School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China.
School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Biomedical Center of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Bioorg Chem. 2021 Jan;106:104495. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104495. Epub 2020 Nov 24.
The secreted Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) protein tyrosine phosphatase B (MptpB) is an essential virulence factor required for the intracellular survival of Mtb within host macrophages. MptpB has become a promising target for the development of novel anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs. In this study, two new fusarielins, fusarielins M (1) and N (2), and a biogenetically related known compound, fusarielin G (3) were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Fusarium graminearum SYSU-MS5127. Their inhibitory effects on MptpB were evaluated. Among these compounds, fusarielin M substantially inhibited MptpB with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC) of 1.05 ± 0.08 μM, and an inhibition constant (K) of 1.03 ± 0.39 μM. Surface plasmon resonance analysis was used to characterize the interaction between fusarielin M and MptpB in vitro. Fusarielin M also exhibited cellular activity in blocking MptpB-mediated Erk1/2 and p38 inactivation in macrophages. Importantly, fusarielin M (20 μM) substantially reduced intracellular mycobacterial growth within macrophages, causing a 62% reduction in the bacterial burden. The binding mode of fusarielin M was further explored via molecular docking which suggested that fusarielin M binds to the active site of MptpB, forming a hydrogen bond with the side chain of Asp165; this is unique in the P-loop of MptpB compared to conventional human PTPs. The contact between fusarielin M and Asp165 in the catalytic loop provides a potential basis for inhibitor selectivity. Therefore, fusarielin M shows great potential as an anti-TB drug candidate.
结核分枝杆菌(Mycobacterium tuberculosis,Mtb)分泌的蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶 B(MptpB)是一种必需的毒力因子,对于 Mtb 在宿主巨噬细胞内的存活至关重要。MptpB 已成为开发新型抗结核(TB)药物的有前途的靶点。在这项研究中,从海洋来源的真菌尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium graminearum)SYSU-MS5127 中分离得到了两种新的伏马菌素,伏马菌素 M(1)和 N(2),以及一种生物合成相关的已知化合物伏马菌素 G(3)。评估了这些化合物对 MptpB 的抑制作用。在这些化合物中,伏马菌素 M 对 MptpB 的抑制作用显著,半数最大抑制浓度(IC)为 1.05±0.08μM,抑制常数(K)为 1.03±0.39μM。表面等离子体共振分析用于表征伏马菌素 M 与 MptpB 之间的体外相互作用。伏马菌素 M 还表现出阻断 MptpB 介导的 Erk1/2 和 p38 在巨噬细胞中失活的细胞活性。重要的是,伏马菌素 M(20μM)在巨噬细胞内显著减少了分枝杆菌的生长,使细菌负担减少了 62%。通过分子对接进一步探讨了伏马菌素 M 的结合模式,表明伏马菌素 M 结合到 MptpB 的活性部位,与 Asp165 的侧链形成氢键;这与传统的人类 PTPs 相比,在 MptpB 的 P 环中是独特的。伏马菌素 M 与催化环中的 Asp165 之间的接触为抑制剂的选择性提供了潜在的基础。因此,伏马菌素 M 作为一种抗结核候选药物具有很大的潜力。