Yoshizawa M, Aoyama T, Itoh T, Miyachi H. Arylalkynyl amide-type peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ)-selective antagonists covalently bind to the PPARγ ligand binding domain with a unique binding mode.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2022;
64:128676. [PMID:
35301139 DOI:
10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.128676]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) antagonists are drug candidates for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis. Previously, we have designed and synthesized a series of substituted phenylalkynyl amide-type PPARγ antagonists. The representative compound, MMT-160, exhibited nanomolar-order PPARγ antagonistic activity. To understand the antagonistic mode of action of MMT-160, mass spectrometric and X-ray crystallographic analysis of MMT-160 in the presence of the PPARγ ligand binding domain (LBD) were performed. The mass spectrometry results clearly indicated that alkynyl amide-type PPARγ antagonists were covalently bound to the PPARγ LBD. The X-ray crystallographic analysis indicated that MMT-160 acted as a Michael acceptor and covalently bound to the PPARγ LBD via Cys285. In addition, MMT-160 bound to the PPARγ LBD with a binding mode that was different from the binding modes observed for PPARγ agonists and partial agonists.
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