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Influence of α-methylation in constructing stapled peptides with olefin metathesis
Zhang, Qingzhou,Shi, Xiaodong,Jiang, Yanhong,Li, Zigang
, p. 7621 - 7626 (2014/12/11)
Ring-closing metathesis is commonly utilized in peptide macro-cyclization. The influence of α-methylation of the amino acids bearing the olefin moieties has never been systematically studied. In this report, controlled reactions unambiguously indicate that α-methylation at the N-terminus of the metathesis sites is crucial for this reaction to occur. Also, we first elucidated that the E-isomers of stapled peptides are significantly more helical than the Z-isomers.
Design of cell-permeable stapled peptides as HIV-1 integrase inhibitors
Long, Ya-Qiu,Huang, Shao-Xu,Zawahir, Zahrah,Xu, Zhong-Liang,Li, Huiyuan,Sanchez, Tino W.,Zhi, Ying,De Houwer, Stephanie,Christ, Frauke,Debyser, Zeger,Neamati, Nouri
, p. 5601 - 5612 (2013/07/26)
HIV-1 integrase (IN) catalyzes the integration of viral DNA into the host genome, involving several interactions with the viral and cellular proteins. We have previously identified peptide IN inhibitors derived from the α-helical regions along the dimeric interface of HIV-1 IN. Herein, we show that appropriate hydrocarbon stapling of these peptides to stabilize their helical structure remarkably improves the cell permeability, thus allowing inhibition of the HIV-1 replication in cell culture. Furthermore, the stabilized peptides inhibit the interaction of IN with the cellular cofactor LEDGF/p75. Cellular uptake of the stapled peptide was confirmed in four different cell lines using a fluorescein-labeled analogue. Given their enhanced potency and cell permeability, these stapled peptides can serve as not only lead IN inhibitors but also prototypical biochemical probes or nanoneedles for the elucidation of HIV-1 IN dimerization and host cofactor interactions within their native cellular environment.