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Maestro MA, Seoane S. The Centennial Collection of VDR Ligands: Metabolites, Analogs, Hybrids and Non-Secosteroidal Ligands. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224927. [PMID: 36432615 PMCID: PMC9692999 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Since the discovery of vitamin D a century ago, a great number of metabolites, analogs, hybrids and nonsteroidal VDR ligands have been developed. An enormous effort has been made to synthesize compounds which present beneficial properties while attaining lower calcium serum levels than calcitriol. This structural review covers VDR ligands published to date.
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- Miguel A. Maestro
- Department of Chemistry-CICA, University of A Coruña, Campus da Zapateira, s/n, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physiology-CIMUS, University of Santiago, Campus Vida, 15005 Santiago, Spain
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Ibe K, Nakada H, Ohgami M, Yamada T, Okamoto S. Design, synthesis, and properties of des-D-ring interphenylene derivatives of 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 243:114795. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Huang J, Zhang P, An Q, He L, Wang L. New insights into the treatment mechanisms of Vitamin D on PM2.5-induced toxicity and inflammation in mouse renal tubular epithelial cells. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 108:108747. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.108747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Gaikwad S, González CM, Vilariño D, Lasanta G, Villaverde C, Mouriño A, Verlinden L, Verstuyf A, Peluso-Iltis C, Rochel N, Berkowska K, Marcinkowska E. Lithocholic acid-based design of noncalcemic vitamin D receptor agonists. Bioorg Chem 2021; 111:104878. [PMID: 33853023 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The hypercalcemic effects of the hormone 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) and most of known vitamin D metabolites and analogs call for the development of non secosteroidal vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligands as new selective and noncalcemic agonists for treatment of hyperproliferative diseases. We report on the in silico design and stereoselective synthesis of six lithocholic acid derivatives as well as on the calcemic activity of a potent LCA derivative and its crystallographic structure in complex with zVDR LBD. The low calcemic activity of this compound in comparison with the native hormone makes it of potential therapeutic value. Structure-function relationships provide the basis for the development of even more potent and selective lithocholic acid-based VDR ligands.
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- Sunil Gaikwad
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Laboratorio de Investigación Ignacio Ribas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avda das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, bus, 9802, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, bus, 9802, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), 67400 Illkirch, France; Institut National de La Santé et de La Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1258, 67400 Illkirch, France; Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR7104, 67400 Illkirch, France; Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), 67400 Illkirch, France; Institut National de La Santé et de La Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1258, 67400 Illkirch, France; Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR7104, 67400 Illkirch, France; Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- Laboratory of Protein Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland.
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Cussol L, Mauran‐Ambrosino L, Buratto J, Belorusova AY, Neuville M, Osz J, Fribourg S, Fremaux J, Dolain C, Goudreau SR, Rochel N, Guichard G. Structural Basis for α‐Helix Mimicry and Inhibition of Protein–Protein Interactions with Oligourea Foldamers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Léonie Cussol
- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP CBMN UMR 5248 Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie 2 rue Robert Escarpit F-33607 Pessac France
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP CBMN UMR 5248 Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie 2 rue Robert Escarpit F-33607 Pessac France
- Ureka Pharma SAS 2 rue Robert Escarpit F-33607 Pessac France
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP CBMN UMR 5248 Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie 2 rue Robert Escarpit F-33607 Pessac France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC) INSERM U1258/CNRS UMR 7104/ Univ. Strasbourg 67404 Illkirch France
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP CBMN UMR 5248 Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie 2 rue Robert Escarpit F-33607 Pessac France
- Ureka Pharma SAS 2 rue Robert Escarpit F-33607 Pessac France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC) INSERM U1258/CNRS UMR 7104/ Univ. Strasbourg 67404 Illkirch France
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- ARNA Laboratory INSERM U1212 UMR CNRS 5320 Univ. Bordeaux Bordeaux France
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP CBMN UMR 5248 Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie 2 rue Robert Escarpit F-33607 Pessac France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC) INSERM U1258/CNRS UMR 7104/ Univ. Strasbourg 67404 Illkirch France
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- Univ. Bordeaux CNRS Bordeaux INP CBMN UMR 5248 Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie 2 rue Robert Escarpit F-33607 Pessac France
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Structural Basis for α‐Helix Mimicry and Inhibition of Protein–Protein Interactions with Oligourea Foldamers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:2296-2303. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Genetic, environmental and biomarker considerations delineating the regulatory effects of vitamin D on central nervous system function. Br J Nutr 2020; 123:41-58. [PMID: 31640823 DOI: 10.1017/s000711451900268x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Studies show that vitamin D (vit-D) (25(OH)D), the bioactive metabolite (1,25(OH)2D3) and vit-D receptors (vit-D receptor; protein disulphide isomerase, family A member 3) are expressed throughout the brain, particularly in regions pivotal to learning and memory. This has led to the paradigm that avoiding vit-D deficiency is important to preserve cognitive function. However, presently, it is not clear if the common clinical measure of serum 25(OH)D serves as a robust surrogate marker for central nervous system (CNS) homeostasis or function. Indeed, recent studies report CNS biosynthesis of endogenous 25(OH)D, the CNS expression of the CYP group of enzymes which catalyse conversion to 1,25(OH)2D3 and thereafter, deactivation. Moreover, in the periphery, there is significant ethnic/genetic heterogeneity in vit-D conversion to 1,25(OH)2D3 and there is a paucity of studies which have actually investigated vit-D kinetics across the cerebrovasculature. Compared with peripheral organs, the CNS also has differential expression of receptors that trigger cellular response to 1,25(OH)2D3 metabolites. To holistically consider the putative association of peripheral (blood) abundance of 25(OH)D on cognitive function, herein, we have reviewed population and genetic studies, pre-clinical and clinical intervention studies and moreover have considered potential confounders of vit-D analysis.
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Abstract
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For many individuals,
in particular during winter, supplementation
with the secosteroid vitamin D3 is essential for the prevention
of bone disorders, muscle weakness, autoimmune diseases, and possibly
also different types of cancer. Vitamin D3 acts via its
metabolite 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3]
as potent agonist of the transcription factor vitamin D receptor (VDR).
Thus, vitamin D directly affects chromatin structure and gene regulation
at thousands of genomic loci, i.e., the epigenome and transcriptome
of its target tissues. Modifications of 1,25(OH)2D3 at its
side-chain, A-ring, triene system, or C-ring, alone and in combination,
as well as nonsteroidal mimics provided numerous potent VDR agonists
and some antagonists. The nearly 150 crystal structures of VDR’s
ligand-binding domain with various vitamin D compounds allow a detailed
molecular understanding of their action. This review discusses the
most important vitamin D analogs presented during the past 10 years
and molecular insight derived from new structural information on the
VDR protein.
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- Miguel A Maestro
- Departamento de Química-CICA , Universidade da Coruña , ES-15071 A Coruña , Spain
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- School of Science and Technology, Department of Biology , Nazarbayev University , KZ-010000 Astana , Kazakhstan
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- School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine , University of Eastern Finland , FI-70211 Kuopio , Finland
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Terauchi Y, Suzuki R, Takeda R, Kobayashi I, Kittaka A, Takimoto-Kamimura M, Kurita N. Ligand chirality can affect histidine protonation of vitamin-D receptor: ab initio molecular orbital calculations in water. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 186:89-95. [PMID: 30278216 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2018.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Vitamin D is recognized to play important roles in the onset of immunological diseases as well as the regulation of the amount of Ca in the blood. Since these physiological actions caused by active vitamin D are triggered by the specific interaction between the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and active vitamin D, many types of compounds have been developed as potent ligands against VDR. It was found that the binding affinity between VDR and its ligand depends significantly on the chirality of the ligand. However, the reason for the dependence has, thus far, not been elucidated. In the present study, we investigated the specific interactions between VDR and some ligands with different chirality, using ab initio fragment molecular orbital (FMO) calculations. The FMO results reveal that two histidine residues of VDR contribute significantly to the binding between VDR and ligand and that their protonation states can affect the specific interactions between VDR and ligand. We therefore considered other possible protonation states of these histidine residues and determined their most stable states, using the ab initio FMO calculations. The results illustrate the possibility that the difference in the chirality of a ligand can induce the change in protonation states of the histidine residues of VDR existing near the ligand. This finding provides an important warning that the protonation states of histidine residues existing near the ligand should be considered more precisely in the molecular simulations for investigating the specific interactions between protein and ligand.
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- Yuta Terauchi
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd., 4-3-2 Asahigaoka, Hino, Tokyo, 191-8512, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
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Structural development of non-secosteroidal vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligands without any asymmetric carbon. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:6146-6152. [PMID: 30446437 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.11.008] [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: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Non-secosteroidal VDR ligands without any assymmetric carbon were designed and synthesized based on the structure of the previously reported non-secosteroidal VDR agonist LG190178. The VDR-agonistic activity of all synthesized compounds was evaluated, and 7b emerged as a potent agonist activity with an EC50 value of 9.26 nM. Moreover, a docking simulation analysis was also performed to determine the binding mode of 7b with VDR-LBD.
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Gogoi P, Seoane S, Sigüeiro R, Guiberteau T, Maestro MA, Pérez-Fernández R, Rochel N, Mouriño A. Aromatic-Based Design of Highly Active and Noncalcemic Vitamin D Receptor Agonists. J Med Chem 2018; 61:4928-4937. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Pranjal Gogoi
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Research Laboratory Ignacio Ribas, University of Santiago de Compostela, Avenida das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Physiology—Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, Avenida Barcelona s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Research Laboratory Ignacio Ribas, University of Santiago de Compostela, Avenida das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, IGBMC—Université de Strasbourg, CNRS UMR 7104, INSERM U1258, 67400 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire ICube, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS UMR 7357, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Chemistry—CICA, University of A Coruña, Campus da Zapateira s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Physiology—Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, Avenida Barcelona s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, IGBMC—Université de Strasbourg, CNRS UMR 7104, INSERM U1258, 67400 Illkirch, France
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Research Laboratory Ignacio Ribas, University of Santiago de Compostela, Avenida das Ciencias s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Hao M, Hou S, Xue L, Yuan H, Zhu L, Wang C, Wang B, Tang C, Zhang C. Further Developments of the Phenyl-Pyrrolyl Pentane Series of Nonsteroidal Vitamin D Receptor Modulators as Anticancer Agents. J Med Chem 2018. [PMID: 29518319 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The vitamin D3 receptor (VDR), which belongs to the nuclear-receptor superfamily, is a potential molecular target for anticancer-drug discovery. In this study, a series of nonsteroidal vitamin D mimics with phenyl-pyrrolyl pentane skeletons with therapeutic potentials in cancer treatment were synthesized. Among them, 11b and 11g were identified as the most effective agents in reducing the viability of four cancer-cell lines, particularly those of breast-cancer cells, with IC50 values in the submicromolar-concentration range. In addition, 11b and 11g possessed VDR-binding affinities and displayed significant partial VDR-agonistic activities determined by dual-luciferase-reporter assays and human-leukemia-cell-line (HL-60)-differentiation assays. Furthermore, 11b and 11g inhibited tumor growth in an orthotopic breast-tumor model via inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of cell apoptosis. More importantly, 11b and 11g exhibited favorable pharmacokinetic behavior in vivo and did not increase serum calcium levels or cause any other apparent side effects. In summary, 11b and 11g act as novel VDR modulators and may be promising candidates for cancer chemotherapy.
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- Meixi Hao
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery , China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang , Nanjing 210009 , China
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Takeda R, Kobayashi I, Shimamura K, Ishimura H, Kadoya R, Kawai K, Kittaka A, Takimoto-Kamimura M, Kurita N. Specific interactions between vitamin-D receptor and its ligands: Ab initio molecular orbital calculations in water. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 171:75-79. [PMID: 28242261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Vitamin D is recognized to play important roles not only in the bone metabolism and the regulation of Ca amount in the blood but also in the onset of immunological diseases. These physiological actions caused by vitamin D are triggered by the specific interaction between vitamin D receptor (VDR) and vitamin D. In the present study, we investigated the interactions between VDR and vitamin D derivatives using ab initio molecular simulation, in order to elucidate the reason for the significant difference in their effects on VDR activity. Based on the results simulated, we elucidated which parts of the derivatives and which residues of VDR mainly contribute to the specific binding between VDR and the derivatives at an electronic level. This finding will be helpful for proposing new vitamin D derivatives as a potent modulator or inhibitor against VDR.
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- Ryosuke Takeda
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan
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- Drug Research Center, Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, 14, Shinomiya, Minamigawara-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8042, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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- Teijin Institute for Bio-Medical Research, Teijin Pharma Ltd, 4-3-2 Asahigaoka, Hino, Tokyo 191-8512, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8580, Japan.
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Wang B, Hao M, Zhang C. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of nonsecosteroidal vitamin D 3 receptor ligands as anti-tumor agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:1428-1436. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.01.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Maestro MA, Molnár F, Mouriño A, Carlberg C. Vitamin D receptor 2016: novel ligands and structural insights. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2016; 26:1291-1306. [PMID: 27454349 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2016.1216547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Vitamin D3 activates via its hormonal form 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25(OH)2D3), the transcription factor vitamin D receptor (VDR). VDR is expressed in most human tissues and has more than 1,000 target genes. Thus, 1α,25(OH)2D3 and its synthetic analogs have a broad physiological impact. The crystal structures of the VDR ligand-binding domain (LBD), and its various ligands, allows further the understanding of the receptor's molecular actions. Areas covered: We discuss the most important novel VDR ligands and the further insight derived from new structural information on VDR. Expert opinion: There is an increasing appreciation of the impact of vitamin D and its receptor VDR not only in bone biology, but also for metabolic diseases, immunological disorders, and cancer. Detailed structural analysis of the interaction of additional novel ligands with VDR highlight helices 6 and 7 of the LBD as being most critical for stabilizing the receptor for an efficient interaction with co-activator proteins, i.e. for efficient agonistic action. This permits the design of even more effective VDR agonists. In addition, chemists took more liberty in replacing major parts of the 1α,25(OH)2D3 molecule, such as the A- and CD-rings or the side chain, with significantly different structures, such as carboranes, and still obtained functional VDR agonists.
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- Miguel A Maestro
- a Departamento de Química Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias , Universidade da Coruña , Coruña , Spain
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- b School of Pharmacy, Institute of Biopharmacy , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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- c Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química , Universidad de Santiago , Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- d School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine , University of Eastern Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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Ahmad MI, Raghuvanshi DS, Singh S, John AA, Prakash R, Nainawat KS, Singh D, Tripathi S, Sharma A, Gupta A. Design and synthesis of 3-arylbenzopyran based non-steroidal vitamin-D3mimics as osteogenic agents. MEDCHEMCOMM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6md00469e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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27benhanced osteoblast differentiation at 1 pM in mouse calvarial osteoblast cells without inherent toxicity.
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- Mohd. Imran Ahmad
- Medicinal Chemistry Department
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Lucknow-226015
- India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Lucknow-226015
- India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Lucknow-226015
- India
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- Division of Endocrinology
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- Lucknow
- India
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- Division of Endocrinology
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- Lucknow
- India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Lucknow-226015
- India
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- Division of Endocrinology
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- Lucknow
- India
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- Biotechnology Division
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Lucknow-226015
- India
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- Biotechnology Division
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Lucknow-226015
- India
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- Medicinal Chemistry Department
- CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Lucknow-226015
- India
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Ge Z, Hao M, Xu M, Su Z, Kang Z, Xue L, Zhang C. Novel nonsecosteroidal VDR ligands with phenyl-pyrrolyl pentane skeleton for cancer therapy. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 107:48-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Belorusova AY, Rochel N. Structural Studies of Vitamin D Nuclear Receptor Ligand-Binding Properties. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2015; 100:83-116. [PMID: 26827949 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The vitamin D nuclear receptor (VDR) and its natural ligand, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 hormone (1,25(OH)2D3, or calcitriol), classically regulate mineral homeostasis and metabolism but also much broader range of biological functions, such as cell growth, differentiation, antiproliferation, apoptosis, adaptive/innate immune responses. Being widely expressed in various tissues, VDR represents an important therapeutic target in the treatment of diverse disorders. Since ligand binding is a key step in VDR-mediated signaling, numerous 1,25(OH)2D3 analogs have been synthesized in order to selectively modulate the receptor activity. Most of the synthetic analogs have been developed by modification of a parental compound and some of them mimic 1,25(OH)2D3 scaffold without being structurally related to it. The ability of ligands that have different size and conformation to bind to VDR and to demonstrate biological effects is intriguing, and therefore, ligand-binding properties of the receptor have been extensively investigated using a variety of biochemical, biophysical, and computational methods. In this chapter, we describe different aspects of the structure-function relationship of VDR in complex with natural and synthetic ligands coming from structural analysis. With the emphasis on the binding modes of the most promising compounds, such as secosteroidal agonists and 1,25(OH)2D3 mimics, we also highlight the action of VDR antagonists and the evidence for the existence of an alternative ligand-binding site within the receptor. Additionally, we describe the crystal structures of VDR mutants associated with hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets that display impaired ligand-binding function.
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- Anna Y Belorusova
- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Department of Integrative Structural Biology, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U964, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.
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Relationship between Structure and Conformational Change of the Vitamin D Receptor Ligand Binding Domain in 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Signaling. Molecules 2015; 20:20473-86. [PMID: 26593892 PMCID: PMC6332228 DOI: 10.3390/molecules201119713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) belongs to the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily. Whereas the structure of the ligand binding domain (LBD) of VDR has been determined in great detail, the role of its amino acid residues in stabilizing the structure and ligand triggering conformational change is still under debate. There are 13 α-helices and one β-sheet in the VDR LBD and they form a three-layer sandwich structure stabilized by 10 residues. Thirty-six amino acid residues line the ligand binding pocket (LBP) and six of these residues have hydrogen-bonds linking with the ligand. In 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 signaling, H3 and H12 play an important role in the course of conformational change resulting in the provision of interfaces for dimerization, coactivator (CoA), corepressor (CoR), and hTAFII 28. In this paper we provide a detailed description of the amino acid residues stabilizing the structure and taking part in conformational change of VDR LBD according to functional domains.
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Structural development of stapled short helical peptides as vitamin D receptor (VDR)–coactivator interaction inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:1055-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Carlberg C, Molnár F. Vitamin D receptor signaling and its therapeutic implications: Genome-wide and structural view. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2015; 93:311-8. [PMID: 25741777 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2014-0383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Vitamin D3 is one of the few natural compounds that has, via its metabolite 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) and the transcription factor vitamin D receptor (VDR), a direct effect on gene regulation. For efficiently applying the therapeutic and disease-preventing potential of 1,25(OH)2D3 and its synthetic analogs, the key steps in vitamin D signaling need to be understood. These are the different types of molecular interactions with the VDR, such as (i) the complex formation of VDR with genomic DNA, (ii) the interaction of VDR with its partner transcription factors, (iii) the binding of 1,25(OH)2D3 or its synthetic analogs within the ligand-binding pocket of the VDR, and (iv) the resulting conformational change on the surface of the VDR leading to a change of the protein-protein interaction profile of the receptor with other proteins. This review will present the latest genome-wide insight into vitamin D signaling, and will discuss its therapeutic implications.
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- Carsten Carlberg
- School of Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, POB 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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Crystal structures represent the static picture in the life of a molecule giving a sneak preview what it might be in reality. Hence, it is very hard to extrapolate from these photos toward dynamic processes such as transcriptional regulation. Mechanistically VDR may be considered as molecular machine able to perform ligand-, DNA- and protein recognition, and interaction in a multi-task manner. Taking this into account the functional net effect will be the combination of all these processes. The long awaited answer to explain the differences in physiological effects for various ligands was one of the biggest disappointment that crystal structures provided since no substantial distinction could be made for the conformation of the active VDR-ligand complexes. This may have come from the limitation on the complexity of the available ligand-VDR structures. The recent studies with full length VDR-RXRα showed somewhat more comprehensive perspective for the 3D organization and possible function of the VDR-RXRα-cofactor complex. In addition to in vitro approaches, also computational tools had been introduced with the aim to get understanding on the mechanic and dynamic properties of the VDR complexes with some success. Using these methods and based on measurable descriptors such as pocket size and positions of side chains it is possible to note subtle differences between the structures. The meaning of these differences has not been fully understood yet but the possibility of a “butterfly effect” may have more extreme consequences in terms of VDR signaling. In this review, the three functional aspects (ligand-, DNA- and protein recognition, and binding) will be discussed with respect to available data as well as possible implication and questions that may be important to address in the future.
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- Ferdinand Molnár
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Biopharmacy, University of Eastern Finland Kuopio, Finland
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Yamada S, Makishima M. Structure-activity relationship of nonsecosteroidal vitamin D receptor modulators. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2014; 35:324-37. [PMID: 24865943 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The vitamin D receptor (VDR), a receptor for the secosteroid 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], is a promising drug target in the treatment of bone and mineral disorders, cancer, autoimmune disease, infection, and cardiovascular disease. Indeed, approximately 100 nonsecosteroidal VDR modulators (VDRMs) have been developed. Analysis of X-ray crystal structures reveals: (i) nonsecosteroidal VDRMs bind to VDR in a position similar to 1,25(OH)2D3; (ii) hydrogen bond interactions between ligands and VDR are the most important for VDR binding; (iii) hydrophobic interactions and CH-π interactions in aromatic ligands are also important for VDR binding; and (iv) exchange of C-O-C linkage to C-CH2-C linkage in VDRMs increases transactivation activity, probably as a result of an entropic effect of solvation/desolvation of molecules. Several VDRMs have better therapeutic efficacy when compared to 1,25(OH)2D3 in experimental models of cancer and osteoporosis with less induction of hypercalcemia, a major potential adverse effect in the clinical application of VDR ligands.
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- Sachiko Yamada
- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
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Development of stapled short helical peptides capable of inhibiting vitamin D receptor (VDR)–coactivator interactions. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:4292-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Structural basis for vitamin D receptor agonism by novel non-secosteroidal ligands. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:957-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Revised: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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