Improving the Affinity of SL0101 for RSK Using Structure-Based Design
摘要:
Enhanced activity of the Ser/Thr protein kinase, RSK, is associated with transformation and metastasis, which suggests that RSK is an attractive drug target. The natural product SL0101 (kaempferol 3-O-(3 '',4 ''-di-O-acetyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside)) has been shown to be an RSK selective inhibitor. However, the K-i for SL0101 is 1 mu M with a half-life of less than 30 min in vivo. To identify analogues with improved efficacy we designed a set of analogues based on the crystallographic model of SL0101 in complex with the RSK2 N-terminal kinase domain. We identified an analogue with a 5 ''-n-propyl group on the rhamnose that has >40-fold improved affinity for RSK relative to SL0101 in an in vitro kinase assay. This analogue preferentially inhibited the proliferation of the human breast cancer line, MCF-7, versus the normal untransformed breast line, MCF-10A, which is consistent with results using SL0101. However, the efficacy of the 5 ''-n-propyl analogue to inhibit MCF-7 proliferation was only 2-fold better than for SL0101, which we hypothesize is due to limited membrane permeability. The improved affinity of the 5 ''-n-propyl analogue for RSK will aid in the design of future compounds for in vivo use.
De Novo Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of C6″-Substituted C4″-Amide Analogues of SL0101
作者:Roman M. Mrozowski、Zachary M. Sandusky、Rajender Vemula、Bulan Wu、Qi Zhang、Deborah A. Lannigan、George A. O’Doherty
DOI:10.1021/ol503012k
日期:2014.11.21
SL0101, C4″-amide/C6″-alkyl substituted analogues of SL0101 were synthesized and evaluated in cell-based assays. The analogues were prepared using a de novo asymmetric synthetic approach, which featured Pd-π-allylic catalyzed glycosylation for the introduction of a C4″-azido group. Surprisingly replacement of the C4″-acetate with a C4″-amide resulted in analogues that were no longer specific for RSK in
C5′-Alkyl Substitution Effects on Digitoxigenin α-<scp>l</scp>-Glycoside Cancer Cytotoxicity
作者:Hua-Yu Leo Wang、Bulan Wu、Qi Zhang、Sang-Woo Kang、Yon Rojanasakul、George A. O’Doherty
DOI:10.1021/ml100291n
日期:2011.4.14
A highly regio- and stereoselective asymmetric synthesis of various CS'-alkyl side chains of rhamnosyl- and amicetosyl-digitoxigenin analogues has been established via palladium-catalyzed glycosylation with postglycosylated dihydroxylation or diimide reduction. The C5'-methyl group in both alpha-L-rhamnose and cc-L-amicetose digitoxin analogues displayed a steric directed apoptosis induction and tumor growth inhibition against nonsmall cell human lung cancer cells (NCI-H460). The antitumor activity is significantly reduced when the steric hindrance is increased at the C5'-stereocenter.