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Mikhnovets IE, Holoubek J, Panina IS, Kotouček J, Gvozdev DA, Chumakov SP, Krasilnikov MS, Zhitlov MY, Gulyak EL, Chistov AA, Nikitin TD, Korshun VA, Efremov RG, Alferova VA, Růžek D, Eyer L, Ustinov AV. Alkyl Derivatives of Perylene Photosensitizing Antivirals: Towards Understanding the Influence of Lipophilicity. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16483. [PMID: 38003673 PMCID: PMC10671050 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Amphipathic perylene derivatives are broad-spectrum antivirals against enveloped viruses that act as fusion inhibitors in a light-dependent manner. The compounds target the lipid bilayer of the viral envelope using the lipophilic perylene moiety and photogenerating singlet oxygen, thereby causing damage to unsaturated lipids. Previous studies show that variation of the polar part of the molecule is important for antiviral activity. Here, we report modification of the lipophilic part of the molecule, perylene, by the introduction of 4-, 8-, and 12-carbon alkyls into position 9(10) of the perylene residue. Using Friedel-Crafts acylation and Wolff-Kishner reduction, three 3-acetyl-9(10)-alkylperylenes were synthesized from perylene and used to prepare 9 nucleoside and 12 non-nucleoside amphipathic derivatives. These compounds were characterized as fluorophores and singlet oxygen generators, as well as tested as antivirals against herpes virus-1 (HSV-1) and vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), both known for causing superficial skin/mucosa lesions and thus serving as suitable candidates for photodynamic therapy. The results suggest that derivatives with a short alkyl chain (butyl) have strong antiviral activity, whereas the introduction of longer alkyl substituents (n = 8 and 12) to the perylenyethynyl scaffold results in a dramatic reduction of antiviral activity. This phenomenon is likely attributable to the increased lipophilicity of the compounds and their ability to form insoluble aggregates. Moreover, molecular dynamic studies revealed that alkylated perylene derivatives are predominately located closer to the middle of the bilayer compared to non-alkylated derivatives. The predicted probability of superficial positioning correlated with antiviral activity, suggesting that singlet oxygen generation is achieved in the subsurface layer of the membrane, where the perylene group is more accessible to dissolved oxygen.
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Affiliation(s)
- Igor E. Mikhnovets
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Laboratory of Emerging Viral Diseases, Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, CZ-621 00 Brno, Czech Republic (D.R.); (L.E.)
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 1160/31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, CZ-621 00 Brno, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-12, 119234 Moscow, Russia;
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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- Laboratory of Emerging Viral Diseases, Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, CZ-621 00 Brno, Czech Republic (D.R.); (L.E.)
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 1160/31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Emerging Viral Diseases, Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 296/70, CZ-621 00 Brno, Czech Republic (D.R.); (L.E.)
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 1160/31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (I.E.M.); (I.S.P.); (S.P.C.); (M.S.K.); (M.Y.Z.); (E.L.G.); (A.A.C.); (T.D.N.); (V.A.K.); (R.G.E.); (V.A.A.)
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Panina IS, Balandin SV, Tsarev AV, Chugunov AO, Tagaev AA, Finkina EI, Antoshina DV, Sheremeteva EV, Paramonov AS, Rickmeyer J, Bierbaum G, Efremov RG, Shenkarev ZO, Ovchinnikova TV. Specific Binding of the α-Component of the Lantibiotic Lichenicidin to the Peptidoglycan Precursor Lipid II Predetermines Its Antimicrobial Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021332. [PMID: 36674846 PMCID: PMC9863751 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
To date, a number of lantibiotics have been shown to use lipid II-a highly conserved peptidoglycan precursor in the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria-as their molecular target. The α-component (Lchα) of the two-component lantibiotic lichenicidin, previously isolated from the Bacillus licheniformis VK21 strain, seems to contain two putative lipid II binding sites in its N-terminal and C-terminal domains. Using NMR spectroscopy in DPC micelles, we obtained convincing evidence that the C-terminal mersacidin-like site is involved in the interaction with lipid II. These data were confirmed by the MD simulations. The contact area of lipid II includes pyrophosphate and disaccharide residues along with the first isoprene units of bactoprenol. MD also showed the potential for the formation of a stable N-terminal nisin-like complex; however, the conditions necessary for its implementation in vitro remain unknown. Overall, our results clarify the picture of two component lantibiotics mechanism of antimicrobial action.
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- Irina S. Panina
- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-495-335-0900
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, 53117 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, 53117 Bonn, Germany
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Department of Applied Mathematics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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Panina IS, Krylov NA, Chugunov AO, Efremov RG, Kordyukova LV. The Mechanism of Selective Recognition of Lipid Substrate by hDHHC20 Enzyme. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232314791. [PMID: 36499114 PMCID: PMC9739150 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
S-acylation is a post-translational linkage of long chain fatty acids to cysteines, playing a key role in normal physiology and disease. In human cells, the reaction is catalyzed by a family of 23 membrane DHHC-acyltransferases (carrying an Asp-His-His-Cys catalytic motif) in two stages: (1) acyl-CoA-mediated autoacylation of the enzyme; and (2) further transfer of the acyl chain to a protein substrate. Despite the availability of a 3D-structure of human acyltransferase (hDHHC20), the molecular aspects of lipid selectivity of DHHC-acyltransferases remain unclear. In this paper, using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we studied membrane-bound hDHHC20 right before the acylation by C12-, C14-, C16-, C18-, and C20-CoA substrates. We found that: (1) regardless of the chain length, its terminal methyl group always reaches the "ceiling" of the enzyme's cavity; (2) only for C16, an optimal "reactivity" (assessed by a simple geometric criterion) permits the autoacylation; (3) in MD, some key interactions between an acyl-CoA and a protein differ from those in the reference crystal structure of the C16-CoA-hDHHS20 mutant complex (probably, because this structure corresponds to a non-native dimer). These features of specific recognition of full-size acyl-CoA substrates support our previous hypothesis of "geometric and physicochemical selectivity" derived for simplified acyl-CoA analogues.
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- Irina S. Panina
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- International Laboratory for Supercomputer Atomistic Modelling and Multi-Scale Analysis, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- International Laboratory for Supercomputer Atomistic Modelling and Multi-Scale Analysis, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- International Laboratory for Supercomputer Atomistic Modelling and Multi-Scale Analysis, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, State University, Dolgoprudny, 141701 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- International Laboratory for Supercomputer Atomistic Modelling and Multi-Scale Analysis, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, State University, Dolgoprudny, 141701 Moscow, Russia
- Correspondence:
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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