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Ofman TP, Heming JJA, Nin-Hill A, Küllmer F, Moran E, Bennett M, Steneker R, Klein AM, Ruijgrok G, Kok K, Armstrong ZWB, Aerts JMFG, van der Marel GA, Rovira C, Davies GJ, Artola M, Codée JDC, Overkleeft HS. Conformational and Electronic Variations in 1,2- and 1,5a- Cyclophellitols and their Impact on Retaining α-Glucosidase Inhibition. Chemistry 2024:e202400723. [PMID: 38623783 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400723] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
Glycoside hydrolases (glycosidases) take part in myriad biological processes and are important therapeutic targets. Competitive and mechanism-based inhibitors are useful tools to dissect their biological role and comprise a good starting point for drug discovery. The natural product, cyclophellitol, a mechanism-based, covalent and irreversible retaining β-glucosidase inhibitor has inspired the design of diverse α- and β-glycosidase inhibitor and activity-based probe scaffolds. Here, we sought to deepen our understanding of the structural and functional requirements of cyclophellitol-type compounds for effective human α-glucosidase inhibition. We synthesized a comprehensive set of α-configured 1,2- and 1,5a-cyclophellitol analogues bearing a variety of electrophilic traps. The inhibitory potency of these compounds was assessed towards both lysosomal and ER retaining α-glucosidases. These studies revealed the 1,5a-cyclophellitols to be the most potent retaining α-glucosidase inhibitors, with the nature of the electrophile determining inhibitory mode of action (covalent or non-covalent). DFT calculations support the ability of the 1,5a-cyclophellitols, but not the 1,2-congeners, to adopt conformations that mimic either the Michaelis complex or transition state of α-glucosidases.
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- Tim P Ofman
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica), Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franques 1-11, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica (Secció de Química Orgànica), Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional (IQTCUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franques 1-11, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08020, Barcelona, Spain
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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The ability to detect active enzymes in a complex mixture of folded proteins (e.g., secretome, cell lysate) generally relies on observations of catalytic ability, necessitating the development of an activity assay that is compatible with the sample and selective for the enzyme(s) of interest. Deconvolution of the contributions of different enzymes to an observed catalytic ability further necessitates an often-challenging protein separation. The advent of broadly reactive activity-based probes (ABPs) for retaining glycoside hydrolases (GHs) has enabled an alternative, often complementary, assay for active GHs. Using activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) techniques, many retaining glycoside hydrolases can be separated, detected, and identified with high sensitivity and selectivity. This chapter outlines ABPP methods for the detection and identification of retaining glycoside hydrolases from microbial sources, including protein sample preparation from bacterial lysates and fungal secretomes, enzyme labeling and detection via fluorescence, and enzyme identification using affinity-based enrichment coupled to peptide sequencing following isobaric labeling.
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- Nicholas G S McGregor
- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- York Structural Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, United Kingdom.
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Artola M, Wouters S, Schröder SP, de Boer C, Chen Y, Petracca R, van den Nieuwendijk AMCH, Aerts JMFG, van der Marel GA, Codée JDC, Overkleeft HS. Direct Stereoselective Aziridination of Cyclohexenols with 3-Amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)quinazolin-4(3 H)-one in the Synthesis of Cyclitol Aziridine Glycosidase Inhibitors. European J Org Chem 2019; 2019:1397-1404. [PMID: 31787842 PMCID: PMC6876648 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cyclophellitol aziridine and its configurational and functional isomers are powerful covalent inhibitors of retaining glycosidases, and find application in fundamental studies on glycosidases, amongst others in relation to inherited lysosomal storage disorders caused by glycosidase malfunctioning. Few direct and stereoselective aziridination methodologies are known for the synthesis of cyclophellitol aziridines. Herein, we present our studies on the scope of direct 3‐amino‐2‐(trifluoromethyl)quinazolin‐4(3H)‐one‐mediated aziridination on a variety of configurational and functional cyclohexenol isosters. We demonstrate that the aziridination can be directed by an allylic or homoallylic hydroxyl through H‐bonding and that steric hindrance plays a key role in the diastereoselectivity of the reaction.
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- Marta Artola
- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis Leiden Institute of Chemistry Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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Kuo CL, van Meel E, Kytidou K, Kallemeijn WW, Witte M, Overkleeft HS, Artola ME, Aerts JM. Activity-Based Probes for Glycosidases: Profiling and Other Applications. Methods Enzymol 2017; 598:217-235. [PMID: 29306436 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2017.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Glycosidases mediate the fragmentation of glycoconjugates in the body, including the vital recycling of endogenous molecules. Several inherited diseases in man concern deficiencies in lysosomal glycosidases degrading glycosphingolipids. Prominent is Gaucher disease caused by an impaired lysosomal β-glucosidase (glucocerebrosidase, GBA) and resulting in pathological lysosomal storage of glucosylceramide (glucocerebroside) in tissue macrophages. GBA is a retaining glucosidase with a characteristic glycosyl-enzyme intermediate formed during catalysis. Using the natural suicide inhibitor cyclophellitol as a lead, we developed mechanism-based irreversible inhibitors of GBA equipped with a fluorescent reporter. These reagents covalently link to the catalytic nucleophile residue of GBA and permit specific and sensitive visualization of active enzyme molecules. The amphiphilic activity-based probes (ABPs) allow in situ detection of active GBA in cells and organisms. Furthermore, they may be used to biochemically confirm the diagnosis of Gaucher disease and they might assist in screening for small compounds interacting with the catalytic pocket. While the focus of this chapter is ABPs for β-glucosidases and Gaucher disease, the described concept has meanwhile been extended to other retaining glycosidases and related disease conditions as well.
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- Chi-Lin Kuo
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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This article covers recent developments in the design and application of activity-based probes (ABPs) for glycosidases, with emphasis on the different enzymes involved in metabolism of glucosylceramide in humans. Described are the various catalytic reaction mechanisms employed by inverting and retaining glycosidases. An understanding of catalysis at the molecular level has stimulated the design of different types of ABPs for glycosidases. Such compounds range from (1) transition-state mimics tagged with reactive moieties, which associate with the target active site—forming covalent bonds in a relatively nonspecific manner in or near the catalytic pocket—to (2) enzyme substrates that exploit the catalytic mechanism of retaining glycosidase targets to release a highly reactive species within the active site of the enzyme, to (3) probes based on mechanism-based, covalent, and irreversible glycosidase inhibitors. Some applications in biochemical and biological research of the activity-based glycosidase probes are discussed, including specific quantitative visualization of active enzyme molecules in vitro and in vivo, and as strategies for unambiguously identifying catalytic residues in glycosidases in vitro.
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- Wouter W Kallemeijn
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Bio-Organic Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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