Studies on Selectin Blockers. 6. Discovery of Homologous Fucose Sugar Unit Necessary for E-Selectin Binding
摘要:
We describe a mimic of the sugar unit of the E-selectin ligand, sialyl Lewis X (sLe(X)). Carbohydrates are entering the realm of rational drug design, aided by the growing understanding of the structure-function relationships. We investigated a new methodology of preparing sLe(X) mimetics and developed a potent E-selectin blocker characterized by beta-turn dipeptides. Another characteristic point of this E-selectin blocker is that the six-membered fucose ring was replaced with a five-membered fucose ring. Interestingly, it was found that the five-membered fucose ring could also bind to a calcium ion on the E-selectin, which could be an important role of the six-membered fucose ring. Especially, the L-Ser-D-Glu and D-Ser-L-Glu derivatives 3a,b showed 65-90-fold more potent inhibitory activities than the sulfated Le(X) analogue 1. In addition, molecular dynamics (MD) studies indicated that the 2- and 3-OH groups of the six-membered fucose ring, which were necessary for the calcium binding, overlapped well with the 2- and 3-OH groups of the five-membered fucose ring. These new findings could be useful for the design of new types of selectin blockers.
Studies on Selectin Blockers. 6. Discovery of Homologous Fucose Sugar Unit Necessary for E-Selectin Binding
摘要:
We describe a mimic of the sugar unit of the E-selectin ligand, sialyl Lewis X (sLe(X)). Carbohydrates are entering the realm of rational drug design, aided by the growing understanding of the structure-function relationships. We investigated a new methodology of preparing sLe(X) mimetics and developed a potent E-selectin blocker characterized by beta-turn dipeptides. Another characteristic point of this E-selectin blocker is that the six-membered fucose ring was replaced with a five-membered fucose ring. Interestingly, it was found that the five-membered fucose ring could also bind to a calcium ion on the E-selectin, which could be an important role of the six-membered fucose ring. Especially, the L-Ser-D-Glu and D-Ser-L-Glu derivatives 3a,b showed 65-90-fold more potent inhibitory activities than the sulfated Le(X) analogue 1. In addition, molecular dynamics (MD) studies indicated that the 2- and 3-OH groups of the six-membered fucose ring, which were necessary for the calcium binding, overlapped well with the 2- and 3-OH groups of the five-membered fucose ring. These new findings could be useful for the design of new types of selectin blockers.