A series of imidazole-containing peptidomimetic PFTase inhibitors and their co-crystal structures bound to PFTase and FPP are reported. The structures reveal that the peptidomimetics adopt a similar conformation to that of the extended CVIM tetrapeptide, with the imidazole group coordinating to the catalytic zinc ion. Both mono- and bis-imidazole-containing derivatives, 13 and 16, showed remarkably high enzyme inhibition activity against PFTase in vitro with IC50 values of 0.86 and 1.7 nM, respectively. The peptidomimetics were also highly selective for PFTase over PGGTase-I both in vitro and in intact cells. In addition, peptidomimetics 13 and 16 were found to suppress tumor growth in nude mouse xenograft models with no gross toxicity at a daily dose of 25 mg kg−1.
报道了一系列含有
咪唑基的
肽模拟物PFTase
抑制剂及其与PFTase和FPP结合的共晶结构。这些结构揭示了
肽模拟物采取类似于延伸的CVIM四肽的构象,其中的
咪唑基团与催化
锌离子配位。含有单
咪唑和
双咪唑的衍
生物13和16,在体外分别表现出对PFTase极高的酶抑制活性,IC50值分别为0.86和1.7 nM。这些
肽模拟物对PFTase的选择性优于
PGGTase-I,无论是在体外还是在完整的细胞中。此外,
肽模拟物13和16在裸鼠异种移植模型中能抑制肿瘤生长,以每天25 mg kg−1的剂量给药时没有明显的毒性。