Interrogating the Lactate Dehydrogenase Tetramerization Site Using (Stapled) Peptides

Lactate dehydrogenases (LDHs) are tetrameric enzymes of major significance in cancer metabolism as well as promising targets for cancer therapy. However, their wide and polar catalytic sites make them a challenging target for orthosteric inhibition. In this work, we conceived to target LDH tetramerization sites with the ambition of disrupting their oligomeric state. To do so, we designed a protein model of a dimeric LDH-H. We exploited this model through WaterLOGSY nuclear magnetic resonance and microscale thermophoresis for the identification and characterization of a set of α-helical peptides and stapled derivatives that specifically targeted the LDH tetramerization sites. This strategy resulted in the design of a macrocyclic peptide that competes with the LDH tetramerization domain, thus disrupting and destabilizing LDH tetramers. These peptides and macrocycles, along with the dimeric model of LDH-H, constitute promising pharmacological tools for the de novo design and identification of LDH tetramerization disruptors. Overall, our study demonstrates that disrupting LDH oligomerization state by targeting their tetramerization sites is achievable and paves the way toward LDH inhibition through this novel molecular mechanism.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Journal of medicinal chemistry - 63(2020), 9 vom: 14. Mai, Seite 4628-4643

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thabault, Léopold [VerfasserIn]
Brisson, Lucie [VerfasserIn]
Brustenga, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Martinez Gache, Santiago A [VerfasserIn]
Prévost, Julien R C [VerfasserIn]
Kozlova, Arina [VerfasserIn]
Spillier, Quentin [VerfasserIn]
Liberelle, Maxime [VerfasserIn]
Benyahia, Zohra [VerfasserIn]
Messens, Joris [VerfasserIn]
Copetti, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Sonveaux, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Frédérick, Raphaël [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
EC 1.1.1.27
Journal Article
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
Peptides, Cyclic
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 02.11.2020

Date Revised 02.11.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01955

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308355016