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Inhibition of Autophagy by a Small Molecule through Covalent Modification of the LC3 Protein
Chen, Kaixian,Chen, Zhifeng,Dang, Yongjun,Ding, Hong,Fan, Shijie,Hu, Junchi,Jiang, Hualiang,Li, Lianchun,Li, Quanfu,Lin, Tingting,Lu, Junyan,Luo, Cheng,Otomo, Chinatsu,Otomo, Takanori,Tan, Minjia,Tao, Hongru,Wan, Wei,Wen, Yi,Xie, Yuli,Xu, Pan,Yao, Zhiyi,Yue, Liyan,Zhang, Bidong,Zhang, Naixia,Zhang, Yuanyuan,Zhou, Bing,Zhu, Mingrui
, p. 26105 - 26114 (2021/11/09)
The autophagic ubiquitin-like protein LC3 functions through interactions with LC3-interaction regions (LIRs) of other autophagy proteins, including autophagy receptors, which stands out as a promising protein–protein interaction (PPI) target for the intervention of autophagy. Post-translational modifications like acetylation of Lys49 on the LIR-interacting surface could disrupt the interaction, offering an opportunity to design covalent small molecules interfering with the interface. Through screening covalent compounds, we discovered a small molecule modulator of LC3A/B that covalently modifies LC3A/B protein at Lys49. Activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) based evaluations reveal that a derivative molecule DC-LC3in-D5 exhibits a potent covalent reactivity and selectivity to LC3A/B in HeLa cells. DC-LC3in-D5 compromises LC3B lipidation in vitro and in HeLa cells, leading to deficiency in the formation of autophagic structures and autophagic substrate degradation. DC-LC3in-D5 could serve as a powerful tool for autophagy research as well as for therapeutic interventions.
Cyclohexane 1,3-diones and their inhibition of mutant SOD1-dependent protein aggregation and toxicity in PC12 cells
Zhang, Wei,Benmohamed, Radhia,Arvanites, Anthony C.,Morimoto, Richard I.,Ferrante, Robert J.,Kirsch, Donald R.,Silverman, Richard B.
, p. 1029 - 1045 (2012/03/09)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of motor neurons. Currently, there is only one FDA-approved treatment for ALS (riluzole), and that drug only extends life, on average, by 2-3 months. Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are found in familial forms of the disease and have played an important role in the study of ALS pathophysiology. On the basis of their activity in a PC12-G93A-YFP high-throughput screening assay, several bioactive compounds have been identified and classified as cyclohexane-1,3-dione (CHD) derivatives. A concise and efficient synthetic route has been developed to provide diverse CHD analogs. The structural modification of the CHD scaffold led to the discovery of a more potent analog (26) with an EC50 of 700 nM having good pharmacokinetic properties, such as high solubility, low human and mouse metabolic potential, and relatively good plasma stability. It was also found to efficiently penetrate the blood-brain barrier. However, compound 26 did not exhibit any significant life span extension in the ALS mouse model. It was found that, although 26 was active in PC12 cells, it had poor activity in other cell types, including primary cortical neurons, indicating that it can penetrate into the brain, but is not active in neuronal cells, potentially due to poor selective cell penetration. Further structural modification of the CHD scaffold was aimed at improving global cell activity as well as maintaining potency. Two new analogs (71 and 73) were synthesized, which had significantly enhanced cortical neuronal cell permeability, as well as similar potency to that of 26 in the PC12-G93A assay. These CHD analogs are being investigated further as novel therapeutic candidates for ALS.
QUINAZOLIN-OXIME DERIVATIVES AS HSP90 INHIBITORS
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Page/Page column 12, (2011/06/10)
Compounds of general formula (I); or a stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R8 and R9 are as defined herein, are useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions which are mediated by excessive or inappropriate Hsp90 activity such as cancers, viral infection and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE CYCLIC ENAMINONE DERIVATIVES
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, (2008/06/13)
A process for the production of optically active cyclic enaminone derivatives characterized by aminating one of the carbonyl groups of a cyclic 1,3-diketone derivative having a symmetry plane to obtain an optically isomeric mixture of chiral cyclic enamin
