Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, CERMN, 14000 Caen, France.
Molecules. 2023 Jan 10;28(2):679. doi: 10.3390/molecules28020679.
A number of proteins are able to adopt a homotrimeric spatial conformation. Among these structures, this feature appears as crucial for biologic targets, since it facilitates the design of C3-symmetric ligands that are especially suitable for displaying optimized ligand-target interactions and therapeutic benefits. Additionally, DNA as a therapeutic target, even if its conformation into a superhelix does not correspond to a C3-symmetry, can also take advantage of these C3-symmetric ligands for better interactions and therapeutic effects. For the moment, this opportunity appears to be under-exploited, but should become more frequent with the discovery of new homotrimeric targets such as the SARS-CoV2 spike protein. Besides their potential therapeutic interest, the synthetic access to these C3-symmetric ligands often leads to chemical challenges, although drug candidates with an aesthetic structure are generally obtained.
许多蛋白质能够采用同三聚体的空间构象。在这些结构中,这一特征对于生物靶点显得至关重要,因为它有利于设计 C3 对称的配体,这些配体特别适合展示优化的配体-靶标相互作用和治疗益处。此外,DNA 作为治疗靶点,即使其构象成超螺旋并不对应 C3 对称,也可以利用这些 C3 对称的配体以获得更好的相互作用和治疗效果。目前,这种机会似乎尚未得到充分利用,但随着对 SARS-CoV2 刺突蛋白等新的同三聚体靶点的发现,这种机会应该会越来越多。除了具有潜在的治疗意义外,这些 C3 对称配体的合成途径通常会带来化学挑战,尽管通常会得到具有美观结构的候选药物。