作者:Torkel Vang、Yuli Xie、Wallace H. Liu、Dušica Vidović、Yidong Liu、Shuangding Wu、Deborah H. Smith、Alison Rinderspacher、Caty Chung、Gangli Gong、Tomas Mustelin、Donald W. Landry、Robert C. Rickert、Stephan C. Schürer、Shi-Xian Deng、Lutz Tautz
DOI:10.1021/jm101004d
日期:2011.1.27
The lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (Lyp, PTPN22) is a critical negative regulator of T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling. A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the ptpn22 gene correlates with the incidence of various autoimmune diseases, including type I diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. Since the disease-associated allele is a more potent inhibitor of TCR signaling, specific Lyp inhibitors May become valuable in treating autoimmunity. Using a structure-based approach, we synthesized a library of 34 compounds that inhibited Lyp with IC50 values between 0.27 and 6.2 mu M. A reporter assay was employed to screen for compounds that enhanced TCR signaling in cells, and several inhibitors displayed a dose-dependent, activating effect. Subsequent probing for Lyp's direct physiological targets by immunoblot analysis confirmed the ability of the compounds to inhibit Lyp in T cells. Selectivity profiling against closely related tyrosine phosphatases and in silico docking studies with the crystal structure of Lyp yielded valuable information for the design of Lyp-specific compounds.