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Pohorilets I, Beard JP, Driscoll JL, Schmitz JC, Koide K. Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of a tetrahydrofuran analog of FR901464. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2024; 104:129739. [PMID: 38599298 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
Abstract
FR901464 is a natural product that exhibits antiproliferative activity at single-digit nanomolar concentrations in cancer cells. Its tetrahydropyran-spiroepoxide covalently binds the spliceosome. Through our medicinal chemistry campaign, we serendipitously discovered that a bromoetherification formed a tetrahydrofuran. The tetrahydrofuran analog was three orders of magnitude less potent than the corresponding tetrahydropyran analogs. This study shows the significance of the tetrahydropyran ring that presents the epoxide toward the spliceosome.
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- Ivanna Pohorilets
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 5150 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, United States; Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center 5117 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States; Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center 5117 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, United States.
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Beard J, Bressin RK, Markaj PL, Schmitz JC, Koide K. Synthesis and Conformational Analysis of FR901464-Based RNA Splicing Modulators and Their Synergism in Drug-Resistant Cancers. J Med Chem 2023; 66:14497-14512. [PMID: 37870431 PMCID: PMC10641826 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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FR901464 is a cytotoxic natural product that binds splicing factor 3B subunit 1 (SF3B1) and PHD finger protein 5A (PHF5A), the components of the human spliceosome. The amide-containing tetrahydropyran ring binds SF3B1, and it remains unclear how the substituents on the ring contribute to the binding. Here, we synthesized meayamycin D, an analogue of FR901464, and three additional analogues to probe the conformation through methyl scanning. We discovered that the amide-containing tetrahydropyran ring assumes only one of the two possible chair conformations and that methylation of the nitrogen distorts the chair form, dramatically reducing cytotoxicity. Meayamycin D induced alternative splicing of MCL-1, showed strong synergism with venetoclax in drug-resistant lung cancer cells, and was cancer-specific over normal cells. Meayamycin D incorporates an alkyl ether and shows a long half-life in mouse plasma. The characteristics of meayamycin D may provide an approach to designing other bioactive L-shaped molecules.
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- Jacob
P. Beard
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Division
of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 5150 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, United States
- Cancer
Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer
Center, 5117 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Beard JP, Emerson JD, Jacobs AS, O'Grady AJ, Burrows J, Koide K. Improved Synthesis of the Amine Fragment of FR901464 and Thailanstatins through the Development of a Convenient N-Detosylation Method. J Org Chem 2022; 87:13416-13421. [PMID: 36153989 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
FR901464 and thailanstatins are potent cytotoxic natural products that share an amine-containing tetrahydropyran ring. We previously reported the synthesis of the tetrahydropyran component. Here, we changed the protecting group for the amine from Boc to tosyl, improving yields and the time economy. A highlight of the revised synthetic scheme is the use of lithium, t-butanol, and ethylenediamine in THF (nontraditional Birch reduction conditions) for the N-detosylation.
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- Jacob P Beard
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Mineyeva IV. α,β-Unsaturated β-Methyl-δ-lactones in Nitrile Oxide Cycloaddition Reactions. Synthesis of Saturated Lactones and Lactams. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428022060033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cretu C, Gee P, Liu X, Agrawal A, Nguyen TV, Ghosh AK, Cook A, Jurica M, Larsen NA, Pena V. Structural basis of intron selection by U2 snRNP in the presence of covalent inhibitors. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4491. [PMID: 34301950 PMCID: PMC8302644 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24741-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Intron selection during the formation of prespliceosomes is a critical event in pre-mRNA splicing. Chemical modulation of intron selection has emerged as a route for cancer therapy. Splicing modulators alter the splicing patterns in cells by binding to the U2 snRNP (small nuclear ribonucleoprotein)—a complex chaperoning the selection of branch and 3′ splice sites. Here we report crystal structures of the SF3B module of the U2 snRNP in complex with spliceostatin and sudemycin FR901464 analogs, and the cryo-electron microscopy structure of a cross-exon prespliceosome-like complex arrested with spliceostatin A. The structures reveal how modulators inactivate the branch site in a sequence-dependent manner and stall an E-to-A prespliceosome intermediate by covalent coupling to a nucleophilic zinc finger belonging to the SF3B subunit PHF5A. These findings support a mechanism of intron recognition by the U2 snRNP as a toehold-mediated strand invasion and advance an unanticipated drug targeting concept. Chemical modulation of intron selection has emerged as a route for cancer therapy. Here, structures of the U2 snRNP’s SF3B module and of prespliceosome- both in complexes with splicing modulators- provide insight into the mechanisms of intron recognition and branch site inactivation.
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- Constantin Cretu
- Research Group Mechanisms and Regulation of Splicing, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.,Cluster of Excellence Multiscale Bioimaging (MBExC), Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- H3 Biomedicine, Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Research Group Mechanisms and Regulation of Splicing, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
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Ghosh AK, Mishevich JL, Jurica MS. Spliceostatins and Derivatives: Chemical Syntheses and Biological Properties of Potent Splicing Inhibitors. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:1681-1706. [PMID: 33974423 PMCID: PMC8919379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Spliceostatins and thailanstatins are intriguing natural products due to their structural features as well as their biological significance. This family of natural products has been the subject of immense synthetic interest because they exhibit very potent cytotoxicity in representative human cancer cell lines. The cytotoxic properties of these natural products are related to their ability to inhibit spliceosomes. FR901564 and spliceostatins have been shown to inhibit spliceosomes by binding to their SF3B component. Structurally, these natural products contain two highly functionalized tetrahydropyran rings with multiple stereogenic centers joined by a diene moiety and an acyclic side chain linked with an amide bond. Total syntheses of this family of natural products led to the development of useful synthetic strategies, which enabled the synthesis of potent derivatives. The spliceosome modulating properties of spliceostatins and synthetic derivatives opened the door for understanding the underlying spliceosome mechanism as well as the development of new therapies based upon small-molecule splicing modulators. This review outlines the total synthesis of spliceostatins, synthetic studies of structural derivatives, and their bioactivity.
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- Arun K Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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Donaldson WA. Syntheses of spliceostatins and thailanstatins: a review. Beilstein J Org Chem 2020; 16:1991-2006. [PMID: 32831956 PMCID: PMC7431757 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.16.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The spliceostatins/thailanstatins are a family of linear peptides/polyketides that inhibit pre-mRNA splicing, and as such act as potent cytotoxic compounds. These compounds generally contain 9 stereocenters spread over a common (2Z,4S)-4-acetoxy-2-butenamide fragment, an (all-cis)-2,3,5,6-tetrasubstituted tetrahydropyran fragment and a terminal oxane ring joined by a dienyl chain. Due to the impressive antitumor properties of these compounds, along with their complex structure, a number of total syntheses have been reported. This review will compare the synthetic strategies reported through the end of 2019.
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- William A Donaldson
- Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, P. O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA
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Ghosh AK, Born JR, Veitschegger AM, Jurica MS. Copper-Catalyzed Stille Cross-Coupling Reaction and Application in the Synthesis of the Spliceostatin Core Structure. J Org Chem 2020; 85:8111-8120. [PMID: 32515594 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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An efficient palladium-free Stille cross-coupling reaction of allylic bromides and functionalized organostannylfuran using catalytic copper halide has been developed. The coupling reaction was optimized using CuI and low catalyst loading (down to 5 mol %). The reaction was conveniently carried out at ambient temperature in the presence of inorganic base to afford the coupling product in good-to-excellent yields. The utility of this reaction was demonstrated in the synthesis of a furan with sensitive functionalities. A sulfolene moiety was utilized as a masking group for the sensitive diene. Noyori asymmetric reduction, Achmatowicz reaction, and Kishi reduction steps converted sulfolene to a highly substituted tetrahydropyran intermediate used in the synthesis of the highly potent antitumor agents, spliceostatins, and their derivatives.
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- Arun K Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology and Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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Mineeva IV. Synthesis of (2S)-4-Methyl- and (2S)-4-Methyl-6-oxo-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-carbaldehydes as Precursors to C22–C27 Fragments of Fijianolides and Their Synthetic Analogs. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428018090130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Effenberger KA, Urabe VK, Jurica MS. Modulating splicing with small molecular inhibitors of the spliceosome. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2016; 8. [PMID: 27440103 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Small molecule inhibitors that target components of the spliceosome have great potential as tools to probe splicing mechanism and dissect splicing regulatory networks in cells. These compounds also hold promise as drug leads for diseases in which splicing regulation plays a critical role, including many cancers. Because the spliceosome is a complicated and dynamic macromolecular machine comprised of many RNA and protein components, a variety of compounds that interfere with different aspects of spliceosome assembly is needed to probe its function. By screening chemical libraries with high-throughput splicing assays, several labs have added to the collection of splicing inhibitors, although the mechanistic insight into splicing yielded from the initial compound hits is somewhat limited so far. In contrast, SF3B1 inhibitors stand out as a great example of what can be accomplished with small molecule tools. This group of compounds were first discovered as natural products that are cytotoxic to cancer cells, and then later shown to target the core spliceosome protein SF3B1. The inhibitors have since been used to uncover details of SF3B1 mechanism in the spliceosome and its impact on gene expression in cells. Continuing structure activity relationship analysis of the compounds is also making progress in identifying chemical features key to their function, which is critical in understanding the mechanism of SF3B1 inhibition. The knowledge is also important for the design of analogs with new and useful features for both splicing researchers and clinicians hoping to exploit splicing as pressure point to target in cancer therapy. WIREs RNA 2017, 8:e1381. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1381 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Kerstin A Effenberger
- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.,Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.,Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.,Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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The chemistry of the carbon-transition metal double and triple bond: Annual survey covering the year 2014. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nguyen TT, Koh MJ, Shen X, Romiti F, Schrock RR, Hoveyda AH. Kinetically controlled E-selective catalytic olefin metathesis. Science 2016; 352:569-75. [PMID: 27126041 PMCID: PMC5748243 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf4622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
A major shortcoming in olefin metathesis, a chemical process that is central to research in several branches of chemistry, is the lack of efficient methods that kinetically favor E isomers in the product distribution. Here we show that kinetically E-selective cross-metathesis reactions may be designed to generate thermodynamically disfavored alkenyl chlorides and fluorides in high yield and with exceptional stereoselectivity. With 1.0 to 5.0 mole % of a molybdenum-based catalyst, which may be delivered in the form of air- and moisture-stable paraffin pellets, reactions typically proceed to completion within 4 hours at ambient temperature. Many isomerically pure E-alkenyl chlorides, applicable to catalytic cross-coupling transformations and found in biologically active entities, thus become easily and directly accessible. Similarly, E-alkenyl fluorides can be synthesized from simpler compounds or more complex molecules.
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- Thach T Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
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Dhar S, La Clair JJ, León B, Hammons JC, Yu Z, Kashyap MK, Castro JE, Burkart MD. A Carbohydrate-Derived Splice Modulator. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:5063-8. [PMID: 27058259 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Small-molecule splice modulators have recently been recognized for their clinical potential for diverse cancers. This, combined with their use as tools to study the importance of splice-regulated events and their association with disease, continues to fuel the discovery of new splice modulators. One of the key challenges found in the current class of materials arises from their instability, where rapid metabolic degradation can lead to off-target responses. We now describe the preparation of bench-stable splice modulators by adapting carbohydrate motifs as a central scaffold to provide rapid access to potent splice modulators.
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- Sachin Dhar
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California-San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California-San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California-San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-San Diego , 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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Effenberger KA, Urabe VK, Prichard BE, Ghosh AK, Jurica MS. Interchangeable SF3B1 inhibitors interfere with pre-mRNA splicing at multiple stages. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 22:350-9. [PMID: 26742993 PMCID: PMC4748813 DOI: 10.1261/rna.053108.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
The protein SF3B1 is a core component of the spliceosome, the large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for pre-mRNA splicing. Interest in SF3B1 intensified when tumor exome sequencing revealed frequent specific SF3B1 mutations in a variety of neoplasia and when SF3B1 was identified as the target of three different cancer cell growth inhibitors. A better mechanistic understanding of SF3B1's role in splicing is required to capitalize on these discoveries. Using the inhibitor compounds, we probed SF3B1 function in the spliceosome in an in vitro splicing system. Formerly, the inhibitors were shown to block early steps of spliceosome assembly, consistent with a previously determined role of SF3B1 in intron recognition. We now report that SF3B1 inhibitors also interfere with later events in the spliceosome cycle, including exon ligation. These observations are consistent with a requirement for SF3B1 throughout the splicing process. Additional experiments aimed at understanding how three structurally distinct molecules produce nearly identical effects on splicing revealed that inactive analogs of each compound interchangeably compete with the active inhibitors to restore splicing. The competition indicates that all three types of compounds interact with the same site on SF3B1 and likely interfere with its function by the same mechanism, supporting a shared pharmacophore model. It also suggests that SF3B1 inhibition does not result from binding alone, but is consistent with a model in which the compounds affect a conformational change in the protein. Together, our studies reveal new mechanistic insight into SF3B1 as a principal player in the spliceosome and as a target of inhibitor compounds.
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- Kerstin A Effenberger
- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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Jacques R, Pal R, Parker NA, Sear CE, Smith PW, Ribaucourt A, Hodgson DM. Recent applications in natural product synthesis of dihydrofuran and -pyran formation by ring-closing alkene metathesis. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:5875-93. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob00593d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Examples from 2003 to 2015 of ring-closing alkene metathesis (RCM) in the generation of dihydro-furans or -pyrans for natural product synthesis, are reviewed.
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- Reece Jacques
- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- Chemistry Research Laboratory
- University of Oxford
- Oxford
- UK
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