Identification and Characterization of Novel Inhibitors of mPTPB, an Essential Virulent Phosphatase from <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
作者:Lan Chen、Bo Zhou、Sheng Zhang、Li Wu、Yuehong Wang、Scott G. Franzblau、Zhong-Yin Zhang
DOI:10.1021/ml1001135
日期:2010.10.14
Mycobacterium protein tyrosine phosphatase B (mPTPB) is an essential virulence factor required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) survival in host macrophages. Consequently mPTPB represents an exciting new with a completely novel mechanism of action. We screened a library of 7500 compounds against mPTPB and identified several 2-oxo-1,2-dihydrobenzo[cd]indole-6-sulfon-amide and piperazinyl-thiophenyl-ethyl-oxalamide derivatives as two distinct classes of mPTPB inhibitors. We showed that both classes of inhibitors are capable of blocking the mPTPB-mediated ERK1/2 inactivation. We further demonstrated that both classes of mPTPB inhibitors are effective in inhibiting the growth of Mtb in macrophages. Thus, improvement of the lead compounds may produce a novel class of anti-TB agents.