Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1L7, Canada.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
Sci Rep. 2023 Sep 25;13(1):16057. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-42997-z.
E3 ubiquitin ligases are critical to the protein degradation pathway by catalyzing the final step in protein ubiquitination by mediating ubiquitin transfer from E2 enzymes to target proteins. Nedd4 is a HECT domain-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase with a wide range of protein targets, the dysregulation of which has been implicated in myriad pathologies, including cancer and Parkinson's disease. Towards the discovery of compounds disrupting the auto-ubiquitination activity of Nedd4, we developed and optimized a TR-FRET assay for high-throughput screening. Through selective screening of a library of potentially covalent compounds, compounds 25 and 81 demonstrated apparent IC values of 52 µM and 31 µM, respectively. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analysis confirmed that 25 and 81 were covalently bound to Nedd4 cysteine residues (Cys182 and Cys867). In addition, 81 also adducted to Cys627. Auto-ubiquitination assays of Nedd4 mutants featuring alanine substitutions for each of these cysteines suggested that the mode of inhibition of these compounds occurs through blocking the catalytic Cys867. The discovery of these inhibitors could enable the development of therapeutics for various diseases caused by Nedd4 E3 ligase dysregulation.
E3 泛素连接酶通过介导泛素从 E2 酶向靶蛋白的转移,在蛋白质泛素化的最后一步中起关键作用。Nedd4 是一种含有 HECT 结构域的 E3 泛素连接酶,其靶蛋白广泛,其失调与多种病理学有关,包括癌症和帕金森病。为了发现破坏 Nedd4 自身泛素化活性的化合物,我们开发并优化了一种用于高通量筛选的 TR-FRET 测定法。通过对潜在共价化合物文库的选择性筛选,化合物 25 和 81 分别表现出明显的 IC50 值为 52µM 和 31µM。串联质谱(MS/MS)分析证实,25 和 81 与 Nedd4 半胱氨酸残基(Cys182 和 Cys867)共价结合。此外,81 还与 Cys627 结合。对每种半胱氨酸残基均用丙氨酸取代的 Nedd4 突变体的自身泛素化测定表明,这些化合物的抑制模式是通过阻断催化半胱氨酸 Cys867 来实现的。这些抑制剂的发现可以为 Nedd4 E3 连接酶失调引起的各种疾病的治疗药物的开发提供支持。
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