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Kim Y, Sengupta S, Sim T. Natural and Synthetic Lactones Possessing Antitumor Activities. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22031052. [PMID: 33494352 PMCID: PMC7865919 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, accounting for an estimated 8 million deaths each year. As a result, there have been urgent unmet medical needs to discover novel oncology drugs. Natural and synthetic lactones have a broad spectrum of biological uses including anti-tumor, anti-helminthic, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory activities. Particularly, several natural and synthetic lactones have emerged as anti-cancer agents over the past decades. In this review, we address natural and synthetic lactones focusing on their anti-tumor activities and synthetic routes. Moreover, we aim to highlight our journey towards chemical modification and biological evaluation of a resorcylic acid lactone, L-783277 (4). We anticipate that utilization of the natural and synthetic lactones as novel scaffolds would benefit the process of oncology drug discovery campaigns based on natural products.
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Affiliation(s)
- Younghoon Kim
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea;
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Graduate School of Medical Science (Brain Korea 21 Project), College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Graduate School of Medical Science (Brain Korea 21 Project), College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea;
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Graduate School of Medical Science (Brain Korea 21 Project), College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-2228-0797
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Park KH, Yoon YD, Kang MR, Yun J, Oh SJ, Lee CW, Lee MY, Han SB, Kim Y, Kang JS. Hypothemycin inhibits tumor necrosis factor-α production by tristetraprolin-dependent down-regulation of mRNA stability in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 29:863-868. [PMID: 26371861 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hypothemycin, a resorcylic acid lactone polyketide, has been shown to inhibit oncogenic ras-transformation and T cell activation. In the present study, we investigated the effect of hypothemycin on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) production in macrophages and the molecular mechanisms involved in this effect. Hypothemycin potently suppressed the TNF-α production without affecting nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophages. However, hypothemycin had no effect on the activity of TNF-α-converting enzyme, a key enzyme for converting membrane-bound pro-TNF-α into soluble TNF-α. Further study demonstrated that the stability of TNF-α mRNA was decreased by hypothemycin treatment. In addition, hypothemycin suppressed LPS-induced phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and ERK. Moreover, knockdown of tristetraprolin (TTP), which is an important trans-acting regulator of TNF-α mRNA stability and downstream target of p38 MAPK and ERK, reversed hypothemycin-mediated inhibition of TNF-α mRNA expression. Collectively, our results suggest that hypothemycin suppresses TNF-α production by TTP-dependent destabilization of TNF-α mRNA and this is mediated, at least in part, by blocking the activation of p38 MAPK and ERK.
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- Ki Hwan Park
- Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 361-783, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 361-783, Republic of Korea
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- Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang, Cheongwon, Chungbuk, 363-883, Republic of Korea.
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Shen W, Mao H, Huang Q, Dong J. Benzenediol lactones: a class of fungal metabolites with diverse structural features and biological activities. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 97:747-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.11.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Xu L, Xue J, Wu P, Wang D, Lin L, Jiang Y, Duan X, Wei X. Antifungal activity of hypothemycin against Peronophythora litchii in vitro and in vivo. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:10091-10095. [PMID: 24106914 DOI: 10.1021/jf4030882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The antifungal activity of a natural resorcylic acid lactone, hypothemycin (HPM), against Peronophythora litchii in vitro and in vivo was investigated. HPM treatment substantially suppressed spore germination of P. litchi, with the inhibition rate of 100% when 0.78 μg/mL HPM was applied. Similarly, mycelial growth of P. litchii was efficiently inhibited. Furthermore, HPM caused the ultrastructural modifications of P. litchii, including the disruption of the cell wall and the endomembrane system, especially the plasma membrane, mitochondria, and vacuoles, which led to the destruction of the cellular integrity. Moreover, application of HPM significantly reduced decay and suppressed peel browning of postharvest litchi fruit inoculated with P. litchii during storage at 28 °C. Overall, these findings suggested that HPM exhibited excellent antifungal activity against P. litchii both in vitro and in vivo, which could be helpful for the storage of harvest litchi fruit.
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- Liangxiong Xu
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation And Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy Of Sciences , Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China
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Liu Q, Sabnis Y, Zhao Z, Zhang T, Buhrlage SJ, Jones LH, Gray NS. Developing irreversible inhibitors of the protein kinase cysteinome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 20:146-59. [PMID: 23438744 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2012.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 490] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Protein kinases are a large family of approximately 530 highly conserved enzymes that transfer a γ-phosphate group from ATP to a variety of amino acid residues, such as tyrosine, serine, and threonine, that serves as a ubiquitous mechanism for cellular signal transduction. The clinical success of a number of kinase-directed drugs and the frequent observation of disease causing mutations in protein kinases suggest that a large number of kinases may represent therapeutically relevant targets. To date, the majority of clinical and preclinical kinase inhibitors are ATP competitive, noncovalent inhibitors that achieve selectivity through recognition of unique features of particular protein kinases. Recently, there has been renewed interest in the development of irreversible inhibitors that form covalent bonds with cysteine or other nucleophilic residues in the ATP-binding pocket. Irreversible kinase inhibitors have a number of potential advantages including prolonged pharmacodynamics, suitability for rational design, high potency, and ability to validate pharmacological specificity through mutation of the reactive cysteine residue. Here, we review recent efforts to develop cysteine-targeted irreversible protein kinase inhibitors and discuss their modes of recognizing the ATP-binding pocket and their biological activity profiles. In addition, we provided an informatics assessment of the potential "kinase cysteinome" and discuss strategies for the efficient development of new covalent inhibitors.
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- Qingsong Liu
- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Napolitano C, Natoni A, Santocanale C, Evensen L, Lorens JB, Murphy PV. Isosteric replacement of the Z-enone with haloethyl ketone and E-enone in a resorcylic acid lactone series and biological evaluation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:1167-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.12.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fukazawa H, Ikeda Y, Fukuyama M, Suzuki T, Hori H, Okuda T, Uehara Y. The Resorcylic Acid Lactone Hypothemycin Selectively Inhibits the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase-Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Pathway in Cells. Biol Pharm Bull 2010; 33:168-73. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.33.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Hidesuke Fukazawa
- Department of Bioactive Molecules, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
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- Department of Bioactive Molecules, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
- Division of Basic Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University
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- Department of Bioactive Molecules, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
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- Division of Basic Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University
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- Mycology and Metabolic Diversity Research Center, Tamagawa University Research Institute
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- Department of Microbial Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Iwate Medical University School of Pharmacy
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Alao JP. The regulation of cyclin D1 degradation: roles in cancer development and the potential for therapeutic invention. Mol Cancer 2007; 6:24. [PMID: 17407548 PMCID: PMC1851974 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-6-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 600] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2007] [Accepted: 04/02/2007] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cyclin D1 is an important regulator of cell cycle progression and can function as a transcriptionl co-regulator. The overexpression of cyclin D1 has been linked to the development and progression of cancer. Deregulated cyclin D1 degradation appears to be responsible for the increased levels of cyclin D1 in several cancers. Recent findings have identified novel mechanisms involved in the regulation of cyclin D1 stability. A number of therapeutic agents have been shown to induce cyclin D1 degradation. The therapeutic ablation of cyclin D1 may be useful for the prevention and treatment of cancer. In this review, current knowledge on the regulation of cyclin D1 degradation is discussed. Novel insights into cyclin D1 degradation are also discussed in the context of ablative therapy. A number of unresolved questions regarding the regulation of cellular cyclin D1 levels are also addressed.
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- John P Alao
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Lundberg Laboratory, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Sonoda H, Ohta H, Watanabe K, Yamashita H, Kimura H, Sato Y. Multiple processing forms and their biological activities of a novel angiogenesis inhibitor vasohibin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 342:640-6. [PMID: 16488400 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Accepted: 01/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Vasohibin is a newly identified negative feedback regulator for angiogenesis. When expressed in cultured human endothelial cells, vasohibin polypeptides were detected in multiple distinct molecular weight forms, suggesting that some proteolytic events may occur within cells or the pericellular milieu. In order to identify the proteolysis sites, vasohibin cDNA mutants were generated to substitute some basic amino acids with alanine and then were transfected into endothelial cells. Western blots with anti-vasohibin monoclonal antibody following the transfection showed that there were at least two cleaving sites in the amino terminal region. Purified recombinant protein of the amino terminal truncated forms not only retained its inhibitory activity on angiogenesis in mouse corneal assay but also showed strong affinity to heparin. Moreover, deletion of some basic residues at the carboxyl terminal resulted in abrogation of both antiangiogenic and heparin-binding activities. Processing patterns and biological activities of the processed forms of this novel antiangiogenic factor are discussed.
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- Hikaru Sonoda
- Diagnostics Science Division, Shionogi & Co. Ltd., Osaka 553-0002, Japan.
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Wójcik C. Ubiquitin- and proteasome-dependent pathway of protein degradation as an emerging therapeutic target. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.4.1.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Omi K, Sonoda H, Nagata K, Sugita K. Cloning and characterization of psu1(+), a new essential fission yeast gene involved in cell wall synthesis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 262:368-74. [PMID: 10462482 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have isolated a new gene, psu1(+), from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The predicted amino acid sequences shows that this protein has striking homology to the SUN family of the budding yeast, hence designated Psu1 (S. pombe homologue of the SUN family). Disruption of the psu1(+) gene revealed that it is essential for growth, and the null phenotype showed the swelling of cells followed by eventual lysis. We introduced psu1(+) gene in the disruptant strain and repressed it giving resistance to 1, 3-beta-glucanase digestion. Our results suggest that Psu1 plays an essential role in cell wall synthesis in S. pombe.
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- K Omi
- Shionogi Research Laboratories, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Sagisu 5-12-4, Osaka, Fukushima-Ku, 553-0002, Japan.
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