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  • Title: Design, synthesis, and evaluation of cystargolide-based β-lactones as potent proteasome inhibitors.
    Author: Niroula D, Hallada LP, Le Chapelain C, Ganegamage SK, Dotson D, Rogelj S, Groll M, Tello-Aburto R.
    Journal: Eur J Med Chem; 2018 Sep 05; 157():962-977. PubMed ID: 30165344.
    Abstract:
    The peptidic β-lactone proteasome inhibitors (PIs) cystargolides A and B were used to conduct structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies in order to assess their anticancer potential. A total of 24 different analogs were designed, synthesized and evaluated for proteasome inhibition, for cytotoxicity towards several cancer cell lines, and for their ability to enter intact cells. X-ray crystallographic analysis and subunit selectivity was used to determine the specific subunit binding associated with the structural modification of the β-lactone (P1), peptidic core, (Px and Py), and end-cap (Pz) of our scaffold. The cystargolide derivative 5k, structurally unique at both Py and P1, exhibited the most promising inhibitory activity for the β5 subunit of human proteasomes (IC50 = 3.1 nM) and significant cytotoxicity towards MCF-7 (IC50 = 416 nM), MDA-MB-231 (IC50 = 74 nM) and RPMI 8226 (IC50 = 41 nM) cancer cell lines. Cellular infiltration assays revealed that minor structural modifications have significant effects on the ability of our PIs to inhibit intracellular proteasomes, and we identified 5k as a promising candidate for continued therapeutic studies. Our novel drug lead 5k is a more potent proteasome inhibitor than carfilzomib with mid-to-low nanomolar IC50 measurements and it is cytotoxic against multiple cancer cell lines at levels approaching those of carfilzomib.
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