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Gao M, Huang ZL, Tao K, Xiao Q, Wang X, Cao WX, Xu M, Hu J, Feng WL. Depression of oncogenecity by dephosphorylating and degrading BCR-ABL. Oncotarget 2018; 8:3304-3314. [PMID: 27926512 PMCID: PMC5356883 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aberrant phosphorylation and overexpression of BCR-ABL fusion protein are responsible for the main pathogenesis in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Phosphorylated BCR-ABL Y177 recruits GRB2 adaptor and triggers leukemic RAS-MAPK and PI3K-AKT signals. In this study, we engineered a SPOA system to dephosphorylate and degrade BCR-ABL by targeting BCR-ABL Y177. We tested its effect on BCR-ABL phosphorylation and expression, as well as cell proliferation and apoptosis in CML cells. We found that SPOA remarkably dephosphorylated BCR-ABL Y177, prevented GRB2 recruitment, and uncoupled RAS-MAPK and PI3K-AKT signals. Meanwhile, SPOA degraded BCR-ABL oncoprotein in ubiquitin-independent manner and depressed the signal transduction of STAT5 and CRKL by BCR-ABL. Furthermore, SPOA inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis in CML cells and depressed the oncogenecity of K562 cells in mice. These results provide evidence that dephosphorylating and degrading oncogenic BCR-ABL offer an alternative CML therapy.
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- Miao Gao
- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by The Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by The Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Immunology, Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by The Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by The Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by The Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by The Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Dagnell M, Pace PE, Cheng Q, Frijhoff J, Östman A, Arnér ESJ, Hampton MB, Winterbourn CC. Thioredoxin reductase 1 and NADPH directly protect protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B from inactivation during H 2O 2 exposure. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:14371-14380. [PMID: 28684416 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.793745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Regulation of growth factor signaling involves reversible inactivation of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) through the oxidation and reduction of their active site cysteine. However, there is limited mechanistic understanding of these redox events and their co-ordination in the presence of cellular antioxidant networks. Here we investigated interactions between PTP1B and the peroxiredoxin 2 (Prx2)/thioredoxin 1 (Trx1)/thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1) network. We found that Prx2 becomes oxidized in PDGF-treated fibroblasts, but only when TrxR1 has first been inhibited. Using purified proteins, we also found that PTP1B is relatively insensitive to inactivation by H2O2 but found no evidence for a relay mechanism in which Prx2 or Trx1 facilitates PTP1B oxidation. Instead, these proteins prevented PTP1B inactivation by H2O2 Intriguingly, we discovered that TrxR1/NADPH directly protects PTP1B from inactivation when present during the H2O2 exposure. This protection was dependent on the concentration of TrxR1 and independent of Trx1 and Prx2. The protection was blocked by auranofin and required an intact selenocysteine residue in TrxR1. This activity likely involves reduction of the sulfenic acid intermediate form of PTP1B by TrxR1 and is therefore distinct from the previously described reactivation of end-point oxidized PTP1B, which requires both Trx1 and TrxR1. The ability of TrxR1 to directly reduce an oxidized phosphatase is a novel activity that can help explain previously observed increases in PTP1B oxidation and PDGF receptor phosphorylation in TrxR1 knockout cells. The activity of TrxR1 is therefore of potential relevance for understanding the mechanisms of redox regulation of growth factor signaling pathways.
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- Markus Dagnell
- From the Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.,the Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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- the Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands, and
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- the Department of Oncology and Pathology, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska Institutet, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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- the Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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- From the Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand,
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Xu J, Wei X, Yan L, Liu D, Ma Y, Guo Y, Peng C, Zhou H, Yang C, Lou Z, Shui W. Identification and functional analysis of phosphorylation residues of the Arabidopsis BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE1. Protein Cell 2013; 4:771-81. [PMID: 24104392 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-013-3053-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Arabidopsis BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE1 (BIK1) is a receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase acting early in multiple signaling pathways important for plant growth and innate immunity. It is known to form a signaling complex with a cell-surface receptor FLS2 and a co-receptor kinase BAK1 to transduce signals upon perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Although site-specific phosphorylation is speculated to mediate the activation and function of BIK1, few studies have been devoted to complete profiling of BIK1 phosphorylation residues. Here, we identified nineteen in vitro autophosphorylation sites of BIK1 including three phosphotyrosine sites, thereby proving BIK1 is a dual-specificity kinase for the first time. The kinase activity of BIK1 substitution mutants were explicitly assessed using quantitative mass spectrometry (MS). Thr-237, Thr-242 and Tyr-250 were found to most significantly affect BIK1 activity in autophosphorylation and phosphorylation of BAK1 in vitro. A structural model of BIK1 was built to further illustrate the molecular functions of specific phosphorylation residues. We also mapped new sites of FLS2 phosphorylation by BIK1, which are different from those by BAK1. These in vitro results could provide new hypotheses for more in-depth in vivo studies leading to deeper understanding of how phosphorylation contributes to BIK1 activation and mediates downstream signaling specificity.
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- Jinhua Xu
- College of Life Sciences and Tianjin State Laboratory of Protein Science, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Wilson DP, Wan ZK, Xu WX, Kirincich SJ, Follows BC, Joseph-McCarthy D, Foreman K, Moretto A, Wu J, Zhu M, Binnun E, Zhang YL, Tam M, Erbe DV, Tobin J, Xu X, Leung L, Shilling A, Tam SY, Mansour TS, Lee J. Structure-Based Optimization of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Inhibitors: From the Active Site to the Second Phosphotyrosine Binding Site. J Med Chem 2007; 50:4681-98. [PMID: 17705360 DOI: 10.1021/jm0702478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is a negative regulator of the insulin and leptin receptor pathways and thus an attractive therapeutic target for diabetes and obesity. Starting with a high micromolar lead compound, structure-based optimization of novel PTP1B inhibitors by extension of the molecule from the enzyme active site into the second phosphotyrosine binding site is described. Medicinal chemistry, guided by X-ray complex structure and molecular modeling, has yielded low nanomolar PTP1B inhibitors in an efficient manner. Compounds from this chemical series were found to be actively transported into hepatocytes. This active uptake into target tissues could be one of the possible avenues to overcome the poor membrane permeability of PTP1B inhibitors.
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- Douglas P Wilson
- Chemical and Screening Sciences, and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Wyeth Research, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA
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Zhang YL, Tam M, Kirincich S, Wan ZK, Wilson D, Wu JJ, Lee J, Tobin JF, Erbe DV. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to measure insulin receptor dephosphorylation by PTP1B. Anal Biochem 2007; 365:174-84. [PMID: 17481567 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Revised: 03/26/2007] [Accepted: 03/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Considerable effort exists within drug discovery to develop novel compounds to improve the underlying metabolic defects in type 2 diabetes. One approach is focused on inhibition of the tyrosine phosphatase, PTP1B, an important negative regulator of both insulin and leptin signaling. Historically, tyrosine phosphatase assays have used either small organic phosphates or, alternatively, phosphorylated peptides from the target proteins themselves. In characterizing inhibitors of PTP1B, measuring turnover of small organic phosphates is limited to evaluation of compounds that bind the active site itself. Peptide substrates allow identification of additional subsets of inhibitors (e.g., those that bind the second aryl-phosphate site), but assays of peptide turnover often involve detection steps that then limit full kinetic evaluation of inhibitors. Here we use a polyclonal antibody specific for the phosphorylated insulin receptor to allow much more sensitive detection of peptide phosphorylation. This kinetically robust enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) gives k(cat) and K(m) values for a phosphorylated insulin receptor peptide consistent with values determined by a continuous fluorescence-based assay. Furthermore, IC50 values determined for well-behaved active site inhibitors agree well with values determined for p-nitrophenyl phosphate cleavage. This assay permits full characterization of a larger subset of inhibitors as drug candidates for this promising target.
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- Yan-Ling Zhang
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, Wyeth Research, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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Moretto AF, Kirincich SJ, Xu WX, Smith MJ, Wan ZK, Wilson DP, Follows BC, Binnun E, Joseph-McCarthy D, Foreman K, Erbe DV, Zhang YL, Tam SK, Tam SY, Lee J. Bicyclic and tricyclic thiophenes as protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2005; 14:2162-77. [PMID: 16303309 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2005] [Revised: 10/31/2005] [Accepted: 11/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A novel pyridothiophene inhibitor of PTP1B was discovered by rational screening of phosphotyrosine mimics at high micromolar concentrations. The potency of this lead compound has been improved significantly by medicinal chemistry guided by X-ray crystallography and molecular modeling. Excellent consistency has been observed between structure-activity relationships and structural information from PTP1B-inhibitor complexes.
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- A F Moretto
- Chemical and Screening Science, Wyeth Research, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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Welte S, Baringhaus KH, Schmider W, Müller G, Petry S, Tennagels N. 6,8-Difluoro-4-methylumbiliferyl phosphate: a fluorogenic substrate for protein tyrosine phosphatases. Anal Biochem 2005; 338:32-8. [PMID: 15707933 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The fluorogenic substrate 6,8-difluoro-4-methylumbiliferyl phosphate (DIFMUP) has been widely used for the detection of serine and threonine phosphatase activities. Here we describe the use of this substrate for the characterization of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) and for the screening for PTP inhibitors. The measured kinetic and inhibitor constants for DIFMUP cleavage were comparable with those of the widely used but less discriminative and practicable substrates, para-nitrophenylphosphate and phosphotyrosine-containing peptides, respectively. Furthermore, the continuous and highly sensitive assay allows fast and accurate investigations of the type, kinetic behavior, and binding mode of small-molecule inhibitors. We discuss the validation of this assay system for various PTPs and its use in inhibitor screening for PTP1B.
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- Stefan Welte
- Aventis Pharma Deutschland GmbH--A Company of Sanofi-Aventis, TD Metabolism, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Romsicki Y, Scapin G, Beaulieu-Audy V, Patel S, Becker JW, Kennedy BP, Asante-Appiah E. Functional characterization and crystal structure of the C215D mutant of protein-tyrosine phosphatase-1B. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:29009-15. [PMID: 12748196 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m303817200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have characterized the C215D active-site mutant of protein-tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B) and solved the crystal structure of the catalytic domain of the apoenzyme to a resolution of 1.6 A. The mutant enzyme displayed maximal catalytic activity at pH approximately 4.5, which is significantly lower than the pH optimum of 6 for wild-type PTP-1B. Although both forms of the enzyme exhibited identical Km values for hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl phosphate at pH 4.5 and 6, the kcat values of C215D were approximately 70- and approximately 7000-fold lower than those of wild-type PTP-1B, respectively. Arrhenius plots revealed that the mutant and wild-type enzymes displayed activation energies of 61 +/- 1 and 18 +/- 2 kJ/mol, respectively, at their pH optima. Unlike wild-type PTP-1B, C215D-mediated p-nitrophenyl phosphate hydrolysis was inactivated by 1,2-epoxy-3-(p-nitrophenoxy)propane, suggesting a direct involvement of Asp215 in catalysis. Increasing solvent microviscosity with sucrose (up to 40% (w/v)) caused a significant decrease in kcat/Km of the wild-type enzyme, but did not alter the catalytic efficiency of the mutant protein. Structurally, the apoenzyme was identical to wild-type PTP-1B, aside from the flexible WPD loop region, which was in both "open" and "closed" conformations. At physiological pH, the C215D mutant of PTP-1B should be an effective substrate-trapping mutant that can be used to identify cellular substrates of PTP-1B. In addition, because of its insensitivity to oxidation, this mutant may be used for screening fermentation broth and other natural products to identify inhibitors of PTP-1B.
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- Yolanda Romsicki
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research, Pointe-Claire, Dorval, Quebec H9R 4P8, Canada
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Romsicki Y, Kennedy BP, Asante-Appiah E. Purification and characterization of T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase reveals significant functional homology to protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B. Arch Biochem Biophys 2003; 414:40-50. [PMID: 12745253 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9861(03)00178-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have developed a protocol for rapid purification of T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP) and the structurally related protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP-1B) from bacterial cells. The pH profile for TCPTP was bell-shaped with an optimum of 5.5. The catalytic domain and full-length versions of TCPTP bound a potent inhibitor with affinities similar to those of PTP-1B. The K(m) values for the catalytic domains of TCPTP and PTP-1B increased with increasing ionic strength, whereas the k(cat) values remained unchanged. Arrhenius plots revealed that TCPTP and PTP-1B possess similar activation energies of 25.3+/-1.2 and 18.4+/-3.0 kJ/mol, respectively. Increasing solvent microviscosity (up to 40% (w/v) sucrose) did not affect k(cat)/K(m) of either enzyme. However, high sucrose concentrations protected both enzymes from thermal inactivation. These studies show that, although they share a 72% amino acid sequence identity within their catalytic domains, TCPTP and PTP-1B are functionally very similar in vitro.
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- Yolanda Romsicki
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Merck Frosst Center for Therapeutic Research, P.O. Box 1005, Pointe-Claire-Dorval, Que., Canada H9R 4P8
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Peters GH, Branner S, Møller KB, Andersen JN, Møller NPH. Enzyme kinetic characterization of protein tyrosine phosphatases. Biochimie 2003; 85:527-34. [PMID: 12763312 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(03)00036-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) play a central role in cellular signaling processes, resulting in an increased interest in modulating the activities of PTPs. We therefore decided to undertake a detailed enzyme kinetic evaluation of various transmembrane and cytosolic PTPs (PTPalpha, PTPbeta, PTPepsilon, CD45, LAR, PTP1B and SHP-1), using pNPP as substrate. Most noticeable is the increase in the turnover number for PTPbeta with increasing pH and the weak pH-dependence of the turnover number of CD45. The kinetic data for PTPalpha-D1 and PTPalpha-D1D2 suggest that D2 affects the catalysis of pNPP. PTPepsilon and the closely homologous PTPalpha behave differently. The K(m) data were lower for PTPepsilon than those for PTPalpha, while the inverse was observed for the catalytic efficiencies.
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- Günther H Peters
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Biomembrane Physics (MEMPHYS), Technical University of Denmark, Building 206, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark.
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Tao J, Malbon CC, Wang HY. Insulin stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation and inactivation of protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B in vivo. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:29520-5. [PMID: 11395511 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103721200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Protein-tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) 1B has been implicated in negative regulation of insulin action, although little is known of the ability of insulin to regulate PTP1B itself. The ability of insulin to regulate phosphorylation and activation of PTP1B was probed in vivo. Challenge with insulin in vivo provoked a transient, sharp increase in the phosphotyrosine content of PTP1B in fat and skeletal muscle that peaked within 15 min. Insulin stimulated a decline of 60--70% in PTP1B activity. In mouse adipocytes, the inhibition of PTP1B activity and increased tyrosine phosphorylation of the enzyme were blocked by the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG1024. Phosphoserine content of PTP1B declined in response to insulin stimulation. Elevation of intracellular cyclic AMP provokes a sharp increase in PTP1B activity and leads to increased phosphorylation of serine residues and decreased tyrosine phosphorylation. Suppression of cyclic AMP levels or inhibition of protein kinase A leads to a sharp decline in PTP1B activity, a decrease in phosphoserine content, and an increase in PTP1B phosphotyrosine content. PTP1B appears to be a critical point for insulin and catecholamine counter-regulation.
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- J Tao
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University Medical Center, SUNY/Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8651, USA
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Large-scale purification of recombinant proteins has been used extensively to assist numerous protein studies, including investigation of function, substrate identification and protein-protein interaction of low abundance proteins. Genetic fusion of affinity tags to these proteins has also been widely used for ease of purification by affinity chromatography. However, this technique sometimes yields unstable and degraded protein products limiting its application. In this study, we show a facile and straightforward method of dual-tagged recombinant protein purification that eliminates contamination by degraded protein products. A 6His-containing BamHI-HindIII fragment from pQE12 was ligated into the pGEX-KG BamHI-HindIII fragment and the protein of interest (p25(nck5a), which is highly susceptible to proteolytic degradation when expressed and purified from bacteria) was cloned into the BamHI site without a termination codon. The resulting plasmid construct, designated as pGST-p25(nck5a)-6His, with GST at the N-terminal and 6His at the C-terminal was expressed in Escherichia coli DH5alpha and purified using a two-step procedure. We show that using Ni(2+)-NTA chromatography as a first purification step and GSH-agarose chromatography as a second step, rather than vice-versa, yields a highly purified intact protein that is free of any contaminating degraded protein product. The purified fusion protein is soluble and fully active.
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- J L Rosales
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Iversen LF, Andersen HS, Branner S, Mortensen SB, Peters GH, Norris K, Olsen OH, Jeppesen CB, Lundt BF, Ripka W, Møller KB, Møller NP. Structure-based design of a low molecular weight, nonphosphorus, nonpeptide, and highly selective inhibitor of protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:10300-7. [PMID: 10744717 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.14.10300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Several protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) have been proposed to act as negative regulators of insulin signaling. Recent studies have shown increased insulin sensitivity and resistance to obesity in PTP1B knockout mice, thus pointing to this enzyme as a potential drug target in diabetes. Structure-based design, guided by PTP mutants and x-ray protein crystallography, was used to optimize a relatively weak, nonphosphorus, nonpeptide general PTP inhibitor (2-(oxalyl-amino)-benzoic acid) into a highly selective PTP1B inhibitor. This was achieved by addressing residue 48 as a selectivity determining residue. By introducing a basic nitrogen in the core structure of the inhibitor, a salt bridge was formed to Asp-48 in PTP1B. In contrast, the basic nitrogen causes repulsion in other PTPs containing an asparagine in the equivalent position resulting in a remarkable selectivity for PTP1B. Importantly, this was accomplished while retaining the molecular weight of the inhibitor below 300 g/mol.
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- L F Iversen
- Protein Chemistry, Novo Nordisk, DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
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Malamas MS, Sredy J, Moxham C, Katz A, Xu W, McDevitt R, Adebayo FO, Sawicki DR, Seestaller L, Sullivan D, Taylor JR. Novel benzofuran and benzothiophene biphenyls as inhibitors of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B with antihyperglycemic properties. J Med Chem 2000; 43:1293-310. [PMID: 10753467 DOI: 10.1021/jm990560c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Insulin resistance in the liver and peripheral tissues, together with a pancreatic cell defect, are the common causes of Type 2 diabetes. It is now appreciated that insulin resistance can result from a defect in the insulin receptor signaling system, at a site post binding of insulin to its receptor. Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPases) have been shown to be negative regulators of the insulin receptor. Inhibition of PTPases may be an effective method in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. We have identified two novel series of benzofuran/benzothiophene biphenyl oxo-acetic acids and sulfonyl-salicylic acids as potent inhibitors of PTP1B with good oral antihyperglycemic activity. To assist in the design of these inhibitors, crystallographic studies have attempted to identify enzyme inhibitor interactions. Resolution of crystal complexes has suggested that the inhibitors bind to the enzyme active site and are held in place through hydrogen bonding and van der Waals interactions formed within two hydrophobic pockets. In the oxo-acetic acid series, hydrophobic substitutents at position-2 of the benzofuran/benzothiophene biphenyl framework interacted with Phe182 of the catalytic site and were very critical to the intrinsic activity of the molecule. The hydrophobic region of the catalytic-site pocket was exploited and taken advantage by hydrophobic substituents at either the alpha-carbon or the ortho aromatic positions of the oxo-acetic acid moiety. Similar ortho aromatic substitutions on the salicylic acid-type inhibitors had no effect, primarily due to the different orientation of these inhibitors in the catalytic site. The most active inhibitors of both series inhibited recombinant human PTP1B with phosphotyrosyl dodecapeptide TRDI(P)YETD(P)Y(P)YRK as the source of the substrate with IC(50) values in the range of 20-50 nM. Compound 68 was one of the most active compounds in vivo, normalizing plasma glucose levels at the 25 mg/kg dose (po) and the 1 mg/kg dose (ip). Compound 68 was also selective against several other PTPases.
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- M S Malamas
- Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Inc., CN 8000, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-8000, USA.
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Andersen HS, Iversen LF, Jeppesen CB, Branner S, Norris K, Rasmussen HB, Møller KB, Møller NP. 2-(oxalylamino)-benzoic acid is a general, competitive inhibitor of protein-tyrosine phosphatases. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:7101-8. [PMID: 10702277 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.10.7101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) are critically involved in regulation of signal transduction processes. Members of this class of enzymes are considered attractive therapeutic targets in several disease states, e.g. diabetes, cancer, and inflammation. However, most reported PTP inhibitors have been phosphorus-containing compounds, tight binding inhibitors, and/or inhibitors that covalently modify the enzymes. We therefore embarked on identifying a general, reversible, competitive PTP inhibitor that could be used as a common scaffold for lead optimization for specific PTPs. We here report the identification of 2-(oxalylamino)-benzoic acid (OBA) as a classical competitive inhibitor of several PTPs. X-ray crystallography of PTP1B complexed with OBA and related non-phosphate low molecular weight derivatives reveals that the binding mode of these molecules to a large extent mimics that of the natural substrate including hydrogen bonding to the PTP signature motif. In addition, binding of OBA to the active site of PTP1B creates a unique arrangement involving Asp(181), Lys(120), and Tyr(46). PTP inhibitors are essential tools in elucidating the biological function of specific PTPs and they may eventually be developed into selective drug candidates. The unique enzyme kinetic features and the low molecular weight of OBA makes it an ideal starting point for further optimization.
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Affiliation(s)
- H S Andersen
- MedChem Research I, Novo Nordisk, DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
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