Institute of Plant Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Bioorg Chem. 2021 May;110:104813. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104813. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
MutT Homolog 1 (MTH1) has been proven to hydrolyze oxidized nucleotide triphosphates during DNA repair. It can prevent the incorporation of wrong nucleotides during DNA replication and mitigate cell apoptosis. In a cancer cell, abundant reactive oxygen species can lead to substantial DNA damage and DNA mutations by base-pairing mismatch. MTH1 could eliminate oxidized dNTP and prevent cancer cells from entering cell death. Therefore, inhibition of MTH1 activity is considered to be an anti-cancer therapeutic target. In this study, high-throughput screening techniques were combined with a fragment-based library containing 2,313 compounds, which were used to screen for lead compounds with MTH1 inhibitor activity. Four compounds with MTH1 inhibitor ability were selected, and compound MI0639 was found to have the highest effective inhibition. To discover the selectivity and specificity of this action, several derivatives based on the MTH1 and MI0639 complex structure were synthesized. We compared 14 complex structures of MTH1 and the various compounds in combination with enzymatic inhibition and thermodynamic analysis. Nanomolar-range IC inhibition abilities by enzyme kinetics and K values by thermodynamic analysis were obtained for two compounds, named MI1020 and MI1024. Based on structural information and compound optimization, we aim to provide a strategy for the development of MTH1 inhibitors with high selectivity and specificity.
MutT 同源物 1(MTH1)已被证明可在 DNA 修复过程中水解氧化核苷酸三磷酸。它可以防止在 DNA 复制过程中掺入错误的核苷酸,并减轻细胞凋亡。在癌细胞中,大量的活性氧可以通过碱基配对错配导致大量的 DNA 损伤和 DNA 突变。MTH1 可以消除氧化的 dNTP,防止癌细胞进入细胞死亡。因此,抑制 MTH1 活性被认为是一种抗癌治疗靶点。在这项研究中,我们结合了高通量筛选技术和一个包含 2313 种化合物的基于片段的文库,用于筛选具有 MTH1 抑制剂活性的先导化合物。筛选出了 4 种具有 MTH1 抑制能力的化合物,其中化合物 MI0639 的抑制效果最强。为了发现这种作用的选择性和特异性,我们根据 MTH1 和 MI0639 复合物的结构合成了几种衍生物。我们比较了 14 种 MTH1 与各种化合物结合的复合物结构,结合酶抑制和热力学分析。通过酶动力学获得了两种化合物(MI1020 和 MI1024)的纳摩尔范围的 IC 抑制能力,通过热力学分析获得了 K 值。基于结构信息和化合物优化,我们旨在为开发具有高选择性和特异性的 MTH1 抑制剂提供一种策略。
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