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Design, Synthesis, and Structure-Activity Relationship of N-Aryl- N′-(thiophen-2-yl)thiourea Derivatives as Novel and Specific Human TLR1/2 Agonists for Potential Cancer Immunotherapy
Chen, Zhipeng,Zhang, Lina,Yang, Junjie,Zheng, Lu,Hu, Fanjie,Duan, Siqin,Nandakumar, Kutty Selva,Liu, Shuwen,Yin, Hang,Cheng, Kui
supporting information, p. 7371 - 7389 (2021/06/28)
The previous virtual screening of ten million compounds yielded two novel nonlipopeptide-like chemotypes as TLR2 agonists. Herein, we present the chemical optimization of our initial hit, 1-phenyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)urea, which resulted in the identification of SMU-C80 (EC50 = 31.02 ± 1.01 nM) as a TLR2-specific agonist with a 370-fold improvement in bioactivity. Mechanistic studies revealed that SMU-C80, through TLR1/2, recruits the adaptor protein MyD88 and triggers the NF-κB pathway to release cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-1β from human, but not murine, cells. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first species-specific TLR1/2 agonist reported until now. Moreover, SMU-C80 increased the percentage of T, B, and NK cells ex vivo and activated the immune cells, which suppressed cancer cell growth in vitro. In summary, we obtained a highly efficient and specific human TLR1/2 agonist that acts through the MyD88 and NF-κB pathway, facilitating cytokine release and the simultaneous activation of immune cells that in turn affects the apoptosis of cancer cells.
An NMDAR positive and negative allosteric modulator series share a binding site and are interconverted by methyl groups
Perszyk, Riley,Katzman, Brooke M.,Kusumoto, Hirofumi,Kell, Steven A.,Epplin, Matthew P.,Tahirovic, Yesim A.,Moore, Rhonda L.,Menaldino, David,Burger, Pieter,Liotta, Dennis C.,Traynelis, Stephen F.
, (2018/08/28)
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are an important receptor in the brain and have been implicated in multiple neurological disorders. Many non-selective NMDAR-targeting drugs are poorly tolerated, leading to efforts to target NMDAR subtyp
Structure-Based Virtual Screening, Compound Synthesis, and Bioassay for the Design of Chitinase Inhibitors
Dong, Yawen,Jiang, Xi,Liu, Tian,Ling, Yun,Yang, Qing,Zhang, Li,He, Xiongkui
, p. 3351 - 3357 (2018/04/11)
Chitinases play a vital part in the molting phase of insect pests. Inhibiting their activities by the use of drug-like small chemical molecules is thought to be an efficient strategy in pesticide design and development. On the basis of the crystal structure of OfChtI, a chitinase indispensable for the molting of the insect pest Ostrinia furnacalis (Asian corn borer), here we report a chemical fragment and five variant compounds as inhibitors of OfChtI obtained from a library of over 200?000 chemicals by a structure-based-virtual-screening approach. The compounds were synthesized with high atom economy and tested for their OfChtI-inhibitory activities in a bioassay. Compound 3 showed preferential inhibitory activity with a Ki value of 1.5 μΜ against OfChtI. Analysis of the structure-activity relationships of the compounds provided insight into their interactions with the enzyme active site, which may inform future work in improving the potencies of their inhibitory activities.
