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Design, synthesis, and evaluation of aza-peptide Michael acceptors as selective and potent inhibitors of caspases-2, -3, -6, -7, -8, -9, and -10
Ekici, ?zlem Do?an,Li, Zhao Zhao,Campbell, Amy J.,James, Karen Ellis,Asgian, Juliana L.,Mikolajczyk, Jowita,Salvesen, Guy S.,Ganesan, Rajkumar,Jelakovic, Stjepan,Grütter, Markus G.,Powers, James C.
, p. 5728 - 5749 (2008/04/18)
Aza-peptide Michael acceptors are a novel class of inhibitors that are potent and specific for caspases-2, -3, -6, -7, -8, -9, and -10. The second-order rate constants are in the order of 106 M-1 s-1. The aza-peptide Michael acceptor inhibitor 18t (Cbz-Asp-Glu-Val-AAsp-trans-CH=CH-CON(CH2-1-Naphth)2 is the most potent compound and it inhibits caspase-3 with a k2 value of 5620000 M-1 s-1. The inhibitor 18t is 13700, 190, 6.4, 594, 37500, and 173-fold more selective for caspase-3 over caspases-2, -6, -7, -8, -9, and -10, respectively. Aza-peptide Michael acceptors designed with caspase specific sequences are selective and do not show any cross reactivity with clan CA cysteine proteases such as papain, cathepsin B, and calpains. High-resolution crystal structures of caspase-3 and caspase-8 in complex with aza-peptide Michael acceptor inhibitors demonstrate the nucleophilic attack on C2 and provide insight into the selectivity and potency of the inhibitors with respect to the P1′ moiety.