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Pinto MEF, Chan LY, Koehbach J, Devi S, Gründemann C, Gruber CW, Gomes M, Bolzani VS, Cilli EM, Craik DJ. Cyclotides from Brazilian Palicourea sessilis and Their Effects on Human Lymphocytes. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:81-90. [PMID: 33397096 PMCID: PMC7836058 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Cyclotides are plant-derived peptides found within five families of flowering plants (Violaceae, Rubiaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae, and Poaceae) that have a cyclic backbone and six conserved cysteine residues linked by disulfide bonds. Their presence within the Violaceae species seems ubiquitous, yet not all members of other families produce these macrocyclic peptides. The genus Palicourea Aubl. (Rubiaceae) contains hundreds of neotropical species of shrubs and small trees; however, only a few cyclotides have been discovered hitherto. Herein, five previously uncharacterized Möbius cyclotides within Palicourea sessilis and their pharmacological activities are described. Cyclotides were isolated from leaves and stems of this plant and identified as pase A-E, as well as the known peptide kalata S. Cyclotides were de novo sequenced by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry, and their structures were solved by NMR spectroscopy. Because some cyclotides have been reported to modulate immune cells, pase A-D were assayed for cell proliferation of human primary activated T lymphocytes, and the results showed a dose-dependent antiproliferative function. The toxicity on other nonimmune cells was also assessed. This study reveals that pase cyclotides have potential for applications as immunosuppressants and in immune-related disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Meri Emili F. Pinto
- Institute
of Chemistry, São Paulo State University−UNESP, Araraquara, 14800-060 SP, Brazil
- Institute
for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence
for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Queensland, Australia
- Phone: 55-16-33019510.
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- Institute
for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence
for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Queensland, Australia
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- Institute
for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence
for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Queensland, Australia
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- Institute
for Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, Center for Complementary
Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79111 Freiburg, Germany
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- Translational
Complementary Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Center
for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical
University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Rio
de Janeiro
Botanic Garden Research Institute−JBRJ, Rio de Janeiro, 22470-180 RJ, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, São Paulo State University−UNESP, Araraquara, 14800-060 SP, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, São Paulo State University−UNESP, Araraquara, 14800-060 SP, Brazil
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- Institute
for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence
for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072 Queensland, Australia
- Phone: 61-7-3346-2019.
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Abstract
This Review explores the class of plant-derived macrocyclic peptides called cyclotides. We include an account of their discovery, characterization, and distribution in the plant kingdom as well as a detailed analysis of their sequences and structures, biosynthesis and chemical synthesis, biological functions, and applications. These macrocyclic peptides are around 30 amino acids in size and are characterized by their head-to-tail cyclic backbone and cystine knot motif, which render them to be exceptionally stable, with resistance to thermal or enzymatic degradation. Routes to their chemical synthesis have been developed over the past two decades, and this capability has facilitated a wide range of mutagenesis and structure-activity relationship studies. In turn, these studies have both led to an increased understanding of their mechanisms of action as well as facilitated a range of applications in agriculture and medicine, as ecofriendly crop protection agents, and as drug leads or scaffolds for pharmaceutical design. Our overall objective in this Review is to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of cyclotides that we hope will stimulate further work on this fascinating family of peptides.
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Affiliation(s)
- Simon J de Veer
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience , The University of Queensland , Brisbane , Queensland 4072 , Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience , The University of Queensland , Brisbane , Queensland 4072 , Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience , The University of Queensland , Brisbane , Queensland 4072 , Australia
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Pinto MEF, Najas JZG, Magalhães LG, Bobey AF, Mendonça JN, Lopes NP, Leme FM, Teixeira SP, Trovó M, Andricopulo AD, Koehbach J, Gruber CW, Cilli EM, Bolzani VS. Inhibition of Breast Cancer Cell Migration by Cyclotides Isolated from Pombalia calceolaria. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:1203-1208. [PMID: 29757646 PMCID: PMC5974699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Two new bracelet cyclotides from roots of Pombalia calceolaria with potential anticancer activity have been characterized in this work. The cyclotides Poca A and B (1 and 2) and the previously known CyO4 (3) were de novo sequenced by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry (MS). The MS2 spectra were examined and the amino acid sequences were determined. The purified peptides were tested for their cytotoxicity and effects on cell migration of MDA-MB-231, a triple-negative breast cancer cell line. The isolated cyclotides reduced the number of cancer cells by more than 80% at 20 μM, and the concentration-related cytotoxic responses were observed with IC50 values of 1.8, 2.7, and 9.8 μM for Poca A (1), Poca B (2), and CyO4 (3), respectively. Additionally, the inhibition of cell migration (wound-healing assay) exhibited that CyO4 (3) presents an interesting activity profile, in being able to inhibit cell migration (50%) at a subtoxic concentration (2 μM). The distribution of these cyclotides in the roots was analyzed by MALDI imaging, demonstrating that all three compounds are present in the phloem and cortical parenchyma regions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Meri Emili F. Pinto
- Institute
of Chemistry, São Paulo State University−UNESP, 14800-060, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
- Tel: 55-16-33019510. Fax: 55-16-33222308. E-mail:
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio
de Janeiro−UFRJ, 21940-910, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Computational
and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Physics Institute of São
Carlos, The University of São Paulo−USP, 13563-120, São
Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, São Paulo State University−UNESP, 14800-060, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, The University of São Paulo−USP, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, The University of São Paulo−USP, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, The University of São Paulo−USP, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, The University of São Paulo−USP, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio
de Janeiro−UFRJ, 21940-910, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Computational
and Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Physics Institute of São
Carlos, The University of São Paulo−USP, 13563-120, São
Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Center
for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical
University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Institute
for Molecular Bioscience, The University
of Queensland, 4072, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Center
for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical
University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Chemistry, São Paulo State University−UNESP, 14800-060, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, São Paulo State University−UNESP, 14800-060, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
- Tel: 55-16-33019660. Fax: 55-16-33222308. E-mail:
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