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Jost WH, Kaňovský P, Hast MA, Hanschmann A, Althaus M, Patel AT. Pooled Safety Analysis of IncobotulinumtoxinA in the Treatment of Neurological Disorders in Adults. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:353. [PMID: 37368654 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15060353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
The pooled incidences of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were examined by indication using the integrated clinical database of Merz-sponsored, placebo-controlled, or repeat-dose studies of incobotulinumtoxinA in adults with cervical dystonia, blepharospasm, limb spasticity, sialorrhea, or essential tremor of the upper limb. Overall incidences of TEAEs, serious TEAEs, TEAEs leading to discontinuation, fatal TEAEs, TEAEs of special interest (TEAESIs; indicating possible toxin spread), and treatment-related (TR) events were determined for incobotulinumtoxinA and placebo after a single injection and for repeated dose cycles of incobotulinumtoxinA. The most frequent events after a single dose of incobotulinumtoxinA are summarized. After a single cycle, incidences of overall TEAEs were similar between incobotulinumtoxinA and the placebo in most indications, although between-indication differences were observed. Few TEAEs led to incobotulinumtoxinA discontinuation; there were no fatal TEAEs with incobotulinumtoxinA. In general, repeated cycles did not increase the incidence of any event. The most frequent TR-TEAEs were indication-dependent, including dysphagia for indications affecting the head or neck. The TR-TEAESIs across all indications were most commonly muscular weakness, dysphagia and dry mouth. Overall, the results of this pooled analysis support and extend the favorable safety and tolerability profile of incobotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of adult neurological disorders established by individual clinical studies.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and University Hospital, Palacký University Olomouc, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Kansas City Bone and Joint Clinic, Overland Park, KS 66211, USA
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Comella C, Hauser RA, Isaacson SH, Truong D, Oguh O, Hui J, Molho ES, Brodsky M, Furr-Stimming E, Comes G, Hast MA, Charles D. Efficacy and safety of two incobotulinumtoxinA injection intervals in cervical dystonia patients with inadequate benefit from standard injection intervals of botulinum toxin: Phase 4, open-label, randomized, noninferiority study. Clin Park Relat Disord 2022; 6:100142. [PMID: 35330880 PMCID: PMC8938329 DOI: 10.1016/j.prdoa.2022.100142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Botulinum toxin treatment benefit for CD can wane before typical reinjection cycle. Shorter injection cycles of incobotulinumtoxinA are effective for treating CD. Shorter injection intervals have no unexpected AEs or loss of treatment effect.
Introduction Some patients with cervical dystonia (CD) receiving long-term botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) therapy report early waning of treatment benefit before the typical 12-week reinjection interval. Methods This phase 4, open-label, randomized, noninferiority study (CD Flex; NCT01486264) compared 2 incobotulinumtoxinA injection schedules (Short Flex: 8 ± 2 weeks; Long Flex: 14 ± 2 weeks) in CD patients. Previous BoNT-responsive subjects who reported acceptable clinical benefit lasting < 10 weeks were recruited. Efficacy and safety were evaluated after 8 injection cycles. The primary endpoint was change in Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity subscale 4 weeks after the eighth injection. Secondary endpoints included TWSTRS total and subscale scores. Immunogenicity was assessed in a subset of patients. Results Two hundred eighty-two CD patients were randomized and treated (Short Flex, N = 142; Long Flex, N = 140), and 207 completed the study. Significant improvements in TWSTRS severity from study baseline to 4 weeks after cycle 8 were observed in both the Short Flex (4.1 points; P < 0.0001) and Long Flex (2.4 points; P = 0.002) groups; Short Flex was noninferior to Long Flex (LS mean difference = 1.4 points; 95% CI = [−2.9, 0.1] < Δ = 2.0). Key secondary endpoints favored Short Flex intervals. Adverse events (AEs) were comparable between groups. There was no secondary loss of treatment effect. Conclusion Injection cycles < 10 weeks for incobotulinumtoxinA are effective (and noninferior to longer intervals) for treating CD patients with early waning of clinical benefit. Shorter injection intervals did not increase AEs or lead to loss of treatment effect.
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Hakim AJ, Victory KR, Chevinsky JR, Hast MA, Weikum D, Kazazian L, Mirza S, Bhatkoti R, Schmitz MM, Lynch M, Marston BJ. Mitigation policies, community mobility, and COVID-19 case counts in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Public Health 2021; 194:238-244. [PMID: 33965795 PMCID: PMC7879096 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to characterize the timing and trends of select mitigation policies, changes in community mobility, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemiology in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. STUDY DESIGN Prospective abstraction of publicly available mitigation policies obtained from media reports and government websites. METHODS Data analyzed include seven kinds of mitigation policies (mass gathering restrictions, international travel restrictions, passenger screening, traveler isolation/quarantine, school closures, business closures, and domestic movement restrictions) implemented between January 1 and April 26, 2020, changes in selected measures of community mobility assessed by Google Community Mobility Reports data, and COVID-19 epidemiology in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. RESULTS During the study period, community mobility decreased in Australia, Japan, and Singapore; there was little change in Hong Kong. The largest declines in mobility were seen in places that enforced mitigation policies. Across settings, transit-associated mobility declined the most and workplace-associated mobility the least. Singapore experienced an increase in cases despite the presence of stay-at-home orders, as migrant workers living in dormitories faced challenges to safely quarantine. CONCLUSIONS Public policies may have different impacts on mobility and transmission of severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 transmission. When enacting mitigation policies, decision makers should consider the possible impact of enforcement measures, the influence on transmission of factors other than movement restrictions, and the differential impact of mitigation policies on subpopulations.
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- CDC COVID-19 Response Team, USA; Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- CDC COVID-19 Response Team, USA; Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- CDC COVID-19 Response Team, USA
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- CDC COVID-19 Response Team, USA
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Jones DH, Kerscher M, Geister T, Hast MA, Weissenberger P. Efficacy of incobotulinumtoxinA for treatment of glabellar frown lines in male subjects: Post hoc analyses from randomized, double-blind pivotal studies. Toxicon 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Coleman WP, Sattler G, Weissenberger P, Hast MA, Hanschmann A. Safety of incobotulinumtoxinA in the treatment of facial lines: Results from a pooled analysis of randomized, prospective, controlled clinical studies. Toxicon 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Simpson DM, Hast MA, Hanschmann A. Pooled safety analysis of randomized, prospective studies on incobotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of cervical dystonia, blepharospasm, and upper-limb spasticity. Toxicon 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shaw PLR, McAdams NM, Hast MA, Ammerman ML, Read LK, Schumacher MA. Structures of the T. brucei kRNA editing factor MRB1590 reveal unique RNA-binding pore motif contained within an ABC-ATPase fold. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:7096-109. [PMID: 26117548 PMCID: PMC4538832 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Kinetoplastid RNA (kRNA) editing is a process that creates translatable mitochondrial mRNA transcripts from cryptogene encoded RNAs and is unique for kinetoplastids, such as Trypanosoma brucei. In addition to the catalytic 20S editosome, multiple accessory proteins are required for this conversion. Recently, the multiprotein mitochondrial RNA binding complex 1 (MRB1) has emerged as a key player in this process. MRB1 consists of six core proteins but makes dynamic interactions with additional accessory proteins. Here we describe the characterization of one such factor, the 72 kDa MRB1590 protein. In vivo experiments indicate a role for MRB1590 in editing mitochondrial mRNA transcripts, in particular the transcript encoding the ATP synthase subunit 6 (A6). Structural studies show that MRB1590 is dimeric and contains a central ABC-ATPase fold embedded between novel N- and C-terminal regions. The N-terminal domains combine to create a basic pore and biochemical studies indicate residues in this region participate in RNA binding. Structures capturing distinct MRB1590 conformations reveal that the RNA binding pore adopts closed and open states, with the latter able to accommodate RNA. Based on these findings, implications for MRB1590 function are discussed.
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- Porsha L R Shaw
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Mabanglo MF, Hast MA, Lubock NB, Hellinga HW, Beese LS. Crystal structures of the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus protein farnesyltransferase complexed with substrates and inhibitors reveal features for antifungal drug design. Protein Sci 2014; 23:289-301. [PMID: 24347326 PMCID: PMC3945837 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Species of the fungal genus Aspergillus are significant human and agricultural pathogens that are often refractory to existing antifungal treatments. Protein farnesyltransferase (FTase), a critical enzyme in eukaryotes, is an attractive potential target for antifungal drug discovery. We report high-resolution structures of A. fumigatus FTase (AfFTase) in complex with substrates and inhibitors. Comparison of structures with farnesyldiphosphate (FPP) bound in the absence or presence of peptide substrate, corresponding to successive steps in ordered substrate binding, revealed that the second substrate-binding step is accompanied by motions of a loop in the catalytic site. Re-examination of other FTase structures showed that this motion is conserved. The substrate- and product-binding clefts in the AfFTase active site are wider than in human FTase (hFTase). Widening is a consequence of small shifts in the α-helices that comprise the majority of the FTase structure, which in turn arise from sequence variation in the hydrophobic core of the protein. These structural effects are key features that distinguish fungal FTases from hFTase. Their variation results in differences in steady-state enzyme kinetics and inhibitor interactions and presents opportunities for developing selective anti-fungal drugs by exploiting size differences in the active sites. We illustrate the latter by comparing the interaction of ED5 and Tipifarnib with hFTase and AfFTase. In AfFTase, the wider groove enables ED5 to bind in the presence of FPP, whereas in hFTase it binds only in the absence of substrate. Tipifarnib binds similarly to both enzymes but makes less extensive contacts in AfFTase with consequently weaker binding.
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- Mark F Mabanglo
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina, 27710
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina, 27710
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina, 27710
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina, 27710
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina, 27710
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Juvvadi PR, Gehrke C, Fortwendel JR, Lamoth F, Soderblom EJ, Cook EC, Hast MA, Asfaw YG, Moseley MA, Creamer TP, Steinbach WJ. Phosphorylation of Calcineurin at a novel serine-proline rich region orchestrates hyphal growth and virulence in Aspergillus fumigatus. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003564. [PMID: 23990785 PMCID: PMC3749960 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is a leading infectious killer in immunocompromised patients. Calcineurin, a calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein phosphatase comprised of calcineurin A (CnaA) and calcineurin B (CnaB) subunits, localizes at the hyphal tips and septa to direct A. fumigatus invasion and virulence. Here we identified a novel serine-proline rich region (SPRR) located between two conserved CnaA domains, the CnaB-binding helix and the CaM-binding domain, that is evolutionarily conserved and unique to filamentous fungi and also completely absent in human calcineurin. Phosphopeptide enrichment and tandem mass spectrometry revealed the phosphorylation of A. fumigatus CnaA in vivo at four clustered serine residues (S406, S408, S410 and S413) in the SPRR. Mutation of the SPRR serine residues to block phosphorylation led to significant hyphal growth and virulence defects, indicating the requirement of calcineurin phosphorylation at the SPRR for its activity and function. Complementation analyses of the A. fumigatus ΔcnaA strain with cnaA homologs from the pathogenic basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans, the pathogenic zygomycete Mucor circinelloides, the closely related filamentous fungi Neurospora crassa, and the plant pathogen Magnaporthe grisea, revealed filamentous fungal-specific phosphorylation of CnaA in the SPRR and SPRR homology-dependent restoration of hyphal growth. Surprisingly, circular dichroism studies revealed that, despite proximity to the CaM-binding domain of CnaA, phosphorylation of the SPRR does not alter protein folding following CaM binding. Furthermore, mutational analyses in the catalytic domain, CnaB-binding helix, and the CaM-binding domains revealed that while the conserved PxIxIT substrate binding motif in CnaA is indispensable for septal localization, CaM is required for its function at the hyphal septum but not for septal localization. We defined an evolutionarily conserved novel mode of calcineurin regulation by phosphorylation in filamentous fungi in a region absent in humans. These findings suggest the possibility of harnessing this unique SPRR for innovative antifungal drug design to combat invasive aspergillosis.
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- Praveen R. Juvvadi
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Duke Proteomics Facility, Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Resources, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Duke Proteomics Facility, Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Hast BE, Goldfarb D, Mulvaney KM, Hast MA, Siesser PF, Yan F, Hayes DN, Major MB. Proteomic analysis of ubiquitin ligase KEAP1 reveals associated proteins that inhibit NRF2 ubiquitination. Cancer Res 2013; 73:2199-210. [PMID: 23382044 PMCID: PMC3618590 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-4400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Somatic mutations in the KEAP1 ubiquitin ligase or its substrate NRF2 (NFE2L2) commonly occur in human cancer, resulting in constitutive NRF2-mediated transcription of cytoprotective genes. However, many tumors display high NRF2 activity in the absence of mutation, supporting the hypothesis that alternative mechanisms of pathway activation exist. Previously, we and others discovered that via a competitive binding mechanism, the proteins WTX (AMER1), PALB2, and SQSTM1 bind KEAP1 to activate NRF2. Proteomic analysis of the KEAP1 protein interaction network revealed a significant enrichment of associated proteins containing an ETGE amino acid motif, which matches the KEAP1 interaction motif found in NRF2. Like WTX, PALB2, and SQSTM1, we found that the dipeptidyl peptidase 3 (DPP3) protein binds KEAP1 via an "ETGE" motif to displace NRF2, thus inhibiting NRF2 ubiquitination and driving NRF2-dependent transcription. Comparing the spectrum of KEAP1-interacting proteins with the genomic profile of 178 squamous cell lung carcinomas characterized by The Cancer Genome Atlas revealed amplification and mRNA overexpression of the DPP3 gene in tumors with high NRF2 activity but lacking NRF2 stabilizing mutations. We further show that tumor-derived mutations in KEAP1 are hypomorphic with respect to NRF2 inhibition and that DPP3 overexpression in the presence of these mutants further promotes NRF2 activation. Collectively, our findings further support the competition model of NRF2 activation and suggest that "ETGE"-containing proteins such as DPP3 contribute to NRF2 activity in cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/physiology
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Blotting, Western
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Cohort Studies
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/physiology
- Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases/genetics
- Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-Peptidases/metabolism
- Embryo, Mammalian/cytology
- Embryo, Mammalian/metabolism
- Fibroblasts/cytology
- Fibroblasts/metabolism
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1
- Kidney/cytology
- Kidney/metabolism
- Luciferases/metabolism
- Lung/metabolism
- Lung/pathology
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/metabolism
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Mutation/genetics
- NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism
- Proteomics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Ubiquitin/metabolism
- Ubiquitination
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Affiliation(s)
- Bridgid E. Hast
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Box#7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Box#7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Box#3175, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Box#7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Box #3711, Durham NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Box#7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Box#7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Otolaryngology, Division of Medical Oncology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Box#7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Box#7295, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Box#3175, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Khatwani SL, Mullen DG, Hast MA, Beese LS, Distefano MD, Taton TA. Covalent protein-oligonucleotide conjugates by copper-free click reaction. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:4532-9. [PMID: 22682299 PMCID: PMC3682506 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2012] [Revised: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Covalent protein-oligodeoxynucleotide (protein-ODN) conjugates are useful in a number of biological applications, but synthesizing discrete conjugates-where the connection between the two components is at a defined location in both the protein and the ODN-under mild conditions with significant yield can be a challenge. In this article, we demonstrate a strategy for synthesizing discrete protein-ODN conjugates using strain-promoted azide-alkyne [3+2] cycloaddition (SPAAC, a copper-free 'click' reaction). Azide-functionalized proteins, prepared by enzymatic prenylation of C-terminal CVIA tags with synthetic azidoprenyl diphosphates, were 'clicked' to ODNs that had been modified with a strained dibenzocyclooctyne (DIBO-ODN). The resulting protein-ODN conjugates were purified and characterized by size-exclusion chromatography and gel electrophoresis. We find that the yields and reaction times of the SPAAC bioconjugation reactions are comparable to those previously reported for copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne [3+2] cycloaddition (CuAAC) bioconjugation, but require no catalyst. The same SPAAC chemistry was used to immobilize azide-modified proteins onto surfaces, using surface-bound DIBO-ODN as a heterobifunctional linker. Cu-free click bioconjugation of proteins to ODNs is a simple and versatile alternative to Cu-catalyzed click methods.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Hast MA, Nichols CB, Armstrong SM, Kelly SM, Hellinga HW, Alspaugh JA, Beese LS. Structures of Cryptococcus neoformans protein farnesyltransferase reveal strategies for developing inhibitors that target fungal pathogens. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:35149-62. [PMID: 21816822 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.250506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that causes life-threatening infections in immunocompromised individuals, including AIDS patients and transplant recipients. Few antifungals can treat C. neoformans infections, and drug resistance is increasing. Protein farnesyltransferase (FTase) catalyzes post-translational lipidation of key signal transduction proteins and is essential in C. neoformans. We present a multidisciplinary study validating C. neoformans FTase (CnFTase) as a drug target, showing that several anticancer FTase inhibitors with disparate scaffolds can inhibit C. neoformans and suggesting structure-based strategies for further optimization of these leads. Structural studies are an essential element for species-specific inhibitor development strategies by revealing similarities and differences between pathogen and host orthologs that can be exploited. We, therefore, present eight crystal structures of CnFTase that define the enzymatic reaction cycle, basis of ligand selection, and structurally divergent regions of the active site. Crystal structures of clinically important anticancer FTase inhibitors in complex with CnFTase reveal opportunities for optimization of selectivity for the fungal enzyme by modifying functional groups that interact with structurally diverse regions. A substrate-induced conformational change in CnFTase is observed as part of the reaction cycle, a feature that is mechanistically distinct from human FTase. Our combined structural and functional studies provide a framework for developing FTase inhibitors to treat invasive fungal infections.
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- Michael A Hast
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Tseng Q, Orans J, Hast MA, Iyer RR, Changela A, Modrich PL, Beese LS. Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the human mismatch repair protein MutSβ. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2011; 67:947-52. [PMID: 21821902 PMCID: PMC3151135 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309111019300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
MutSβ is a eukaryotic mismatch repair protein that preferentially targets extrahelical unpaired nucleotides and shares partial functional redundancy with MutSα (MSH2-MSH6). Although mismatch recognition by MutSα has been shown to involve a conserved Phe-X-Glu motif, little is known about the lesion-binding mechanism of MutSβ. Combined MSH3/MSH6 deficiency triggers a strong predisposition to cancer in mice and defects in msh2 and msh6 account for roughly half of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer mutations. These three MutS homologs are also believed to play a role in trinucleotide repeat instability, which is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative disorders. The baculovirus overexpression and purification of recombinant human MutSβ and three truncation mutants are presented here. Binding assays with heteroduplex DNA were carried out for biochemical characterization. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the protein bound to a heteroduplex DNA substrate are also reported.
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- Quincy Tseng
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Orans J, McSweeney EA, Iyer RR, Hast MA, Hellinga HW, Modrich P, Beese LS. Structures of human exonuclease 1 DNA complexes suggest a unified mechanism for nuclease family. Cell 2011; 145:212-23. [PMID: 21496642 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2010] [Revised: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Human exonuclease 1 (hExo1) plays important roles in DNA repair and recombination processes that maintain genomic integrity. It is a member of the 5' structure-specific nuclease family of exonucleases and endonucleases that includes FEN-1, XPG, and GEN1. We present structures of hExo1 in complex with a DNA substrate, followed by mutagenesis studies, and propose a common mechanism by which this nuclease family recognizes and processes diverse DNA structures. hExo1 induces a sharp bend in the DNA at nicks or gaps. Frayed 5' ends of nicked duplexes resemble flap junctions, unifying the mechanisms of endo- and exonucleolytic processing. Conformational control of a mobile region in the catalytic site suggests a mechanism for allosteric regulation by binding to protein partners. The relative arrangement of substrate binding sites in these enzymes provides an elegant solution to a complex geometrical puzzle of substrate recognition and processing.
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- Jillian Orans
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Fletcher S, Keaney EP, Cummings CG, Blaskovich MA, Hast MA, Glenn MP, Chang SY, Bucher CJ, Floyd RJ, Katt WP, Gelb MH, Van Voorhis WC, Beese LS, Sebti SM, Hamilton AD. Structure-based design and synthesis of potent, ethylenediamine-based, mammalian farnesyltransferase inhibitors as anticancer agents. J Med Chem 2010; 53:6867-88. [PMID: 20822181 DOI: 10.1021/jm1001748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A potent class of anticancer, human farnesyltransferase (hFTase) inhibitors has been identified by "piggy-backing" on potent, antimalarial inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum farnesyltransferase (PfFTase). On the basis of a 4-fold substituted ethylenediamine scaffold, the inhibitors are structurally simple and readily derivatized, facilitating the extensive structure-activity relationship (SAR) study reported herein. Our most potent inhibitor is compound 1f, which exhibited an in vitro hFTase IC(50) value of 25 nM and a whole cell H-Ras processing IC(50) value of 90 nM. Moreover, it is noteworthy that several of our inhibitors proved highly selective for hFTase (up to 333-fold) over the related prenyltransferase enzyme geranylgeranyltransferase-I (GGTase-I). A crystal structure of inhibitor 1a co-crystallized with farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) in the active site of rat FTase illustrates that the para-benzonitrile moiety of 1a is stabilized by a π-π stacking interaction with the Y361β residue, suggesting a structural explanation for the observed importance of this component of our inhibitors.
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- Steven Fletcher
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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Hast MA, Fletcher S, Cummings CG, Pusateri EE, Blaskovich MA, Rivas K, Gelb MH, Van Voorhis WC, Sebti SM, Hamilton AD, Beese LS. Structural basis for binding and selectivity of antimalarial and anticancer ethylenediamine inhibitors to protein farnesyltransferase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 16:181-92. [PMID: 19246009 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2009.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2008] [Revised: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Protein farnesyltransferase (FTase) catalyzes an essential posttranslational lipid modification of more than 60 proteins involved in intracellular signal transduction networks. FTase inhibitors have emerged as a significant target for development of anticancer therapeutics and, more recently, for the treatment of parasitic diseases caused by protozoan pathogens, including malaria (Plasmodium falciparum). We present the X-ray crystallographic structures of complexes of mammalian FTase with five inhibitors based on an ethylenediamine scaffold, two of which exhibit over 1000-fold selective inhibition of P. falciparum FTase. These structures reveal the dominant determinants in both the inhibitor and enzyme that control binding and selectivity. Comparison to a homology model constructed for the P. falciparum FTase suggests opportunities for further improving selectivity of a new generation of antimalarial inhibitors.
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- Michael A Hast
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3711, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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DeGraw AJ, Hast MA, Xu J, Mullen D, Beese LS, Barany G, Distefano MD. Caged protein prenyltransferase substrates: tools for understanding protein prenylation. Chem Biol Drug Des 2008; 72:171-81. [PMID: 18844669 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2008.00698.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Originally designed to block the prenylation of oncogenic Ras, inhibitors of protein farnesyltransferase currently in preclinical and clinical trials are showing efficacy in cancers with normal Ras. Blocking protein prenylation has also shown promise in the treatment of malaria, Chagas disease and progeria syndrome. A better understanding of the mechanism, targets and in vivo consequences of protein prenylation are needed to elucidate the mode of action of current PFTase (Protein Farnesyltransferase) inhibitors and to create more potent and selective compounds. Caged enzyme substrates are useful tools for understanding enzyme mechanism and biological function. Reported here is the synthesis and characterization of caged substrates of PFTase. The caged isoprenoid diphosphates are poor substrates prior to photolysis. The caged CAAX peptide is a true catalytically caged substrate of PFTase in that it is to not a substrate, yet is able to bind to the enzyme as established by inhibition studies and X-ray crystallography. Irradiation of the caged molecules with 350 nm light readily releases their cognate substrate and their photolysis products are benign. These properties highlight the utility of those analogs towards a variety of in vitro and in vivo applications.
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- Amanda J DeGraw
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Hast MA, Beese LS. Structure of protein geranylgeranyltransferase-I from the human pathogen Candida albicans complexed with a lipid substrate. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:31933-40. [PMID: 18713740 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805330200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein geranylgeranyltransferase-I (GGTase-I) catalyzes the transfer of a 20-carbon isoprenoid lipid to the sulfur of a cysteine residue located near the C terminus of numerous cellular proteins, including members of the Rho superfamily of small GTPases and other essential signal transduction proteins. In humans, GGTase-I and the homologous protein farnesyltransferase (FTase) are targets of anticancer therapeutics because of the role small GTPases play in oncogenesis. Protein prenyltransferases are also essential for many fungal and protozoan pathogens that infect humans, and have therefore become important targets for treating infectious diseases. Candida albicans, a causative agent of systemic fungal infections in immunocompromised individuals, is one pathogen for which protein prenylation is essential for survival. Here we present the crystal structure of GGTase-I from C. albicans (CaGGTase-I) in complex with its cognate lipid substrate, geranylgeranylpyrophosphate. This structure provides a high-resolution picture of a non-mammalian protein prenyltransferase. There are significant variations between species in critical areas of the active site, including the isoprenoid-binding pocket, as well as the putative product exit groove. These differences indicate the regions where specific protein prenyltransferase inhibitors with antifungal activity can be designed.
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- Michael A Hast
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Eastman RT, White J, Hucke O, Yokoyama K, Verlinde CLMJ, Hast MA, Beese LS, Gelb MH, Rathod PK, Van Voorhis WC. Resistance mutations at the lipid substrate binding site of Plasmodium falciparum protein farnesyltransferase. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2006; 152:66-71. [PMID: 17208314 PMCID: PMC2875941 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2006] [Revised: 11/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The post-translational farnesylation of proteins serves to anchor a subset of intracellular proteins to membranes in eukaryotic organisms and also promotes protein-protein interactions. This enzymatic reaction is carried out by protein farnesyltransferase (PFT), which catalyzes the transfer of a 15-carbon isoprenoid lipid unit, a farnesyl group, from farnesyl pyrophosphate to the C-termini of proteins containing a CaaX motif. Inhibition of PFT is lethal to the pathogenic protozoa Plasmodium falciparum. Previously, we have shown that parasites resistant to a tetrahydroquinoline (THQ)-based PFT inhibitor BMS-388891 have mutations leading to amino acid substitutions in PFT that map to the peptide substrate binding domain. We now report the selection of parasites resistant to another THQ PFT inhibitor BMS-339941. In whole cell assays sensitivity to BMS-339941 was reduced by 33-fold in a resistant clone, and biochemical analysis demonstrated a corresponding 33-fold increase in the BMS-339941 K(i) for the mutant PFT enzyme. More detailed kinetic analysis revealed that the mutant enzyme required higher concentration of peptide and farnesyl pyrophosphate substrates for optimum catalysis. Unlike previously characterized parasites resistant to BMS-388891, the resistant parasites have a mutation which is predicted to be in a distinct location of the enzymatic pocket, near the farnesyl pyrophosphate binding pocket. This is the first description of a mutation from any species affecting the farnesyl pyrophosphate binding pocket with reduced efficacy of PFT inhibitors. These data provide further support that PFT is the target of THQ inhibitors in P. falciparum and suggest that PFT inhibitors should be combined with other antimalarial agents to minimize the development of resistant parasites.
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Corresponding author: Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Dept. of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357185, 1959 N.E. Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195-7185, Tel.: + 1-206-543-2447; fax: + 1-206-685-8681, E. mail addresses:
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