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Nat Chem Biol ; 20(3): 268-270, 2024 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38424170
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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 14642, 2023 09 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37670131

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Formaldehyde (HCHO) is a toxic and carcinogenic pollutant and human metabolite that reacts with biomolecules under physiological conditions. Quantifying HCHO is essential for ongoing biological and biomedical research on HCHO; however, its reactivity, small size and volatility make this challenging. Here, we report a novel HCHO detection/quantification method that couples cysteamine-mediated HCHO scavenging with SPME GC-MS analysis. Our NMR studies confirm cysteamine as an efficient and selective HCHO scavenger that out-competes O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine, the most commonly used scavenger, and forms a stable thiazolidine amenable to GC-MS quantification. Validation of our GC-MS method using FDA and EMA guidelines revealed detection and quantification limits in the nanomolar and micromolar ranges respectively, while analysis of bacterial cell lysate confirmed its applicability in biological samples. Overall, our studies confirm that cysteamine scavenging coupled to SPME GC-MS analysis provides a sensitive and chemically robust method to quantify HCHO in biological samples.


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Investigación Biomédica , Cisteamina , Humanos , Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas , Microextracción en Fase Sólida , Formaldehído
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Chem Commun (Camb) ; 57(47): 5778-5781, 2021 Jun 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33997872

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Tetrahydrofolic acid and formaldehyde are key human metabolites but their physiologically relevant chemistry is undefined. Our NMR studies confirm formaldehyde as a product of tetrahydrofolic acid degradation but also reveal their reaction regulates the stability of tetrahydrofolic acid. These observations identify a novel non-enzymatic feedback mechanism regulating formaldehyde and folate metabolism that has important implications for folate-targeting chemotherapy in cancer and other diseases.


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Formaldehído/metabolismo , Tetrahidrofolatos/metabolismo , Timidilato Sintasa/metabolismo , Biocatálisis , Estabilidad de Enzimas , Formaldehído/química , Humanos , Estructura Molecular , Tetrahidrofolatos/química , Timidilato Sintasa/química
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Chem Sci ; 12(39): 12985-12992, 2021 Oct 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34745529

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14-3-3 proteins are an important family of hub proteins that play important roles in many cellular processes via a large network of interactions with partner proteins. Many of these protein-protein interactions (PPI) are implicated in human diseases such as cancer and neurodegeneration. The stabilisation of selected 14-3-3 PPIs using drug-like 'molecular glues' is a novel therapeutic strategy with high potential. However, the examples reported to date have a number of drawbacks in terms of selectivity and potency. Here, we report that WR-1065, the active species of the approved drug amifostine, covalently modifies 14-3-3σ at an isoform-unique cysteine residue, Cys38. This modification leads to isoform-specific stabilisation of two 14-3-3σ PPIs in a manner that is cooperative with a well characterised molecular glue, fusicoccin A. Our findings reveal a novel stabilisation mechanism for 14-3-3σ, an isoform with particular involvement in cancer pathways. This mechanism can be exploited to harness the enhanced potency conveyed by covalent drug molecules and dual ligand cooperativity. This is demonstrated in two cancer cell lines whereby the cooperative behaviour of fusicoccin A and WR-1065 leads to enhanced efficacy for inducing cell death and attenuating cell growth.

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