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Synthesis of new chalcone-based homoserine lactones and their antiproliferative activity evaluation
Yu, Bin,Liu, Haoyue,Kong, Xiaoyan,Chen, Xinli,Wu, Chunli
, p. 500 - 511 (2019/01/03)
Three series of new homoserine lactone analogs were efficiently synthesized starting from methionine and further evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against different cancer cell lines. Among these compounds, some of the chalcone containing compounds 6a-n showed acceptable antiproliferative activity against prostate cancer cells DU145 and PC-3 with the IC50 values less than 10 μM. Compounds 6c, 6e and 6h inhibited growth of DU145 and PC-3 cells at low micromolar levels with the IC50 values ranging from 3.0 to 5.0 μM, much more potent than natural OdDHL. Compound 6e concentration-dependently inhibited colony formation and cell migration of DU145 cells. A synergistic effect on the growth inhibition and the apoptosis of DU145 cells was observed when compound 6e was used in combination with TRAIL. OdDHL or 6e treatment concentration-dependently activated TRAIL death receptor DR5 which may account for the observed synergistic effect of 6e or OdDHL with TRAIL on the growth inhibition and cell apoptosis. Compound 6e also inhibited migration of DU145 cells in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. The data suggest that quorum sensing molecules OdDHL and 6e may improve the sensitivity of DU145 cells toward TRAIL via activating DR5, compound 6e may be used as a potential lead compound for developing new TRAIL receptor agonists.
Molecular insights into the impact of oxidative stress on the quorum-sensing regulator protein LasR
Kafle, Prapti,Amoh, Amanda N.,Reaves, Jocelyn M.,Suneby, Emma G.,Tutunjian, Kathryn A.,Tyson, Reed L.,Schneider, Tanya L.
, p. 11776 - 11786 (2016/06/09)
The LasR regulator protein functions at the top of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing hierarchy and is implicated in promoting bacterial virulence. Of note is recent evidence that this transcription factor may also respond to oxidative stress. Here, all cysteines in LasR were inspected to deduce their redox sensitivity and to probe the connection between stress response and LasR activity using purified LasR and individual LasR domains. Cys79 in the ligand binding domain of LasR appears to be important for ligand recognition and folding of this domain to potentiate DNA binding but does not seem to be sensitive to oxidative stress when bound to its native ligand. Two cysteines in the DNA binding domain of LasR do form a disulfide bond when treated with hydrogen peroxide, and formation of this Cys201-Cys203 disulfide bond appears to disrupt the DNA binding activity of the transcription factor. Mutagenesis of either of these cysteines leads to expression of a protein that no longer binds DNA. A cell-based reporter assay linking LasR function with β-galactosidase activity gave results consistent with those obtained with purified LasR. This work provides a possible mechanism for oxidative stress response by LasR and indicates that multiple cysteines within the protein may prove to be useful targets for disabling its activity.
Targeting Staphylococcus aureus quorum sensing with nonpeptidic small molecule inhibitors
Murray, Ewan J.,Crowley, Rebecca C.,Truman, Alex,Clarke, Simon R.,Cottam, James A.,Jadhav, Gopal P.,Steele, Victoria R.,O'Shea, Paul,Lindholm, Catharina,Cockayne, Alan,Chhabra, Siri Ram,Chan, Weng C.,Williams, Paul
supporting information, p. 2813 - 2819 (2014/04/17)
A series of 3-oxo-C12-HSL, tetramic acid, and tetronic acid analogues were synthesized to gain insights into the structural requirements for quorum sensing inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus. Compounds active against agr were noncompetitive inhibitors of the autoinducing peptide (AIP) activated AgrC receptor, by altering the activation efficacy of the cognate AIP-1. They appeared to act as negative allosteric modulators and are exemplified by 3-tetradecanoyltetronic acid 17, which reduced nasal cell colonization and arthritis in a murine infection model.