Inhibition of Ebola Virus Infection: Identification of Niemann-Pick C1 as the Target by Optimization of a Chemical Probe
摘要:
A high-throughput screen identified adamantane dipeptide 1 as an inhibitor of Ebola virus (EboV) infection. Hit-to-lead optimization to determine the structure-activity relationship (SAR) identified the more potent EboV inhibitor 2 and a photoaffinity labeling agent 3. These antiviral compounds were employed to identify the target as Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1), a host protein that binds the EboV glycoprotein and is essential for infection. These studies establish NPC1 as a promising target for antiviral therapy.
From Tyrosine to Glycine: Synthesis and Biological Activity of Potent Antagonists of the Purinergic P2X7 Receptor
摘要:
The characterization of the native and recombinant P2X(7) receptor continues to be hindered by the lack of specific and subtype-selective antagonists with a "druglike" profile. However, a tyrosine derivative named KN-62 exhibits selective P2X(7) receptor-blocking properties. As a molecular simplification of KN-62, the present study was designed to evaluate the functional antagonistic properties of a novel series of glycine derivatives characterized by the presence of different phenyl-substituted piperazine moieties. Antagonistic activity of these glycine derivatives was tested on HEK293 cells transfected with the human P2X(7) receptor. The most potent P2X(7) receptor antagonist identified in this study (compound 4g) contains an o-fluorine substituent on the phenylpiperazine moiety and had an IC50 of 12.1 nM. The biological responses investigated were ATP-dependent Ca2+ influx across the plasma membrane and ethidium bromide uptake.
From Tyrosine to Glycine: Synthesis and Biological Activity of Potent Antagonists of the Purinergic P2X<sub>7</sub> Receptor
作者:Romeo Romagnoli、Pier Giovanni Baraldi、Maria Dora Carrion、Carlota Lopez Cara、Delia Preti、Olga Cruz-Lopez、Mojgan Aghazadeh Tabrizi、Allan R. Moorman、Stefania Gessi、Eleonora Fogli、Valeria Sacchetto、Pier Andrea Borea
DOI:10.1021/jm070443e
日期:2007.7.1
The characterization of the native and recombinant P2X(7) receptor continues to be hindered by the lack of specific and subtype-selective antagonists with a "druglike" profile. However, a tyrosine derivative named KN-62 exhibits selective P2X(7) receptor-blocking properties. As a molecular simplification of KN-62, the present study was designed to evaluate the functional antagonistic properties of a novel series of glycine derivatives characterized by the presence of different phenyl-substituted piperazine moieties. Antagonistic activity of these glycine derivatives was tested on HEK293 cells transfected with the human P2X(7) receptor. The most potent P2X(7) receptor antagonist identified in this study (compound 4g) contains an o-fluorine substituent on the phenylpiperazine moiety and had an IC50 of 12.1 nM. The biological responses investigated were ATP-dependent Ca2+ influx across the plasma membrane and ethidium bromide uptake.
Inhibition of Ebola Virus Infection: Identification of Niemann-Pick C1 as the Target by Optimization of a Chemical Probe
A high-throughput screen identified adamantane dipeptide 1 as an inhibitor of Ebola virus (EboV) infection. Hit-to-lead optimization to determine the structure-activity relationship (SAR) identified the more potent EboV inhibitor 2 and a photoaffinity labeling agent 3. These antiviral compounds were employed to identify the target as Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1), a host protein that binds the EboV glycoprotein and is essential for infection. These studies establish NPC1 as a promising target for antiviral therapy.