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Synthesis, high-throughput screening and pharmacological characterization of β-lactam derivatives as TRPM8 antagonists. Sci Rep 2017; 7:10766. [PMID: 28883526 PMCID: PMC5589751 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10913-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The mammalian transient receptor potential melastatin channel 8 (TRPM8), highly expressed in trigeminal and dorsal root ganglia, mediates the cooling sensation and plays an important role in the cold hypersensitivity characteristic of some types of neuropathic pain, as well as in cancer. Consequently, the identification of selective and potent ligands for TRPM8 is of great interest. Here, a series of compounds, having a β-lactam central scaffold, were prepared to explore the pharmacophore requirements for TRPM8 modulation. Structure-activity studies indicate that the minimal requirements for potent β-lactam-based TRPM8 blockers are hydrophobic groups (benzyl preferentially or tBu) on R1, R2, R3 and R5 and a short N-alkyl chain (≤3 carbons). The best compounds in the focused library (41 and 45) showed IC50 values of 46 nM and 83 nM, respectively, in electrophysiology assays. These compounds selectively blocked all modalities of TRPM8 activation, i.e. menthol, voltage, and temperature. Molecular modelling studies using a homology model of TRPM8 identified two putative binding sites, involving networks of hydrophobic interactions, and suggesting a negative allosteric modulation through the stabilization of the closed state. Thus, these β-lactams provide a novel pharmacophore scaffold to evolve TRPM8 allosteric modulators to treat TRPM8 channel dysfunction.
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Roosenburg S, Laverman P, Joosten L, Eek A, Oyen WJG, de Jong M, Rutjes FPJT, van Delft FL, Boerman OC. Stabilized (111)in-labeled sCCK8 analogues for targeting CCK2-receptor positive tumors: synthesis and evaluation. Bioconjug Chem 2010; 21:663-70. [PMID: 20302291 DOI: 10.1021/bc900465y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Radiolabeled cholecystokinin-8 (CCK8) peptide analogues can be used for peptide receptor radionuclide imaging and therapy for tumors expressing CCK2/gastrin receptors. Earlier findings indicated that sulfated CCK8 (sCCK8, Asp-Tyr(OSO(3)H)-Met-Gly-Trp-Met-Asp-Phe-NH(2)) may have better characteristics for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) than gastrin analogues. However, sCCK8 contains an easily hydrolyzable sulfated tyrosine residue and two methionine residues which are prone to oxidation. Here, we describe the synthesis of stabilized sCCK8 analogues, resistant to hydrolysis and oxidation. Hydrolytic stability was achieved by replacement of the Tyr(OSO(3)H) moiety by a robust isosteric sulfonate, Phe(p-CH(2)SO(3)H). Replacement of methionine by norleucine (Nle) or homopropargylglycine (HPG) avoided undesired oxidation side-reactions. The phenylalanine analogue Phe(p-CH(2)SO(3)H) of l-tyrosine, synthesized by a modification of known synthetic routes, was incorporated in three peptides: sCCK8[Phe(2)(p-CH(2)SO(3)H),Met(3,6)], sCCK8[Phe(2)(p-CH(2)SO(3)H),Nle(3,6)], and sCCK8[Phe(2)(p-CH(2)SO(3)H),HPG(3,6)]. All peptides were N-terminally conjugated with the macrocyclic chelator DOTA (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetic acid) and radiolabeled with In-111. In vitro binding assays on CCK2R-expressing HEK293 cells revealed that all three peptides showed specific binding and receptor-mediated internalization, with binding affinity values (IC(50)) in the nanomolar range. In vitro oxidation studies demonstrated that peptides with Nle or HPG indeed were resistant to oxidation. In vivo targeting studies in mice with AR42J tumors showed that tumor uptake was highest for (111)In-DOTA-sCCK8 and (111)In-DOTA-sCCK8[Phe(2)(p-CH(2)SO(3)H),Nle(3,6)] (4.78 +/- 0.64 and 4.54 +/- 1.15%ID/g, respectively, 2 h p.i.). The peptide with the methionine residues replaced by norleucine ((111)In-DOTA-sCCK8[Phe(2)(p-CH(2)SO(3)H), Nle(3,6)]) showed promising in vivo characteristics and will be further investigated for radionuclide imaging and therapy of CCK2R-expressing tumors.
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- Susan Roosenburg
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, The Netherlands
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Ali AM, Hill B, Taylor SD. Trichloroethyl group as a protecting group for sulfonates and its application to the synthesis of a disulfonate analog of the tyrosine sulfated PSGL-1(43-50) peptide. J Org Chem 2009; 74:3583-6. [PMID: 19331341 DOI: 10.1021/jo900122c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The trichloroethyl (TCE) group is shown to be a viable protecting group for sulfonates. TCE-protected sulfonates were found to be particularly stable to acid, a key characteristic that led to a straightforward enantioselective synthesis of l-FmocPhe(p-CH(2)SO(3)TCE)OH. This was used as a building block for the solid phase synthesis of an octapeptide corresponding to P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 residues 43-50 (PSGL-1(43-50)) in which sulfotyrosine residues 46 and 48 were replaced with (sulfonomethyl)phenylalanine (SmP), an important hydrolytically stable sulfotyrosine mimic.
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- Ahmed M Ali
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1
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Tyrosine-sulfate isosteres of CCR5 N-terminus as tools for studying HIV-1 entry. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:10113-20. [PMID: 18952441 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2008] [Revised: 10/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The HIV-1 co-receptor CCR5 possesses sulfo-tyrosine (TYS) residues at its N-terminus (Nt) that are required for binding HIV-1 gp120 and mediating viral entry. By using a 14-residue fragment of CCR5 Nt containing two TYS residues, we recently showed that CCR5 Nt binds gp120 through a conserved region specific for TYS moieties and suggested that this site may represent a target for inhibitors and probes of HIV-1 entry. As peptides containing sulfo-tyrosines are difficult to synthesize and handle due to limited stability of the sulfo-ester moiety, we have now incorporated TYS isosteres into CCR5 Nt analogs and assessed their binding to a complex of gp120-CD4 using saturation transfer difference (STD) NMR and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). STD enhancements for CCR5 Nt peptides containing tyrosine sulfonate (TYSN) in complex with gp120-CD4 were very similar to those observed for sulfated CCR5 Nt peptides indicating comparable modes of binding. STD enhancements for phosphotyrosine-containing CCR5 Nt analogs were greatly diminished consistent with earlier findings showing sulfo-tyrosine to be essential for CCR5 Nt binding to gp120. Tyrosine sulfonate-containing CCR5 peptides exhibited reduced water solubility, limiting their use in assay and probe development. To improve solubility, we designed, synthesized, and incorporated in CCR5 Nt peptide analogs an orthogonally functionalized azido tris(ethylenoxy) l-alanine (l-ate-Ala) residue. Through NMR and SPR experiments, we show a 19-residue TYSN-containing peptide to be a functional, hydrolytically stable CCR5 Nt isostere that was in turn used to develop both SPR-based and ELISA assays to screen for inhibitors of CCR5 binding to gp120-CD4.
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Herzner H, Kunz H. (p-Sulfomethyl)phenylalanine as a mimic of O-sulfatyl-tyrosine in synthetic partial sequences of P-Selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1). Tetrahedron 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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β-Lactams derived from phenylalanine and homologues: effects of the distance between the aromatic rings and the α-stereogenic reactive center on the memory of chirality. Tetrahedron Lett 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.06.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gerona-Navarro G, Pérez de Vega MJ, García-López MT, Andrei G, Snoeck R, Balzarini J, De Clercq E, González-Muñiz R. Synthesis and anti-HCMV activity of 1-acyl-beta-lactams and 1-acylazetidines derived from phenylalanine. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:2253-6. [PMID: 15081019 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2003] [Revised: 12/30/2003] [Accepted: 02/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Different Phe-derived 1-acyl-beta-lactams, analogous to a series of 2-azetidinones acting as HCMV serine protease inhibitors, were synthesized. Some of these compounds were modest inhibitors of the HCMV replication. Interestingly, removal of the carbonyl group of the beta-lactam ring, most likely acting as the serine trap, resulted in an azetidine derivative with anti-HCMV activity comparable to that of the reference compound ganciclovir.
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Anissimova M, Yaouancq L, Noor F, Badet-Denisot MA, Badet B. New chromogenic dipeptide substrate for continuous assay of the D-alanyl-D-alanine dipeptidase VanX required for high-level vancomycin resistance. THE JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PEPTIDE SOCIETY 2003; 62:88-95. [PMID: 12823621 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2003.00072.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A direct continuous UV-Vis spectrophotometric assay has been developed for VanX, a D-alanyl-D-alanine aminodipeptidase necessary for vancomycin resistance. This method is based on the hydrolysis of the alternative substrate D-alanyl-alpha-(R)-phenylthio-glycine D-Ala-D-Gly(S-Ph)-OH (H-DAla-DPsg-OH, 5a). Spontaneous decomposition of the released phenylthioglycine generates thiophenol, which is quantified using Ellman's reagent. The dipeptide behaved as an excellent substrate of VanX, exhibiting Michaelis-Menten kinetics with a kcat of 76 +/- 5/s and a KM of 0.83 +/- 0.08 mm (kcat = 46 +/- 3/s and KM = 0.11 +/- 0.01 mm for D-Ala-D-Ala). Determination of the kinetic parameters of the previously reported mechanism-based inhibitor D-Ala-D-Gly(SPhip-CHF2)-OH (H-D-Ala-DPfg-OH, 5c) [Araoz, R., Anhalt, E., René, L., Badet-Denisot, M.-A., Courvalin, P. & Badet, B. (2000) Biochemistry 39, 15971-15979] using the substrate reported in the present study yielded values of Kirr of 22 +/- 1 microM and kinact of 9.3 +/- 0.4/min in good agreement with values previously obtained in our laboratory (Kirr = 30 +/- 1 mm; kinact = 7.3 +/- 0.3/min). In addition, inhibition by the competing substrate D-Ala-D-Ala resulted in determination of a Ki = 70 +/- 6 microM close to the previously reported KM value. These results demonstrate that the present assay is a convenient, rapid and sensitive tool in the search for VanX inhibitors.
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- M Anissimova
- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-UPR 2301, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Patiño-Molina R, Martín-Martínez M, Herranz R, García-López MT, González-Muñiz R. Studies on the synthesis of β-keto esters derived from dipeptides: search for a low-epimerizing method. Int J Pept Res Ther 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02443581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cebrat M, Lisowski M, Siemion IZ, Zimecki M, Wieczorek Z. Sulfonated analogues of cyclolinopeptide A. Synthesis, immunosuppressive activity and CD studies. THE JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PEPTIDE SOCIETY 1997; 49:415-20. [PMID: 9211222 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1997.tb00893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Linear and cyclic analogues of cyclolinopeptide A (CLA) in which one or both phenylalanine residues in fragment Pro6-Pro7-Phe8-Phe9 were substituted by their sulfonated derivatives have been synthesized by SPPS method and cyclization with the BOP reagent. The peptides were examined for their immunosuppressive activity in the humoral and cellular immune response by PFC and DTH tests. All of the analogues retain some immunosuppressive activity of native CLA. Their CD spectra confirm that the optical activity of aromatic residues in CLA depends on their position in the peptide chain. Only the residue in position 8 seems to be optically active. CD spectrum of the cyclic analogue modified in position 9 is very similar to that of native CLA which correlates with its high biological activity. The chiroptical properties of the p-sulfonated Phe-residue are established.
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- M Cebrat
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, Poland
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Yanaihara C, Kuwahara A, Suzuki M, Hoshino M, Li M, Zheng LQ, Kashimoto K, Takeda Y, Iguchi K, Mochizuki T. Novel CCK analogs for studying CCK-B receptor. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994; 713:107-17. [PMID: 8185151 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb44056.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- C Yanaihara
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University School of Medicine, Japan
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Garbay-Jaureguiberry C, McCort-Tranchepain I, Barbe B, Ficheux D, Roques BP. Improved synthesis of [p-phosphono and p-sulfo]methylphenylalanine. Resolution of [p-phosphono-, p-sulfo-, p-car☐y-and p-N-hydroxycar☐amido-]methylphenylalanine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0957-4166(00)82297-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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McCort-Tranchepain I, Ficheux D, Durieux C, Roques BP. Replacement of Tyr-SO3H by a p-carboxymethyl-phenylalanine in a CCK8-derivative preserves its high affinity for CCK-B receptor. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN RESEARCH 1992; 39:48-57. [PMID: 1378822 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1992.tb01555.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The sulfated tyrosine present in the sequence of CCK8 Asp26-Tyr(SO3H)-Met-Gly-Trp-Met-Asp-PheNH2, seems to play a critical role in the recognition of CCK-A binding sites. In this work, we have investigated whether the presence of an anionic charge on the tyrosine moiety is strictly necessary and whether the sulfate moiety interacts with a divalent cation in the receptor subsite. For this purpose, the novel amino acids (L,D)Phe(p-CH2CO2H) and (L,D) Phe(p-CH2CONHOH), as well as their L-resolved forms were introduced into the sequence of Ac[X27, Nle28, Nle31]-CCK27-33 by solid phase method. The biological activities of these new derivatives were compared to two almost equiactive analogues of CCK8, Ac[Phe(p-CH2SO3H)27, Nle28, Nle31]-CCK27-33 and Boc[Nle28, Nle31]-CCK27-33 (BDNL) and to the nonsulfated analogue of the latter peptide (BDNL NS). All these new CCK-related analogues behave as agonists in stimulating pancreatic amylase release and display high affinity for brain binding sites (KI approximately 3-11 nM) but the only peptides which retain affinity for CCK-A receptors (KI approximately 20 nM) are those containing a p-carboxymethyl phenylalanine. Thus, introduction of this amino acid under an esterified form on the side chain, into specific and potent CCK-B agonists could allow compounds endowed with good bioavailabilities to be obtained.
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- I McCort-Tranchepain
- UFR of Pharmaceutic and Biologic Sciences, Department of Organic Chemistry, U266-INSERM, UA498 CNRS, Paris, France
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