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Huang KW, Chen JW, Hua TY, Chu YY, Chiu TY, Liu JY, Tu CI, Hsu KC, Kao YT, Chu JW, Hsiao YY. Targeted Covalent Inhibitors Allosterically Deactivate the DEDDh Lassa Fever Virus NP Exonuclease from Alternative Distal Sites. JACS AU 2021; 1:2315-2327. [PMID: 34977900 PMCID: PMC8715546 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
For using targeted covalent inhibitors (TCIs) as anticancer and antiviral drugs, we establish that the model compounds PCMPS (p-chloromercuriphenyl sulfate) and PCMB (p-chloromercuribenzoate) are inhibitors of the DEDDh family of exonucleases. The underlying mechanism is analyzed by X-ray crystallography, activity/nucleic acid-binding assays, and all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The first TCI-complexed structures of a DEDDh enzyme, the Lassa fever virus NP exonuclease (NPexo), are resolved to elucidate that the Cys409 binding site is away from the active site and the RNA-binding lid. The NPexo C409A structures indicate Cys461 as the alternative distal site for obstructing the equally active mutant. All-atom MD simulations of the wild type and mutant NPexos in explicit solvent uncover an allosteric inhibition mechanism that the local perturbation induced by PCMPS sulfonate propagates to impact the RNA-binding lid conformation. Binding assay studies confirm that PCMPS does affect the RNA binding of NPexo. The predicted relative potency between PCMPS and PCMB is also in line with experiments. The structural data and inhibition mechanism established in this work provide an important molecular basis for the drug development of TCIs.
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- Kuan-Wei Huang
- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
- Institute
of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
- Institute
of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- Graduate
Institute of Cancer Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical
Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program
for Cancer Molecular Biology and Drug Discovery, College of Medical
Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Ph.D.
Program in Biotechnology Research and Development, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Biomedical
Commercialization Center, Taipei Medical
University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
- Institute
of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, Taiwan
- Center
for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
- Institute
of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, Taiwan
- Center
for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biological Science and Technology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute
of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
- Institute
of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National
Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 30068, Taiwan
- Center
for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30068, Taiwan
- Drug
Development and Value Creation Research Center, Center for Cancer
Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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Identification and characterization of an ecto-pyrophosphatase activity in intact epimastigotes of Trypanosoma rangeli. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106852. [PMID: 25203926 PMCID: PMC4159237 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/09/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
In this study, we performed the molecular and biochemical characterization of an ecto-enzyme present in Trypanosoma rangeli that is involved with the hydrolysis of extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate. PCR analysis identified a putative proton-pyrophosphatase (H+-PPase) in the epimastigote forms of T. rangeli. This protein was recognized with Western blot and flow cytometry analysis using an antibody against the H+-PPase of Arabidopsis thaliana. Immunofluorescence microscopy confirmed that this protein is located in the plasma membrane of T. rangeli. Biochemical assays revealed that the optimum pH for the ecto-PPase activity was 7.5, as previously demonstrated for other organisms. Sodium fluoride (NaF) and aminomethylenediphosphonate (AMDP) were able to inhibit approximately 75% and 90% of the ecto-PPase activity, respectively. This ecto-PPase activity was stimulated in a dose-dependent manner by MgCl2. In the presence of MgCl2, this activity was inhibited by millimolar concentrations of CaCl2. The ecto-PPase activity of T. rangeli decreased with increasing cell proliferation in vitro, thereby suggesting a role for this enzyme in the acquisition of inorganic phosphate (Pi). Moreover, this activity was modulated by the extracellular concentration of Pi and increased approximately two-fold when the cells were maintained in culture medium depleted of Pi. All of these results confirmed the occurrence of an ecto-PPase located in the plasma membrane of T. rangeli that possibly plays an important role in phosphate metabolism of this protozoan.
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Freitas-Mesquita AL, Fonseca-de-Souza AL, Meyer-Fernandes JR. Leishmania amazonensis: characterization of an ecto-pyrophosphatase activity. Exp Parasitol 2013; 137:8-13. [PMID: 24316462 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Several ecto-enzymatic activities have been described in the plasma membrane of the protozoan Leishmania amazonensis, which is the major etiological agent of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in South America. These enzymes, including ecto-phosphatases, contribute to the survival of the parasite by participating in phosphate metabolism. This work identifies and characterizes the extracellular hydrolysis of inorganic pyrophosphate related to an ecto-pyrophosphatase activity of the promastigote form of L. amazonensis. This ecto-pyrophosphatase activity is insensitive to MnCl2 but is strongly stimulated by MgCl2. This stimulation was not observed during the hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl phosphate (p-NPP) or β-glycerophosphate, two substrates for different ecto-phosphatases present in the L. amazonensis plasma membrane. Furthermore, extracellular PPi hydrolysis is more efficient at alkaline pHs, while p-NPP hydrolysis occurs mainly at acidic pHs. These results led us to conclude that extracellular PPi is hydrolyzed not by non-specific ecto-phosphatases but rather by a genuine ecto-pyrophosphatase. In the presence of 5mM MgCl2, the ecto-pyrophosphatase activity from L. amazonensis is sensitive to micromolar concentrations of NaF and millimolar concentrations of CaCl2. Moreover, this activity is significantly higher during the first days of L. amazonensis culture, which suggests a possible role for this enzyme in parasite growth.
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- Anita Leocadio Freitas-Mesquita
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Terapia e Fisiologia Celular e Molecular, Centro Universitário Estadual da Zona Oeste, 23070-200 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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