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Identification of a Covalent Importin-5 Inhibitor, Goyazensolide, from a Collective Synthesis of Furanoheliangolides
Barluenga, Sofia,Liu, Weilong,Loewith, Robbie,Patouret, Rémi,Plank, Michael,Winssinger, Nicolas
, p. 954 - 962 (2021/06/28)
Sesquiterpenes are a rich source of covalent inhibitors with a long history in traditional medicine and include several important therapeutics and tool compounds. Herein, we report the total synthesis of 16 sesquiterpene lactones via a build/couple/pair strategy, including goyasensolide. Using an alkyne-tagged cellular probe and proteomics analysis, we discovered that goyazensolide selectively targets the oncoprotein importin-5 (IPO5) for covalent engagement. We further demonstrate that goyazensolide inhibits the translocation of RASAL-2, a cargo of IPO5, into the nucleus and perturbs the binding between IPO5 and two specific viral nuclear localization sequences.
Microbial transformation of sesquiterpene lactones by the fungi Cunninghamella echinulata and Rhizopus oryzae
Barrero, Alejandro F.,Oltra, J. Enrique,Raslan, Delio S.,Saude, Denia A.
, p. 726 - 729 (2007/10/03)
Incubations of the fungi Cunninghamella echinulata and Rhizopus oryzae with the sesquiterpene lactones (+)-costunolide (1), (+)-cnicin (2), (+)- salonitenolide (3), (-)-dehydrocostuslactone (4), (-)-lychnopholide (5), and (-)-eremantholide C (6) were performed. Incubation of 1 with C. echinulata afforded Δ(11(13))-dihydrogenation and Δ(1(10))-epoxidation products (7- 10). C. echinulata also hydrolyzed the side chain of 2, and transformed 4 into (+)-11α,13-dihydrodehydrocostuslactone (12), a new natural product. R. oryzae converted 4 into both Δ(11(13))-dihydrogenation and Δ(10(14))- epoxidation products (16 and 17). Both fungi transformed 5 into (-)-16-(1- methyl-1-propenyl)eremantholanolide (13), providing experimental evidence for the biosynthesis of the eremantholide hemiketal unit. Compounds 3 and 6 were not metabolized by either fungus under the test conditions.
