Targeting the Prostaglandin F2α Receptor for Preventing Preterm Labor with Azapeptide Tocolytics
摘要:
The prostaglandin-F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) receptor (FP) was targeted to develop tocolytic agents for inhibiting preterm labor. Azabicycloalkane and azapeptide mimics 2-10 were synthesized based on the (3S,6S,9S)-indolizidin-2-one amino acid analogue PDC113.824 (1), which was shown to modulate FP by a biased allosteric mechanism, involving both G alpha q- and G alpha 12-mediated signaling pathways, and exhibited significant tocolytic activity delaying preterm labor in a mouse model (Goupil; J. Biol. Chem. 2010, 285,25624-25636), Although changes in azabicycloalkane stereochemistry and ring size caused loss of activity, replacement of the indolizidin-2-one amino acid with azaGly-Pro and azaPhe-Pro gave azapeptides 6 and 8, which reduced PGF2 alpha-induced myometrial contractions, potentiated the effect of PGF2 alpha on G alpha q-mediated ERK1/2 activation, and inhibited FP modulation of cell ruffling, a response dependent on the G alpha 12/RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway. Revealing complementarities of azabicycloalkane and azapeptide mimics, novel probes, and efficient tocolytic agents were made to study allosteric modulation of the FP receptor.
Targeting the Prostaglandin F2α Receptor for Preventing Preterm Labor with Azapeptide Tocolytics
摘要:
The prostaglandin-F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) receptor (FP) was targeted to develop tocolytic agents for inhibiting preterm labor. Azabicycloalkane and azapeptide mimics 2-10 were synthesized based on the (3S,6S,9S)-indolizidin-2-one amino acid analogue PDC113.824 (1), which was shown to modulate FP by a biased allosteric mechanism, involving both G alpha q- and G alpha 12-mediated signaling pathways, and exhibited significant tocolytic activity delaying preterm labor in a mouse model (Goupil; J. Biol. Chem. 2010, 285,25624-25636), Although changes in azabicycloalkane stereochemistry and ring size caused loss of activity, replacement of the indolizidin-2-one amino acid with azaGly-Pro and azaPhe-Pro gave azapeptides 6 and 8, which reduced PGF2 alpha-induced myometrial contractions, potentiated the effect of PGF2 alpha on G alpha q-mediated ERK1/2 activation, and inhibited FP modulation of cell ruffling, a response dependent on the G alpha 12/RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway. Revealing complementarities of azabicycloalkane and azapeptide mimics, novel probes, and efficient tocolytic agents were made to study allosteric modulation of the FP receptor.
Paired Utility of Aza-Amino Acyl Proline and Indolizidinone Amino Acid Residues for Peptide Mimicry: Conception of Prostaglandin F2α Receptor Allosteric Modulators That Delay Preterm Birth
作者:Fatemeh M. Mir、N. D. Prasad Atmuri、Carine B. Bourguet、Jennifer Rodon Fores、Xin Hou、Sylvain Chemtob、William D. Lubell
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00056
日期:2019.5.9
Peptide mimicry employing a combination of aza-amino acyl proline and indolizidinone residues has been used to develop allosteric modulators of the prostaglandin F2α receptor. The systematic study of the N-terminal phenylacetyl moiety and the conformation and side chain functions of the central turn dipeptide residue has demonstrated the sensitive relationships between modulator activity and topology