Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis (MCS) Laboratory, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
ChemMedChem. 2021 Aug 19;16(16):2491-2496. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202000992. Epub 2021 Jun 17.
Natural Killer T (NKT) cells play an important role in the immune response and can be activated by glycolipids presented by CD1d protein. We present MCS-0208, an unprecedented arylthioether-phytoceramide able to induce potent invariant NKT (iNKT) cell activation, notably when tested in human iNKT cells. This arylsphingolipid analog has a simple phenyl group containing a single hydroxyl substituent as a surrogate of the sugar ring. The phenylthioether structure contrasts with α-galactosylceramide (1), the prototypical glycolipid used to induce iNKT cell stimulation, where the galactose 2'-OH and 3'-OH substituents are accepted as the minimal footprint and considered critical for NKT T cell receptor (TCR) recognition. A computational study supports the recognition of aromatic compound by the CD1d and TCR proteins as radically new structures for NKT cell stimulation.
自然杀伤 T (NKT) 细胞在免疫反应中发挥重要作用,可被 CD1d 蛋白呈递的糖脂激活。我们介绍了 MCS-0208,这是一种前所未有的芳基硫醚-植物神经酰胺,能够诱导有效的不变自然杀伤 T (iNKT) 细胞激活,特别是在人 iNKT 细胞中进行测试时。这种芳基神经酰胺类似物具有一个简单的苯基,其中含有一个羟基取代基作为糖环的替代品。苯硫醚结构与α-半乳糖神经酰胺 (1) 形成对比,α-半乳糖神经酰胺是用于诱导 iNKT 细胞刺激的典型糖脂,其中半乳糖 2'-OH 和 3'-OH 取代基被接受为最小足迹,并被认为对 NKT T 细胞受体 (TCR) 识别至关重要。一项计算研究支持了 CD1d 和 TCR 蛋白对芳香化合物的识别,这是 NKT 细胞刺激的全新结构。