作者:Xiaoyang Zhang、Magdalini Matziari、Yixin Xie、David Fernig、Rong Rong、Jia Meng、Zhi-Liang Lu
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0195089
日期:——
Kisspeptins acting on their cognate G protein-coupled receptor, kisspeptin receptor, play important roles in the suppression of cancer cell metastasis and regulation of the reproductive system, and therefore are important for therapeutic intervention. All native functional human kisspeptins (kisspeptin-54, kisspsptin-14 and kisspeptin-13) share the 10 amino acids of kisspeptin-10 at their C-terminus (45–54). However, they are inactivated rapidly by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) through the cleavage of the peptide bond between glycine51 and leucine52, which limits their clinical applications. Development of MMP-resistant analogues of kisspeptins may provide better therapeutic outputs. In the present study, two kisspeptin phosphinic peptides were designed and synthesized, and their ability to induce phosphorylation of ERK1/2 through kisspeptin receptor and their inhibition on MMP-2 and MMP-9 whose activity correlates with cancer metastasis were assessed. The results showed that one analogue, phosphinic kisspeptin R isomer (PKPR), exhibited kisspeptin receptor-agonistic activity and also inhibitory activity on MMP-2, indicating that PKPR may serve as a lead for the further development of kisspeptin analogues for therapeutic purpose.
吻肽作用于其同源的 G 蛋白偶联受体--吻肽受体,在抑制癌细胞转移和调节生殖系统方面发挥着重要作用,因此对治疗干预具有重要意义。所有原生功能性人类吻肽(吻肽素-54、吻肽素-14 和吻肽素-13)的 C 端(45-54)都含有吻肽素-10 的 10 个氨基酸。然而,它们会被基质金属蛋白酶(MMPs)通过裂解甘氨酸51 和亮氨酸52 之间的肽键而迅速失活,这限制了它们的临床应用。开发抗 MMP 的吻肽类似物可提供更好的治疗效果。本研究设计并合成了两种吻肽(kisspeptin phosphinic peptides),评估了它们通过吻肽(kisspeptin)受体诱导ERK1/2磷酸化的能力及其对与癌症转移相关的MMP-2和MMP-9的抑制作用。结果表明,其中一种类似物--膦酰基吻肽素 R 异构体(PKPR)不仅具有吻肽素受体拮抗活性,还具有抑制 MMP-2 的活性,这表明 PKPR 可作为进一步开发用于治疗的吻肽素类似物的先导。