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Chemical Genetics Reveals a Role of Squalene Synthase in TGFβ Signaling and Cardiomyogenesis
Takemoto, Yasushi,Kadota, Shin,Minami, Itsunari,Otsuka, Shinya,Okuda, Satoshi,Abo, Masahiro,Punzalan, Louvy Lynn,Shen, Yan,Shiba, Yuji,Uesugi, Motonari
supporting information, p. 21824 - 21831 (2021/08/30)
KY02111 is a widely used small molecule that boosts cardiomyogenesis of the mesoderm cells derived from pluripotent stem cells, yet its molecular mechanism of action remains elusive. The present study resolves the initially perplexing effects of KY02111 on Wnt signaling and subsequently identifies squalene synthase (SQS) as a molecular target of KY02111 and its optimized version, KY-I. By disrupting the interaction of SQS with cardiac ER-membrane protein TMEM43, KY02111 impairs TGFβ signaling, but not Wnt signaling, and thereby recapitulates the clinical mutation of TMEM43 that causes arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), an inherited heart disease that involves a substitution of myocardium with fatty tissue. These findings reveal a heretofore undescribed role of SQS in TGFβ signaling and cardiomyogenesis. KY02111 may find its use in ARVC modeling as well as serve as a chemical tool for studying TGFβ/SMAD signaling.
Synthetic (E)-3-phenyl-5-(phenylamino)-2-styryl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ium chloride derivatives as promising chemotherapy agents on cell lines infected with HTLV-1
Chaves, Otávio Augusto,De Oliveira, Thais Silva,Echevarria, Aurea,Echevarria-Lima, Juliana,Netto-Ferreira, José C.,Paiva, Rojane O.,Sousa-Pereira, Danilo
, (2020/06/29)
Synthesis of four compounds belonging to mesoionic class, (E)-3-phenyl-5-(phenylamino)-2-styryl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ium chloride derivatives (5a-d) and their biological evaluation against MT2 and C92 cell lines infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1), which causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), and non-infected cell lines (Jurkat) are reported. The compounds were obtained by convergent synthesis under microwave irradiation and the cytotoxicity was evaluated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays. Results showed IC50 values of all compounds in the range of 1.51-7.70 μM in HTLV-1-infected and non-infected cells. Furthermore, it was observed that 5b could induce necrosis after 24 h for Jurkat and MT2 cell lines. The experimental (fluorimetric method) and theoretical (molecular docking) results suggested that the mechanism of action for 5b could be related to its capacity to intercalate into DNA. Moreover, the preliminary pharmacokinetic profile of the studied compounds (5a-d) was obtained through human serum albumin (HSA) binding affinity using multiple spectroscopic techniques (circular dichroism, steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence), zeta potential and molecular docking calculations. The interaction HSA:5a-d is spontaneous and moderate (Ka ~ 104 M-1) via a ground-state association, without significantly perturbing both the secondary and surface structures of the albumin in the subdomain IIA (site I), indicating feasible biodistribution in the human bloodstream.
Effect of N-1 arylation of monastrol on kinesin Eg5 inhibition in glioma cell lines
Gon?alves, Itamar Luís,Rockenbach, Liliana,Das Neves, Gustavo Machado,G?ethel, Gabriela,Nascimento, Fabiana,Porto Kagami, Luciano,Figueiró, Fabrício,Oliveira De Azambuja, Gabriel,De Fraga Dias, Amanda,Amaro, Andressa,De Souza, Lauro Mera,Da Rocha Pitta, Ivan,Avila, Daiana Silva,Kawano, Daniel Fábio,Garcia, Solange Cristina,Battastini, Ana Maria Oliveira,Eifler-Lima, Vera Lucia
, p. 995 - 1010 (2018/06/27)
An original and focused library of two sets of dihydropyrimidin-2-thiones (DHPMs) substituted with N-1 aryl groups derived from monastrol was designed and synthesized in order to discover a more effective Eg5 ligand than the template. Based on molecular docking studies, four ligands were selected to perform pharmacological investigations against two glioma cell lines. The results led to the discovery of two original compounds, called 20h and 20e, with an anti-proliferative effects, achieving IC50 values of about half that of the IC50 of monastrol in both cell lines. As with monastrol, flow cytometry analyses showed that the 20e and 20h compounds induced cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase, and immunocytochemistry essays revealed the formation of monopolar spindles due to Eg5 inhibition without any toxicity to Caenorhabditis elegans.