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Total Chemical Synthesis and Folding of All- l and All- d Variants of Oncogenic KRas(G12V)
Levinson, Adam M.,McGee, John H.,Roberts, Andrew G.,Creech, Gardner S.,Wang, Ting,Peterson, Michael T.,Hendrickson, Ronald C.,Verdine, Gregory L.,Danishefsky, Samuel J.
supporting information, p. 7632 - 7639 (2017/06/13)
The Ras proteins are essential GTPases involved in the regulation of cell proliferation and survival. Mutated oncogenic forms of Ras alter effector binding and innate GTPase activity, leading to deregulation of downstream signal transduction. Mutated forms of Ras are involved in approximately 30% of human cancers. Despite decades of effort to develop direct Ras inhibitors, Ras has long been considered "undruggable" due to its high affinity for GTP and its lack of hydrophobic binding pockets. Herein, we report a total chemical synthesis of all-l- and all-d-amino acid biotinylated variants of oncogenic mutant KRas(G12V). The protein is synthesized using Fmoc-based solid-phase peptide synthesis and assembled using combined native chemical ligation and isonitrile-mediated activation strategies. We demonstrate that both KRas(G12V) enantiomers can successfully fold and bind nucleotide substrates and binding partners with observable enantiodiscrimination. By demonstrating the functional competency of a mirror-image form of KRas bound to its corresponding enantiomeric nucleotide triphosphate, this study sets the stage for further biochemical studies with this material. In particular, this protein will enable mirror-image yeast surface display experiments to identify all-d peptide ligands for oncogenic KRas, providing a useful tool in the search for new therapeutics against this challenging disease target.
Effects of steric bulk and stereochemistry on the rates of?diketopiperazine formation from N-aminoacyl-2,2-dimethylthiazolidine-4-carboxamides (Dmt dipeptide amides)-a model for a new prodrug linker system
Suaifan, Ghadeer A.R.Y.,Mahon, Mary F.,Arafat, Tawfiq,Threadgill, Michael D.
, p. 11245 - 11266 (2007/10/03)
A peptide-like self-immolative molecular clip is required for release of active drugs from prodrugs by endopeptidases. Upon cleavage from the carrier, this clip must collapse and release the drug rapidly. A series of aminoacyl-5,5-dimethylthiaproline (Aaa
Synthesis of aryl esters of protected amino acids from aryl sulfonates
Pudhom, Khanitha,Vilaivan, Tirayut
, p. 5939 - 5942 (2007/10/03)
Aryl esters of Boc- and Fmoc-protected amino acids derived from electron-deficient phenols have been prepared in good yields from aryl 4- nitrobenzenesulfonates in the presence of 1-hydroxy-benzotriazole as catalyst.
A new facile one-pot preparation of pentafluorophenyl (Pfp) and 3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,2,3-benzotriazine-3-yl (Dhbt) esters of Fmoc amino acids
Jacobsen, Mogens Havsteen,Buchardt, Ole,Engdahl, Tom,Holm, Arne
, p. 6199 - 6202 (2007/10/02)
A new one-pot procedure for the preparation of pentafluorophenyl and 3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1,2,3-benzotriazine-3-yl esters of Nα-9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl amino acids bearing no side chain protecting groups is described. The method gives the desired activated esters in high yield and purity without use of the highly allergenic DCC.
9-Fluorenylmethyl Pentafluorophenyl Carbonate as a Useful Reagent for the Preparation of N-9-Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonylamino Acids and their Pentafluorophenyl Esters
Schoen, Istvan,Kisfaludy, Lajos
, p. 303 - 305 (2007/10/02)
9-Fluorenylmethyl pentafluorophenyl carbonate is a useful reagent for the efficient, side reaction-free introduction of N-9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl protecting group into amino acids and for the subsequent preparation of their pentafluorophenyl esters.Some new compounds of both types are described.
