Bisphosphonate inhibitors of squalene synthase protect cells against cholesterol‐dependent cytolysins
作者:Mateusz Pospiech、Siân E. Owens、David J. Miller、Karl Austin‐Muttitt、Jonathan G. L. Mullins、James G. Cronin、Rudolf K. Allemann、I. Martin Sheldon
DOI:10.1096/fj.202100164r
日期:2021.6
the first committed step of cholesterol biosynthesis is catalyzed by squalenesynthase, we explored whether inhibiting this enzyme protected cells against cholesterol‐dependent cytolysins. We first synthesized 22 different nitrogen‐containing bisphosphonate molecules that were designed to inhibitsqualenesynthase. Squalenesynthase inhibition was quantified using a cell‐free enzyme assay, and validated