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Epo-C12 inhibits peroxiredoxin 1 peroxidase activity
Yoda, Tomoka,Furuta, Masateru,Tsutsumi, Tomohiko,Ikeda, Seiki,Yukizawa, Shunsuke,Arai, Satoshi,Morita, Akinori,Yamatoya, Kenji,Nakata, Kazuya,Tomoshige, Shusuke,Ohgane, Kenji,Furuyama, Yuuki,Sakaguchi, Kengo,Sugawara, Fumio,Kobayashi, Susumu,Ikekita, Masahiko,Kuramochi, Kouji
, (2021/05/26)
Epo-C12 is a synthetic derivative of epolactaene, isolated from Penicillium sp. BM 1689-P. Epo-C12 induces apoptosis in human acute lymphoblastoid leukemia BALL-1 cells. In our previous studies, seven proteins that bind to Epo-C12 were identified by a combination of pull-down experiments using biotinylated Epo-C12 (Bio-Epo-C12) and mass spectrometry. In the present study, the effect of Epo-C12 on peroxiredoxin 1 (Prx 1), one of the proteins that binds to Epo-C12, was investigated. Epo-C12 inhibited Prx 1 peroxidase activity. However, it did not suppress its chaperone activity. Binding experiments between Bio-Epo-C12 and point-mutated Prx 1s suggest that Epo-C12 binds to Cys52 and Cys83 in Prx 1. The present study revealed that Prx 1 is one of the target proteins through which Epo-C12 exerts an apoptotic effect in BALL-1 cells.
Reaction of Nitroxyl (HNO) with Hydrogen Sulfide and Hydropersulfides
Zarenkiewicz, Jessica,Khodade, Vinayak S.,Toscano, John P.
, p. 868 - 877 (2021/01/14)
Nitroxyl (HNO) has gained a considerable amount of attention because of its promising pharmacological effects. The biochemical mechanisms of HNO activity are associated with the modification of regulatory thiol proteins. Recently, several studies have suggested that hydropersulfides (RSSH), presumed signaling products of hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-mediated thiol (RSH) modification, are additional potential targets of HNO. However, the interaction of HNO with reactive sulfur species beyond thiols remains relatively unexplored. Herein, we present characterization of HNO reactivity with H2S and RSSH. The reaction of H2S with HNO leads to the formation of hydrogen polysulfides and sulfur (S8), suggesting a potential role in sulfane sulfur homeostasis. Furthermore, we show that hydropersulfides are more efficient traps for HNO than their thiol counterparts. The reaction of HNO with RSSH at varied stoichiometries has been examined with the observed production of various dialkylpolysulfides (RSSnSR) and other nitrogen-containing dialkylpolysulfide species (RSS-NH-SnR). We do not observe evidence of sulfenylsulfinamide (RS-S(O)-NH2) formation, a pathway expected by analogy with the known reactivity of HNO with thiol.
Alkylamine-Substituted Perthiocarbamates: Dual Precursors to Hydropersulfide and Carbonyl Sulfide with Cardioprotective Actions
Khodade, Vinayak S.,Pharoah, Blaze M.,Paolocci, Nazareno,Toscano, John P.
supporting information, p. 4309 - 4316 (2020/03/05)
The recent discovery of hydropersulfides (RSSH) in mammalian systems suggests their potential roles in cell signaling. However, the exploration of RSSH biological significance is challenging due to their instability under physiological conditions. Herein, we report the preparation, RSSH-releasing properties, and cytoprotective nature of alkylamine-substituted perthiocarbamates. Triggered by a base-sensitive, self-immolative moiety, these precursors show efficient RSSH release and also demonstrate the ability to generate carbonyl sulfide (COS) in the presence of thiols. Using this dually reactive alkylamine-substituted perthiocarbamate platform, the generation of both RSSH and COS is tunable with respect to half-life, pH, and availability of thiols. Importantly, these precursors exhibit cytoprotective effects against hydrogen peroxide-mediated toxicity in H9c2 cells and cardioprotective effects against myocardial ischemic/reperfusion injury, indicating their potential application as new RSSH- and/or COS-releasing therapeutics.
Oxidative Formation of Disulfide Bonds by a Chemiluminescent 1,2-Dioxetane under Mild Conditions
Sauer, Caroline S.,K?ckenberger, Johannes,Heinrich, Markus R.
supporting information, p. 9331 - 9338 (2020/08/14)
The oxidation of alkyl thiols to disulfides has been achieved under mild conditions using a chemiluminescent 1,2-dioxetane as a stoichiometric oxidant. Besides the mild and biocompatible reaction conditions, this approach offers the possibility to monitor the presence of thiols through oxidation and chemiluminescence of the remaining dioxetane.
Cyclic telluride reagents with remarkable glutathione peroxidase-like activity for purification-free synthesis of highly pure organodisulfides
Arai, Kenta,Osaka, Yuui,Haneda, Masahiro,Sato, Yuumi
, p. 3647 - 3655 (2019/07/22)
Monoamino cyclic tellurides with a five- or six-membered ring structure and their derivatives were developed as a new class of catalyst for the oxidation of organothiols to organodisulfides in a glutathione peroxidase-like catalytic reaction. Quantitative conversion and high reaction rate were achieved by performing the reaction in an organic-aqueous segmented microflow system. Importantly, the process circumvented product purification, which is a major limitation of current organodisulfide synthetic methods.
Modulating Thiol p Ka Promotes Disulfide Formation at Physiological pH: An Elegant Strategy to Design Disulfide Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels
Bermejo-Velasco, Daniel,Azémar, Alice,Oommen, Oommen P.,Hilborn, J?ns,Varghese, Oommen P.
, p. 1412 - 1420 (2019/03/02)
The disulfide bond plays a crucial role in protein biology and has been exploited by scientists to develop antibody-drug conjugates, sensors, and for the immobilization other biomolecules to materials surfaces. In spite of its versatile use, the disulfide chemistry suffers from some inevitable limitations such as the need for basic conditions (pH > 8.5), strong oxidants, and long reaction times. We demonstrate here that thiol-substrates containing electron-withdrawing groups at the β-position influence the deprotonation of the thiol group, which is the key reaction intermediate in the formation of disulfide bonds. Evaluation of reaction kinetics using small molecule substrate such as l-cysteine indicated disulfide formation at a 2.8-fold higher (k1 = 5.04 × 10-4 min-1) reaction rate as compared to the conventional thiol substrate, namely 3-mercaptopropionic acid (k1 = 1.80 × 10-4 min-1) at physiological pH (pH 7.4). Interestingly, the same effect could not be observed when N-acetyl-l-cysteine substrate (k1 = 0.51 × 10-4 min-1) was used. We further grafted such thiol-containing molecules (cysteine, N-acetyl-cysteine, and 3-mercaptopropionic acid) to a biopolymer namely hyaluronic acid (HA) and determined the pKa value of different thiol groups by spectrophotometric analysis. The electron-withdrawing group at the β-position reduced the pKa of the thiol group to 7.0 for HA-cysteine (HA-Cys); 7.4 for N-acetyl cysteine (HA-ActCys); and 8.1 for HA-thiol (HA-SH) derivatives, respectively. These experiments further confirmed that the concentration of thiolate (R-S-) ions could be increased with the presence of electron-withdrawing groups, which could facilitate disulfide cross-linked hydrogel formation at physiological pH. Indeed, HA grafted with cysteine or N-acetyl groups formed hydrogels within 3.5 min or 10 h, respectively, at pH 7.4. After completion of cross-linking reaction, both gels demonstrated a storage modulus G′ ≈ 3300-3500 Pa, which indicated comparable levels of cross-linking. The HA-SH gel, on the other hand, did not form any gel at pH 7.4 even after 24 h. Finally, we demonstrated that the newly prepared hydrogels exhibited excellent hydrolytic stability but can be degraded by cell-directed processes (enzymatic and reductive degradation). We believe our study provides a valuable insight on the factors governing the disulfide formation and our results are useful to develop strategies that would facilitate generation of stable thiol functionalized biomolecules or promote fast thiol oxidation according to the biomedical needs.
“Doubly Orthogonal” Labeling of Peptides and Proteins
Tessier, Romain,Ceballos, Javier,Guidotti, Nora,Simonet-Davin, Raphael,Fierz, Beat,Waser, Jerome
supporting information, p. 2243 - 2263 (2019/08/08)
Herein, we report a cysteine bioconjugation methodology for the introduction of hypervalent iodine compounds onto biomolecules. Ethynylbenziodoxolones (EBXs) engage thiols in small organic molecules and cysteine-containing peptides and proteins in a fast and selective addition onto the alkynyl triple bond, resulting in stable vinylbenziodoxolone hypervalent iodine conjugates. The conjugation occurs at room temperature in an open flask under physiological conditions. The use of an azide-bearing EBX reagent enables a “doubly orthogonal” functionalization of the bioconjugate via strain-release-driven cycloaddition and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of the vinyl hypervalent iodine bond. We successfully applied the methodology on relevant and complex biomolecules, such as histone proteins. Through single-molecule experiments, we illustrated the potential of this doubly reactive bioconjugate by introducing a triplet-state quencher close to a fluorophore, which extended its lifetime by suppressing photobleaching. This work is therefore expected to find broad applications for peptide and protein functionalization. Understanding the molecular basis of life is essential in the search for new medicines. Chemical biology develops molecular tools for studying biological processes, setting the basis for new diagnostics and therapeutics, and relies heavily on the ability to selectively modify biomolecules. Two approaches have been especially fruitful: (1) selective modification of natural biomolecules and (2) selective reaction between non-natural functionalities in the presence of biomolecules (the so-called orthogonal bioconjugation). In our work, we contribute to both by transferring highly reactive hypervalent iodine reagents to cysteine residues in proteins and peptides. The obtained bioconjugates retain the reactive hypervalent bonds, which can be selectively functionalized via a metal-mediated reaction. Combined with a traditional azide tag, our approach allows a doubly orthogonal functionalization of biomolecules and is hence expected to be highly useful in chemical biology. Chemical biology develops molecular tools for studying biological processes, setting the basis for new diagnostics and therapeutics, and relies heavily on the ability to modify selectively biomolecules. In our work, we introduce hypervalent iodine bonds into peptides and proteins, via functionalization of cysteine, by using unique cyclic reagents developed in our group. The hypervalent bond can then be selectively modified in the presence of both natural and synthetic functional groups, opening new opportunities for applications in chemical biology.
Transformation of thiols to disulfides by epolactaene and its derivatives
Kuramochi, Kouji,Sunoki, Takashi,Tsubaki, Kazunori,Mizushina, Yoshiyuki,Sakaguchi, Kengo,Sugawara, Fumio,Ikekita, Masahiko,Kobayashi, Susumu
experimental part, p. 4162 - 4172 (2011/08/09)
In this paper we report a disulfide formation of thiols induced by epolactaene and its derivatives. We previously reported the disulfide formation of N-acetylcysteine methyl ester by epolactaene in a 1:1 MeOH/0.5 M NaHCO 3 aq solution. The present studies reveal that the disulfide formation proceeds under mild conditions such as in PBS at pH 7.3, suggesting that epolactaene may induce disulfide formation of cellular thiols. This compound induces the disulfide formation of several thiols in a 1:1 MeOH/0.5 M NaHCO3 aq solution at room temperature. Moreover, our results show that the acyl side-chain of epolactaene greatly influences the products of the reaction. We analyzed the reaction mechanism by using thiolysis products of epolactaene derivatives and propose a new reaction mechanism.
An insight into the radical thiol/yne coupling: The emergence of arylalkyne-tagged sugars for the direct photoinduced glycosylation of cysteine-containing peptides
Minozzi, Matteo,Monesi, Alessandro,Nanni, Daniele,Spagnolo, Piero,Marchetti, Nicola,Massi, Alessandro
experimental part, p. 450 - 459 (2011/04/19)
An explorative study of the Thiol-Yne Coupling (TYC) reaction has been carried out using an aliphatic (1-octyne) and an aromatic alkyne (phenylacetylene) and two alkanethiols (methyl thioglycolate and N-acetyl-L-cysteine methyl ester). The outcomes of the TYC reactions strongly depend on the experimental conditions (e.g., temperature, solvent, and alkyne/thiol ratio), but these can be properly adjusted to achieve selective production of either mono-or bis-coupling products. With respect to 1-octyne, phenylacetylene undergoes notably easier radical hydrothiolation, further showing a notably higher aptitude for monohydrothiolation exclusive of bis-hydrothiolation. The overall findings were exploited in glycosylation of cysteine derivatives as well as of cysteine-containing peptides. A sugar featuring an arylacetylene moiety gave rise to a true click-reaction, that is, glycosylation of the tripeptide glutathione in its native form, by means of virtually equimolar amounts of reagents. This reaction was successfully applied, under physiological conditions, to a cysteine-containing nonapeptide with marked advantages over the analogous Thiol-Ene Coupling (TEC) derivatization. A TYC/TEC sequence affording bis-armed cysteine derivatives through dual functionalization of an alkynyl sugar was additionally devised.
Preparation of arylmercapturic acids by S-arylation of N,N′- diacetylcystine
Krouzelka, Jan,Linhart, Igor
experimental part, p. 6336 - 6340 (2011/03/19)
A simple convenient method has been developed for the preparation of N-acetyl-S-arylcysteines based on the Chan-Lam-Evans arylation of N,N′-diacetylcystine dimethyl ester with arylboronic acids and used to synthesize a series of arylmercapturic acids. Unlike copper-mediated N-arylation, the S-arylation of neither cysteine nor cystine derivatives proceeded satisfactorily in the presence of air. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
