Acquisition of high-affinity, SH2-targeted ligands via a spatially focused library
Acquisition of high-affinity, SH2-targeted ligands via a spatially focused library
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DOI:
10.1021/jm980663f
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发表时间:
1999-03-11
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7.3
通讯作者:
Lawrence, DS
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作者:
Lee, TR;Lawrence, DS
Introduction. The Src1 homology 2 (SH2) domain, a component of many signal-transducing proteins, plays a critical role in organizing coherent signaling cascades. 2 The latter transpires when primary sequences encompassing phosphotyrosine in one protein are recognized by and coordinate to the SH2 domain of a second. The design of SH2-targeted agents has received considerable attention since such species could disrupt signaling pathways known to be responsible for a variety of disease states. 3 In general, the affinity (ie, KD) of SH2 domains for phosphotyrosine-containing peptides lies in the range of 200-800 nM (for an exception vide infra). 4 Nonpeptidic SH2-targeted compounds have also been described, but the affinity of these species for SH2 domains is typically 1-3 orders of magnitude less than that displayed by their peptidic counterparts. 5 Recently, several studies have shown that unnatural motifs, when appended to active site-directed peptides, can dramatically enhance both the affinity and selectivity for such signal-transducing elements as protein kinases6 and SH3 domains. 7 We describe herein the acquisition of peptide/nonpeptide conjugates that are among the tightest binding and most selective SH2-targeted agents reported to date. 8, 9Our initial studies have focused on the acquisition of compounds that target the SH2 domains of Lck1 and Fyn1, Src tyrosine kinase family members known to participate in T cell activation. 10 Like other Src tyrosine kinases, the SH2 domains of Lck and Fyn exhibit an identical preference for the sequence-phosphoTyr-Glu-Glu-Ile-, 11 where SH2 affinity is strongly dependent upon the phosphoTyr and Ile side chains. 2b Interestingly, structural and biochemical studies indicate that conventional amino acid residues positioned to the N-terminus of phosphoTyr have little influence on either SH2 selectivity or affinity. 2b Despite the latter observation, a hydrophobic indentation in the SH2 surface does lie adjacent to the amine of phosphoTyr in an SH2-bound peptide (Figure 1). Consequently, this invagination could serve as a potential binding site for a structurally compatible ligand appended off the N-terminus of phosphoTyr-Glu-Glu-Ile-amide. Since the size of the putative binding region is modest, there is little opportunity to create extensive molecular diversity via a combinatorial amalgamation of an array of subunits connected in series. Instead, we developed a parallel synthesis strategy (Scheme 1) that achieves a