Small Molecule Antagonists of the DNA Repair ERCC1/XPA Protein-Protein Interaction

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The DNA excision repair protein ERCC1 and the DNA damage sensor protein, XPA are highly overexpressed in patient samples of cisplatin-resistant solid tumors including lung, bladder, ovarian, and testicular cancer. The repair of cisplatin-DNA crosslinks is dependent upon nucleotide excision repair (NER) that is modulated by protein-protein binding interactions of ERCC1, the endonuclease, XPF, and XPA. Thus, inhibition of their function is a potential therapeutic strategy for the selective sensitization of tumors to DNA-damaging platinum-based cancer therapy. Here, we report on new small-molecule antagonists of the ERCC1/XPA protein-protein interaction (PPI) discovered using a high-throughput competitive fluorescence polarization binding assay. We discovered a unique structural class of thiopyridine-3-carbonitrile PPI antagonists that block a truncated XPA polypeptide from binding to ERCC1. Preliminary hit-to-lead studies from compound 1 reveal structure-activity relationships (SAR) and identify lead compound 27 o with an EC50 of 4.7 μM. Furthermore, chemical shift perturbation mapping by NMR confirms that 1 binds within the same site as the truncated XPA67-80 peptide. These novel ERCC1 antagonists are useful chemical biology tools for investigating DNA damage repair pathways and provide a good starting point for medicinal chemistry optimization as therapeutics for sensitizing tumors to DNA damaging agents and overcoming resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

ChemMedChem - 19(2024), 8 vom: 16. Apr., Seite e202300648

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Obermann, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Yemane, Bereket [VerfasserIn]
Jarvis, Cassie [VerfasserIn]
Franco, Francisco M [VerfasserIn]
Kyriukha, Yevhenii [VerfasserIn]
Nolan, William [VerfasserIn]
Gohara, Beth [VerfasserIn]
Krezel, Andrzej M [VerfasserIn]
Wildman, Scott A [VerfasserIn]
Janetka, James W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
Cisplatin
DNA
DNA damage and repair, cisplatin, chemotherapy
DNA-Binding Proteins
EC 3.1.-
ERCC1, XPA, XPF
ERCC1 protein, human
Endonucleases
High-throughput screening (HTS)
Journal Article
NMR structure
Nucleotide excision repair (NER)
Peptides
Protein-protein interaction (PPI)
Q20Q21Q62J
Small molecule inhibitor
XPA protein, human
Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group A Protein

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Date Completed 22.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cmdc.202300648

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36790358X