents a diverse range of disorders, they share common compensatory changes in the heart at the structural, cellular, and molecular level that, in the long term, can become maladaptive and lead to heart failure. Treatment of adverse cardiac remodeling is therefore an important step in preventing this fatal progression. Although previous efforts have been primarily focused on inhibition of deleterious signaling cascades, the stimulation of endogenous cardioprotective mechanisms offers a potent therapeutic tool. In this review, we discuss class I and class II histone deacetylases, a subset of chromatin-modifying enzymes known to have critical roles in the regulation of cardiac remodeling. In particular, we discuss their molecular modes of action and go on to consider how their inhibition or the stimulation of their intrinsic cardioprotective properties may provide a potential therapeutic route for the clinical treatment of CVD.
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- Lorenz H. Lehmann
- Research Unit Cardiac Epigenetics, Internal Medicine III, Heidelberg University and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Cardiac Epigenetics, Internal Medicine III, Heidelberg University and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Cardiac Epigenetics, Internal Medicine III, Heidelberg University and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Cardiac Epigenetics, Internal Medicine III, Heidelberg University and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Protein kinase D (PKD) belongs to a family of serine/threonine kinases that play an important role in basic cellular processes and are implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases. Progress in our understanding of the biological functions of PKD has been limited due to the lack of a PKD-specific inhibitor. The benzoxoloazepinolone CID755673 was recently reported as the first potent and kinase-selective inhibitor for this enzyme. For structure-activity analysis purposes, a series of analogs was prepared and their in vitro inhibitory potency evaluated.
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Tandon M, Johnson J, Li Z, Xu S, Wipf P, Wang QJ. New pyrazolopyrimidine inhibitors of protein kinase d as potent anticancer agents for prostate cancer cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75601. [PMID: 24086585 PMCID: PMC3781056 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The emergence of protein kinase D (PKD) as a potential therapeutic target for several diseases including cancer has triggered the search for potent, selective, and cell-permeable small molecule inhibitors. In this study, we describe the identification, in vitro characterization, structure-activity analysis, and biological evaluation of a novel PKD inhibitory scaffold exemplified by 1-naphthyl PP1 (1-NA-PP1). 1-NA-PP1 and IKK-16 were identified as pan-PKD inhibitors in a small-scale targeted kinase inhibitor library assay. Both screening hits inhibited PKD isoforms at about 100 nM and were ATP-competitive inhibitors. Analysis of several related kinases indicated that 1-NA-PP1 was highly selective for PKD as compared to IKK-16. SAR analysis showed that 1-NA-PP1 was considerably more potent and showed distinct substituent effects at the pyrazolopyrimidine core. 1-NA-PP1 was cell-active, and potently blocked prostate cancer cell proliferation by inducing G2/M arrest. It also potently blocked the migration and invasion of prostate cancer cells, demonstrating promising anticancer activities on multiple fronts. Overexpression of PKD1 or PKD3 almost completely reversed the growth arrest and the inhibition of tumor cell invasion caused by 1-NA-PP1, indicating that its anti-proliferative and anti-invasive activities were mediated through the inhibition of PKD. Interestingly, a 12-fold increase in sensitivity to 1-NA-PP1 could be achieved by engineering a gatekeeper mutation in the active site of PKD1, suggesting that 1-NA-PP1 could be paired with the analog-sensitive PKD1M659G for dissecting PKD-specific functions and signaling pathways in various biological systems.
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- Manuj Tandon
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodologies and Library Development, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Chemical Methodologies and Library Development, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- * E-mail: (PW); (QJW)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- * E-mail: (PW); (QJW)
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A targeted library screen reveals a new inhibitor scaffold for protein kinase D. PLoS One 2012; 7:e44653. [PMID: 23028574 PMCID: PMC3445516 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) has emerged as a potential therapeutic target in multiple pathological conditions, including cancer and heart diseases. Potent and selective small molecule inhibitors of PKD are valuable for dissecting PKD-mediated cellular signaling pathways and for therapeutic application. In this study, we evaluated a targeted library of 235 small organic kinase inhibitors for PKD1 inhibitory activity at a single concentration. Twenty-eight PKD inhibitory chemotypes were identified and six exhibited excellent PKD1 selectivity. Five of the six lead structures share a common scaffold, with compound 139 being the most potent and selective for PKD vs PKC and CAMK. Compound 139 was an ATP-competitive PKD1 inhibitor with a low double-digit nanomolar potency and was also cell-active. Kinase profiling analysis identified this class of small molecules as pan-PKD inhibitors, confirmed their selectivity again PKC and CAMK, and demonstrated an overall favorable selectivity profile that could be further enhanced through structural modification. Furthermore, using a PKD homology model based on similar protein kinase structures, docking modes for compound 139 were explored and compared to literature examples of PKD inhibition. Modeling of these compounds at the ATP-binding site of PKD was used to rationalize its high potency and provide the foundation for future further optimization. Accordingly, using biochemical screening of a small number of privileged scaffolds and computational modeling, we have identified a new core structure for highly potent PKD inhibition with promising selectivity against closely related kinases. These lead structures represent an excellent starting point for the further optimization and the design of selective and therapeutically effective small molecule inhibitors of PKD.
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Matthews SA, San Lek H, Morrison VL, Mackenzie MG, Zarrouk M, Cantrell D, Fagerholm SC. Protein kinase D isoforms are dispensable for integrin-mediated lymphocyte adhesion and homing to lymphoid tissues. Eur J Immunol 2012; 42:1316-26. [PMID: 22311617 PMCID: PMC3437483 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201142004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Leukocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) and very late antigen-4 (VLA-4) integrins are essential for lymphocyte adhesion, trafficking and effector functions. Protein kinase D (PKD) has previously been implicated in lymphocyte integrin regulation through regulation of Rap1 activity. However, the true role of PKD in integrin regulation in primary lymphocytes has not previously been investigated. The major PKD isoform in lymphocytes is PKD2. Here we employed PKD2-deficient mice, a specific PKD kinase inhibitor, as well as PKD-null DT40 B cells to investigate the role of PKD in integrin regulation in lymphocytes. We report that PKD2-deficient lymphocytes bound normally to integrin ligands in static and shear flow adhesion assays. They also homed normally to lymphoid organs after adoptive transfer into wild-type mice. DT40 B cells devoid of any PKD isoforms and primary lymphocytes pretreated with a specific PKD inhibitor bound normally to integrin ligands, indicating that multiple PKD isoforms do not redundantly regulate lymphocyte integrins. In addition, PKD2-deficient lymphocytes, as well as DT40 cells devoid of any PKD isoforms, could activate Rap1 in response to B-cell receptor ligation or phorbol ester treatment. Together, these results show that the PKD family does not play a critical role in lymphocyte integrin-mediated cell adhesion or lymphocyte trafficking in vivo.
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- Sharon A Matthews
- Medical Research Institute, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
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Haworth RS, Stathopoulou K, Candasamy AJ, Avkiran M. Neurohormonal regulation of cardiac histone deacetylase 5 nuclear localization by phosphorylation-dependent and phosphorylation-independent mechanisms. Circ Res 2012; 110:1585-95. [PMID: 22581927 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.111.263665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE Myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) transcription factors drive the genetic reprogramming that precipitates pathological cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling. Class II histone deacetylase (HDAC) isoforms, such as HDAC5, act as signal-responsive repressors of MEF2 activity in cardiac myocytes and their nuclear export provides a key mechanism for the neurohormonal induction of such activity. OBJECTIVE To delineate the mechanism(s) through which 2 clinically relevant neurohormonal stimuli, endothelin-1 (ET1) and the β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) agonist isoproterenol (ISO), may regulate HDAC5 nuclear localization in adult cardiac myocytes. METHODS AND RESULTS ET1 induced HDAC5 phosphorylation and nuclear export in ventricular myocytes from the adult rat heart. Use of a novel, highly selective protein kinase D (PKD) inhibitor and a nonphosphorylatable HDAC5 mutant revealed that PKD-mediated phosphorylation was necessary for ET1-induced HDAC5 nuclear export. In contrast, ISO reduced HDAC5 phosphorylation in the presence or absence of ET1 but still induced HDAC5 nuclear export. ISO-induced HDAC5 nuclear export occurred through a β(1)-AR-mediated oxidative process that was independent of PKD, protein kinase A, and Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent kinase II activities. Although ET1 and ISO shared a similar ability to induce HDAC5 nuclear export, albeit through distinct phosphorylation-dependent versus phosphorylation-independent mechanisms, ISO induced a significantly greater increase in MEF2 activity. CONCLUSIONS PKD-mediated HDAC5 phosphorylation and nuclear export are unlikely to be of major importance in regulating MEF2-driven cardiac remodeling in the presence of sympathetic activity with intact β(1)-AR signaling, which would not only counteract HDAC5 phosphorylation but also induce HDAC5 nuclear export through a novel phosphorylation-independent, oxidation-mediated mechanism. Inhibition of this mechanism may contribute to the therapeutic efficacy of β(1)-AR antagonists in heart failure.
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- Robert S Haworth
- Cardiovascular Division, King's College London, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
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Zhao YS, Wang K, Zeng H, Zhang HX, Zhang JH. A comparative analysis of binding sites between human PKD1 and PKC1 based on homology modelling, molecular dynamics simulation and docking studies. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2011.631010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Protein kinase D1 (PKD1) is a stress-activated serine/threonine kinase that plays a vital role in various physiologically important biological processes, including cell growth, apoptosis, adhesion, motility, and angiogenesis. Dysregulated PKD1 expression also contributes to the pathogenesis of certain cancers and cardiovascular disorders. Studies to date have focused primarily on the canonical membrane-delimited pathway for PKD1 activation by G protein-coupled receptors or peptide growth factors. Here, agonist-dependent increases in diacylglycerol accumulation lead to the activation of protein kinase C (PKC) and PKC-dependent phosphorylation of PKD1 at two highly conserved serine residues in the activation loop; this modification increases PKD1 catalytic activity, as assessed by PKD1 autophosphorylation at a consensus phosphorylation motif at the extreme C terminus. However, recent studies expose additional controls and consequences for PKD1 activation loop and C-terminal phosphorylation as well as additional autophosphorylation reactions and trans-phosphorylations (by PKC and other cellular enzymes) that contribute to the spatiotemporal control of PKD1 signaling in cells. This review focuses on the multisite phosphorylations that are known or predicted to influence PKD1 catalytic activity and may also influence docking interactions with cellular scaffolds and trafficking to signaling microdomains in various subcellular compartments. These modifications represent novel targets for the development of PKD1-directed pharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancers and cardiovascular disorders.
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- Susan F Steinberg
- Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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The heart responds to stresses such as chronic hypertension and myocardial infarction by undergoing a remodeling process that is associated with myocyte hypertrophy, myocyte death, inflammation and fibrosis, often resulting in impaired cardiac function and heart failure. Recent studies have revealed key roles for histone deacetylases (HDACs) as both positive and negative regulators of pathological cardiac remodeling, and small molecule HDAC inhibitors have demonstrated efficacy in animal models of heart failure. This chapter reviews the functions of individual HDAC isoforms in the heart and highlights issues that need to be addressed to enable development of novel HDAC-directed therapies for cardiovascular indications.
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- Timothy A McKinsey
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045-0508, USA.
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Sharlow ER, Mustata Wilson G, Close D, Leimgruber S, Tandon M, Reed RB, Shun TY, Wang QJ, Wipf P, Lazo JS. Discovery of diverse small molecule chemotypes with cell-based PKD1 inhibitory activity. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25134. [PMID: 21998636 PMCID: PMC3187749 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) is a novel family of serine/threonine kinases regulated by diacylglycerol, which is involved in multiple cellular processes and various pathological conditions. The limited number of cell-active, selective inhibitors has historically restricted biochemical and pharmacological studies of PKD. We now markedly expand the PKD1 inhibitory chemotype inventory with eleven additional novel small molecule PKD1 inhibitors derived from our high throughput screening campaigns. The in vitro IC(50)s for these eleven compounds ranged in potency from 0.4 to 6.1 µM with all of the evaluated compounds being competitive with ATP. Three of the inhibitors (CID 1893668, (1Z)-1-(3-ethyl-5-methoxy-1,3-benzothiazol-2-ylidene)propan-2-one; CID 2011756, 5-(3-chlorophenyl)-N-[4-(morpholin-4-ylmethyl)phenyl]furan-2-carboxamide; CID 5389142, (6Z)-6-[4-(3-aminopropylamino)-6-methyl-1H-pyrimidin-2-ylidene]cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one) inhibited phorbol ester-induced endogenous PKD1 activation in LNCaP prostate cancer cells in a concentration-dependent manner. The specificity of these compounds for PKD1 inhibitory activity was supported by kinase assay counter screens as well as by bioinformatics searches. Moreover, computational analyses of these novel cell-active PKD1 inhibitors indicated that they were structurally distinct from the previously described cell-active PKD1 inhibitors while computational docking of the new cell-active compounds in a highly conserved ATP-binding cleft suggests opportunities for structural modification. In summary, we have discovered novel PKD1 inhibitors with in vitro and cell-based inhibitory activity, thus successfully expanding the structural diversity of small molecule inhibitors available for this important pharmacological target.
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- Elizabeth R Sharlow
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.
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Li C, Li J, Cai X, Sun H, Jiao J, Bai T, Zhou XW, Chen X, Gill DL, Tang XD. Protein kinase D3 is a pivotal activator of pathological cardiac hypertrophy by selectively increasing the expression of hypertrophic transcription factors. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:40782-91. [PMID: 21971046 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.263046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Fetal cardiac gene reactivation is a hallmark of pathological cardiac hypertrophy (PCH) driven by cardiac transcription factors (TFs) such as nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFATs). Nuclear import of dephosphorylated NFATs catalyzed by calcineurin (CaN) is a well-established hypertrophic mechanism. Here we report that NFATc4 expression is also up-regulated by newly expressed protein kinase D3 (PKD3) to induce PCH. In both in vitro and in vivo cardiac hypertrophic models, the normally undetectable PKD3 was profoundly up-regulated by isoproterenol followed by overt expression of cardiac TFs including NFATc4, NK family of transcription factor 2.5 (Nkx2.5), GATA4 and myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2). Using gene silencing approaches, we demonstrate PKD3 is required for increasing the expression of NFATc4, Nkx2.5, and GATA4 while PKD1 is required for the increase in MEF2D expression. Upstream induction of PKD3 is driven by nuclear entry of CaN-activated NFATc1 and c3 but not c4. Therefore, PKD3 is a pivotal mediator of the CaN-NFATc1/c3-PKD3-NFATc4 hypertrophic signaling cascade and a potential new drug target for the PCH.
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- Changlin Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Nankai University School of Medicine, Nankai, Tianjin 300071, China
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Bossuyt J, Chang CW, Helmstadter K, Kunkel MT, Newton AC, Campbell KS, Martin JL, Bossuyt S, Robia SL, Bers DM. Spatiotemporally distinct protein kinase D activation in adult cardiomyocytes in response to phenylephrine and endothelin. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:33390-400. [PMID: 21795686 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.246447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) is a nodal point in cardiac hypertrophic signaling. It triggers nuclear export of class II histone deacetylase (HDAC) and regulates transcription. Although this pathway is thought to be critical in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure, little is known about spatiotemporal aspects of PKD activation at the myocyte level. Here, we demonstrate that in adult cardiomyocytes two important neurohumoral stimuli that induce hypertrophy, endothelin-1 (ET1) and phenylephrine (PE), trigger comparable global PKD activation and HDAC5 nuclear export, but via divergent spatiotemporal PKD signals. PE-induced HDAC5 export is entirely PKD-dependent, involving fleeting sarcolemmal PKD translocation (for activation) and very rapid subsequent nuclear import. In contrast, ET1 recruits and activates PKD that remains predominantly sarcolemmal. This explains why PE-induced nuclear HDAC5 export in myocytes is totally PKD-dependent, whereas ET1-induced HDAC5 export depends more prominently on InsP(3) and CaMKII signaling. Thus α-adrenergic and ET-1 receptor signaling via PKD in adult myocytes feature dramatic differences in cellular localization and translocation in mediating hypertrophic signaling. This raises new opportunities for targeted therapeutic intervention into distinct limbs of this hypertrophic signaling pathway.
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- Julie Bossuyt
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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Fu Y, Rubin CS. Protein kinase D: coupling extracellular stimuli to the regulation of cell physiology. EMBO Rep 2011; 12:785-96. [PMID: 21738220 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2011.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) mediates the actions of stimuli that promote diacylglycerol (DAG) biogenesis. By phosphorylating effectors that regulate transcription, fission and polarized transport of Golgi vesicles, as well as cell migration and survival after oxidative stress, PKDs substantially expand the range of physiological processes controlled by DAG. Dysregulated PKDs have been linked to pathologies including heart hypertrophy and cancer invasiveness. Our understanding of PKD regulation by trans- and autophosphorylation, as well as the subcellular dynamics of PKD substrate phosphorylation, have increased markedly. Selective PKD inhibitors provide new, powerful tools for elucidating the physiological roles of PKDs and potentially treating cardiac disease and cancer.
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- Ya Fu
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Bravo-Altamirano K, George KM, Frantz MC, LaValle CR, Tandon M, Leimgruber S, Sharlow ER, Lazo JS, Wang QJ, Wipf P. Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationships of Benzothienothiazepinone Inhibitors of Protein Kinase D. ACS Med Chem Lett 2011; 2:154-159. [PMID: 21617763 DOI: 10.1021/ml100230n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Protein kinase D (PKD) is a member of a novel family of serine/threonine kinases that regulate fundamental cellular processes. PKD is implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases, including cancer. Progress in understanding the biological functions and therapeutic potential of PKD has been hampered by the lack of specific inhibitors. The benzoxoloazepinolone CID755673 was recently identified as the first potent and selective PKD inhibitor. The study of structure-activity relationships (SAR) of this lead structure led to further improvements in PKD1 potency. We describe herein the synthesis and biological evaluation of novel benzothienothiazepinone analogs. We achieved a ten-fold increase in the in vitro PKD1 inhibitory potency for the second generation lead kb-NB142-70 and accomplished a transition to an almost equally potent novel pyrimidine scaffold, while maintaining excellent target selectivity. These promising results will guide the design of pharmacological tools to dissect PKD function and pave the way for the development of potential anti-cancer agents.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
- Drug Discovery Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
- Drug Discovery Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
- Drug Discovery Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
- Drug Discovery Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
- Drug Discovery Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Gamber GG, Meredith E, Zhu Q, Yan W, Rao C, Capparelli M, Burgis R, Enyedy I, Zhang JH, Soldermann N, Beattie K, Rozhitskaya O, Koch KA, Pagratis N, Hosagrahara V, Vega RB, McKinsey TA, Monovich L. 3,5-diarylazoles as novel and selective inhibitors of protein kinase D. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:1447-51. [PMID: 21300545 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 01/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The synthesis and preliminary studies of the SAR of novel 3,5-diarylazole inhibitors of Protein Kinase D (PKD) are reported. Notably, optimized compounds in this class have been found to be active in cellular assays of phosphorylation-dependant HDAC5 nuclear export, orally bioavailable, and highly selective versus a panel of additional putative histone deacetylase (HDAC) kinases. Therefore these compounds could provide attractive tools for the further study of PKD/HDAC5 signaling.
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- Gabriel G Gamber
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Meredith EL, Ardayfio O, Beattie K, Dobler MR, Enyedy I, Gaul C, Hosagrahara V, Jewell C, Koch K, Lee W, Lehmann H, McKinsey TA, Miranda K, Pagratis N, Pancost M, Patnaik A, Phan D, Plato C, Qian M, Rajaraman V, Rao C, Rozhitskaya O, Ruppen T, Shi J, Siska SJ, Springer C, van Eis M, Vega RB, von Matt A, Yang L, Yoon T, Zhang JH, Zhu N, Monovich LG. Identification of orally available naphthyridine protein kinase D inhibitors. J Med Chem 2010; 53:5400-21. [PMID: 20684591 DOI: 10.1021/jm100075z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel 2,6-naphthyridine was identified by high throughput screen (HTS) as a dual protein kinase C/D (PKC/PKD) inhibitor. PKD inhibition in the heart was proposed as a potential antihypertrophic mechanism with application as a heart failure therapy. As PKC was previously identified as the immediate upstream activator of PKD, PKD vs PKC selectivity was essential to understand the effect of PKD inhibition in models of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. The present study describes the modification of the HTS hit to a series of prototype pan-PKD inhibitors with routine 1000-fold PKD vs PKC selectivity. Example compounds inhibited PKD activity in vitro, in cells, and in vivo following oral administration. Their effects on heart morphology and function are discussed herein.
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- Erik L Meredith
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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