Iterative Conversion of Cyclin Binding Groove Peptides into Druglike CDK Inhibitors with Antitumor Activity
摘要:
The cyclin groove is an important recognition site for substrates of the cell cycle cyclin dependent kinases and provides an opportunity for highly selective inhibition of kinase activity through a non-ATP competitive mechanism. The key peptide residues of the cyclin binding motif have been studied in order to precisely define the structureactivity relationship for CDK kinase inhibition. Through this information, new insights into the interactions of peptide CDK inhibitors with key subsites of the cyclin binding groove provide for the replacement of binding determinants with more druglike functionality through REPLACE, a strategy for the iterative conversion of peptidic blockers of proteinprotein interactions into pharmaceutically relevant compounds. As a result, REPLACE is further exemplified in combining optimized peptidic sequences with effective N-terminal capping groups to generate more stable compounds possessing antitumor activity consistent with on-target inhibition of cell cycle CDKs. The compounds described here represent prototypes for a next generation of kinase therapeutics with high efficacy and kinome selectivity, thus avoiding problems observed with first generation CDK inhibitors.
Rational design of a cyclin A fluorescent peptide sensor
作者:Elena Pazos、Miguel Pérez、Hugo Gutiérrez-de-Terán、Mar Orzáez、Tatiana Guevara、José L. Mascareñas、M. Eugenio Vázquez
DOI:10.1039/c1ob06009k
日期:——
We report the design and development of a fluorescent sensor specifically designed to target cyclin A, a protein that plays a key role in the regulation of the cell cycle. Computational studies provide a molecular picture that explains the observed emission increase, suggesting that the 4-DMAP fluorophore in the peptide is protected from the bulk solvent when inserted into the hydrophobic binding groove of cyclin A.
细胞周期蛋白 A 是一种在细胞周期调控中起关键作用的蛋白质,我们报告了一种专门针对细胞周期蛋白 A 的荧光传感器的设计和开发。计算研究提供了一幅分子图,解释了所观察到的发射增加现象,表明多肽中的 4-DMAP 荧光团在插入细胞周期蛋白 A 的疏水结合槽后受到保护,不受大体积溶剂的影响。
Iterative Conversion of Cyclin Binding Groove Peptides into Druglike CDK Inhibitors with Antitumor Activity
作者:Padmavathy Nandha Premnath、Sandra N. Craig、Shu Liu、Erin L. Anderson、Asterios I. Grigoroudis、George Kontopidis、Tracy L. Perkins、Michael D. Wyatt、Douglas L. Pittman、Campbell McInnes
DOI:10.1021/jm5015023
日期:2015.1.8
The cyclin groove is an important recognition site for substrates of the cell cycle cyclin dependent kinases and provides an opportunity for highly selective inhibition of kinase activity through a non-ATP competitive mechanism. The key peptide residues of the cyclin binding motif have been studied in order to precisely define the structureactivity relationship for CDK kinase inhibition. Through this information, new insights into the interactions of peptide CDK inhibitors with key subsites of the cyclin binding groove provide for the replacement of binding determinants with more druglike functionality through REPLACE, a strategy for the iterative conversion of peptidic blockers of proteinprotein interactions into pharmaceutically relevant compounds. As a result, REPLACE is further exemplified in combining optimized peptidic sequences with effective N-terminal capping groups to generate more stable compounds possessing antitumor activity consistent with on-target inhibition of cell cycle CDKs. The compounds described here represent prototypes for a next generation of kinase therapeutics with high efficacy and kinome selectivity, thus avoiding problems observed with first generation CDK inhibitors.