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Cell Rep ; 38(7): 110365, 2022 02 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35172150

RESUMO

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) are metabolic kinases that co-ordinate nutrient supply with cell growth. AMPK negatively regulates mTORC1, and mTORC1 reciprocally phosphorylates S345/7 in both AMPK α-isoforms. We report that genetic or torin1-induced loss of α2-S345 phosphorylation relieves suppression of AMPK signaling; however, the regulatory effect does not translate to α1-S347 in HEK293T or MEF cells. Dephosphorylation of α2-S345, but not α1-S347, transiently targets AMPK to lysosomes, a cellular site for activation by LKB1. By mass spectrometry, we find that α2-S345 is basally phosphorylated at 2.5-fold higher stoichiometry than α1-S347 in HEK293T cells and, unlike α1, phosphorylation is partially retained after prolonged mTORC1 inhibition. Loss of α2-S345 phosphorylation in endogenous AMPK fails to sustain growth of MEFs under amino acid starvation conditions. These findings uncover an α2-specific mechanism by which AMPK can be activated at lysosomes in the absence of changes in cellular energy.


Assuntos
Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por AMP/metabolismo , Lisossomos/metabolismo , Quinases Proteína-Quinases Ativadas por AMP/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Ativação Enzimática , Feminino , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Células HeLa , Humanos , Isoenzimas/metabolismo , Alvo Mecanístico do Complexo 1 de Rapamicina/metabolismo , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fosforilação , Schizosaccharomyces/metabolismo , Proteínas de Schizosaccharomyces pombe/metabolismo
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Molecules ; 26(19)2021 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34641501

RESUMO

Diabetes mellitus is a global threat affecting millions of people of different age groups. In recent years, the development of naturally derived anti-diabetic agents has gained popularity. Okra is a common vegetable containing important bioactive components such as abscisic acid (ABA). ABA, a phytohormone, has been shown to elicit potent anti-diabetic effects in mouse models. Keeping its anti-diabetic potential in mind, in silico study was performed to explore its role in inhibiting proteins relevant to diabetes mellitus- 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11ß-HSD1), aldose reductase, glucokinase, glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma), and Sirtuin family of NAD(+)-dependent protein deacetylases 6 (SIRT6). A comparative study of the ABA-protein docked complex with already known inhibitors of these proteins relevant to diabetes was compared to explore the inhibitory potential. Calculation of molecular binding energy (ΔG), inhibition constant (pKi), and prediction of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics properties were performed. The molecular docking investigation of ABA with 11-HSD1, GFAT, PPAR-gamma, and SIRT6 revealed considerably low binding energy (ΔG from -8.1 to -7.3 Kcal/mol) and predicted inhibition constant (pKi from 6.01 to 5.21 µM). The ADMET study revealed that ABA is a promising drug candidate without any hazardous effect following all current drug-likeness guidelines such as Lipinski, Ghose, Veber, Egan, and Muegge.


Assuntos
Abelmoschus/química , Ácido Abscísico/farmacologia , Diabetes Mellitus/metabolismo , Hipoglicemiantes/farmacologia , Proteínas/metabolismo , 11-beta-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenase Tipo 1/antagonistas & inibidores , 11-beta-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenase Tipo 1/química , 11-beta-Hidroxiesteroide Desidrogenase Tipo 1/metabolismo , Ácido Abscísico/química , Ácido Abscísico/metabolismo , Ácido Abscísico/farmacocinética , Aldeído Redutase/química , Aldeído Redutase/metabolismo , Simulação por Computador , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Glucoquinase/química , Glucoquinase/metabolismo , Glutamina/metabolismo , Glutamina-Frutose-6-Fosfato Transaminase (Isomerizante)/metabolismo , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Humanos , Hipoglicemiantes/química , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , PPAR gama/química , PPAR gama/metabolismo , Proteínas/química , Sirtuínas/química , Sirtuínas/metabolismo
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Molecules ; 26(16)2021 Aug 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34443327

RESUMO

Malaria is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases. Because the causative Plasmodium parasites have developed resistances against virtually all established antimalarial drugs, novel antiplasmodial agents are required. In order to target plasmodial kinases, novel N-unsubstituted bisindolylcyclobutenediones were designed as analogs to the kinase inhibitory bisindolylmaleimides. Molecular docking experiments produced favorable poses of the unsubstituted bisindolylcyclobutenedione in the ATP binding pocket of various plasmodial protein kinases. The synthesis of the title compounds was accomplished by sequential Friedel-Crafts acylation procedures. In vitro screening of the new compounds against transgenic NF54-luc P. falciparum parasites revealed a set of derivatives with submicromolar activity, of which some displayed a reasonable selectivity profile against a human cell line. Although the molecular docking studies suggested the plasmodial protein kinase PfGSK-3 as the putative biological target, the title compounds failed to inhibit the isolated enzyme in vitro. As selective submicromolar antiplasmodial agents, the N-unsubstituted bisindolylcyclobutenediones are promising starting structures in the search for antimalarial drugs, albeit for a rational development, the biological target addressed by these compounds has yet to be identified.


Assuntos
Antimaláricos/síntese química , Antimaláricos/farmacologia , Indóis/síntese química , Indóis/farmacologia , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Antimaláricos/química , Antimaláricos/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação , Técnicas de Química Sintética , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Indóis/química , Indóis/metabolismo , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Testes de Sensibilidade Parasitária , Plasmodium falciparum/efeitos dos fármacos , Plasmodium falciparum/enzimologia , Conformação Proteica , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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Neurochem Res ; 46(6): 1350-1358, 2021 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33616807

RESUMO

Recently neuronal insulin resistance was suggested playing a role in Alzheimer's disease. Streptozotocin (STZ) is commonly used to induce impairment in insulin metabolism. In our previous work on undifferentiated SH-SY5Y cells the compound exerted cytotoxicity without altering insulin sensitivity. Nevertheless, differentiation of the cells to a more mature neuron-like phenotype may considerably affect the significance of insulin signaling and its sensitivity to STZ. We aimed at studying the influence of STZ treatment on insulin signaling in SH-SY5Y cells differentiated by retinoic acid (RA). Cytotoxicity of STZ or low serum (LS) condition and protective effect of insulin were compared in RA differentiated SH-SY5Y cells. The effect of insulin and an incretin analogue, exendin-4 on insulin signaling was also examined by assessing glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) phosphorylation. STZ was found less cytotoxic in the differentiated cells compared to our previous results in undifferentiated SH-SY5Y cells. The cytoprotective concentration of insulin was similar in the STZ and LS groups. However, the right-shifted concentration-response curve of insulin induced GSK-3 phosphorylation in STZ-treated differentiated cells is suggestive of the development of insulin resistance that was further confirmed by the insulin potentiating effect of exendin-4. Differentiation reduced the sensitivity of SH-SY5Y cells for the non-specific cytotoxicity of STZ and enhanced the relative significance of development of insulin resistance. The differentiated cells thus serve as a better model for studying the role of insulin signaling in neuronal survival. However, direct cytotoxicity of STZ also contributes to the cell death.


Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular/fisiologia , Resistência à Insulina/fisiologia , Insulina/farmacologia , Estreptozocina/toxicidade , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Exenatida/farmacologia , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Humanos , Fosforilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Fosforilação/fisiologia , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Tretinoína/farmacologia
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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 21265, 2020 12 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33277542

RESUMO

In-house 1,5-oxaza spiroquinone 1, with spiro[5.5]undeca ring system, was announced as an unprecedented anti-inflammatory scaffold through chemistry-oriented synthesis (ChOS), a chemocentric approach. Herein, we studied how to best position the spiro[5.5]undeca ring system in kinase inhibitor space. Notably, late-stage modification of the scaffold 1 into compounds 2a-r enhanced kinase-likeness of the scaffold 1. The improvement could be depicted with (1) selectivity with target shift (from JNK-1 into GSK-3) and (2) potency (> 20-fold). In addition, ATP independent IC50 of compound 2j suggested a unique binding mode of this scaffold between ATP site and substrate site, which was explained by docking based optimal site selection and molecular dynamic simulations of the optimal binding site. Despite the shift of kinase profiling, the anti-inflammatory activity of compounds 2a-r could be retained in hyperactivated microglial cells.


Assuntos
Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Androstadienos/química , Androstadienos/metabolismo , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(22)2020 Nov 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33218072

RESUMO

The serine/threonine kinase, GSK-3, is a promising drug discovery target for treating multiple pathological disorders. Most GSK-3 inhibitors that were developed function as ATP competitive inhibitors, with typical limitations in specificity, safety and drug-induced resistance. In contrast, substrate competitive inhibitors (SCIs), are considered highly selective, and more suitable for clinical practice. The development of SCIs has been largely neglected in the past because the ambiguous, undefined nature of the substrate-binding site makes them difficult to design. In this study, we used our previously described structural models of GSK-3 bound to SCI peptides, to design a pharmacophore model and to virtually screen the "drug-like" Zinc database (~6.3 million compounds). We identified leading hits that interact with critical binding elements in the GSK-3 substrate binding site and are chemically distinct from known GSK-3 inhibitors. Accordingly, novel GSK-3 SCI compounds were designed and synthesized with IC50 values of~1-4 µM. Biological activity of the SCI compound was confirmed in cells and in primary neurons that showed increased ß-catenin levels and reduced tau phosphorylation in response to compound treatment. We have generated a new type of small molecule GSK-3 inhibitors and propose to use this strategy to further develop SCIs for other protein kinases.


Assuntos
Desenho de Fármacos , Descoberta de Drogas/métodos , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/antagonistas & inibidores , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/farmacologia , Animais , Sítios de Ligação , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Células Cultivadas , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Humanos , Cinética , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Estrutura Molecular , Ligação Proteica , Domínios Proteicos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/química , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas/metabolismo , Especificidade por Substrato
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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(18)2020 Sep 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32957634

RESUMO

Dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) is a protein kinase with diverse functions in cell regulation. Abnormal expression and activity of DYRK1A contribute to numerous human malignancies, Down syndrome, and Alzheimer's disease. Notably, DYRK1A has been proposed as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of diabetes because of its key role in pancreatic ß-cell proliferation. Consequently, DYRK1A is an attractive drug target for a variety of diseases. Here, we report the identification of several DYRK1A inhibitors using our in-house topological water network-based approach. All inhibitors were further verified by in vitro assay.


Assuntos
Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/química , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/química , Química Computacional , Humanos , Ligantes , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/genética , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/genética , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/metabolismo , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequenas
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Cells ; 9(4)2020 03 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32231133

RESUMO

GSK3 has been implicated for years in the regulation of inflammation and addressed in a plethora of scientific reports using a variety of experimental (disease) models and approaches. However, the specific role of GSK3 in the inflammatory process is still not fully understood and controversially discussed. Following a detailed overview of structure, function, and various regulatory levels, this review focusses on the immunoregulatory functions of GSK3, including the current knowledge obtained from animal models. Its impact on pro-inflammatory cytokine/chemokine profiles, bacterial/viral infections, and the modulation of associated pro-inflammatory transcriptional and signaling pathways is discussed. Moreover, GSK3 contributes to the resolution of inflammation on multiple levels, e.g., via the regulation of pro-resolving mediators, the clearance of apoptotic immune cells, and tissue repair processes. The influence of GSK3 on the development of different forms of stimulation tolerance is also addressed. Collectively, the role of GSK3 as a kinase balancing the initiation/perpetuation and the amelioration/resolution of inflammation is highlighted.


Assuntos
Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Inflamação/enzimologia , Inflamação/patologia , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Humanos , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos
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J Chem Inf Model ; 59(4): 1605-1623, 2019 04 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30888812

RESUMO

It has demonstrated that glycogen synthase kinase 3ß (GSK3ß) is related to Alzheimer's disease (AD). On the basis of the world largest traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) database, a network-pharmacology-based approach was utilized to investigate TCM candidates that can dock well with multiple targets. Support vector machine (SVM) and multiple linear regression (MLR) methods were utilized to obtain predicted models. In particular, the deep learning method and the random forest (RF) algorithm were adopted. We achieved R2 values of 0.927 on the training set and 0.862 on the test set with deep learning and 0.869 on the training set and 0.890 on the test set with RF. Besides, comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA) was performed to get a predicted model. All of the training models achieved good results on the test set. The stability of GSK3ß protein-ligand complexes was evaluated using 100 ns of MD simulation. Methyl 3- O-feruloylquinate and cynanogenin A induced both more compactness to the GSK3ß complex and stable conditions at all simulation times, and the GSK3ß complex also had no substantial fluctuations after a simulation time of 5 ns. For TCM molecules, we used the trained models to calculate predicted bioactivity values, and the optimum TCM candidates were obtained by ranking the predicted values. The results showed that methyl 3- O-feruloylquinate contained in Phellodendron amurense and cynanogenin A contained in Cynanchum atratum are capable of forming stable interactions with GSK3ß.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer/tratamento farmacológico , Biologia Computacional/métodos , Aprendizado Profundo , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , Bases de Dados de Produtos Farmacêuticos , Composição de Medicamentos , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Conformação Proteica , Mapas de Interação de Proteínas , Relação Quantitativa Estrutura-Atividade , Máquina de Vetores de Suporte
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Semin Cancer Biol ; 56: 25-36, 2019 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29309927

RESUMO

Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3), a serine/threonine kinase is an archetypal multifunctional moonlighting protein involved in diverse cellular processes including metabolism, insulin signaling, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, neuronal function and embryonic development. The two known isoforms, GSK-3α and GSK-3ß that undergo activation/inactivation by post-translational, site-specific phosphorylation incorporate a vast number of substrates in their repertoire. Dysregulation of GSK-3 has been linked to diverse disease entities including cancer. The role of GSK-3 in cancer is paradoxical and enigmatic. The enzyme functions as a tumour promoter or suppressor based on the context, cell type and phosphorylation status. GSK-3 is the central hub that orchestrates signals from the Wnt/ß-catenin, PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTOR, Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK, hedgehog, Notch and TP53 pathways to elicit regulatory influences on cancer initiation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and resistance to therapy. As a direct target of several microRNAs, GSK-3 influences hallmark attributes of cancer, cancer stemness and treatment resistance. There is overwhelming evidence to indicate that GSK-3 is aberrantly regulated in different cancer types. Consequently, GSK-3 has emerged as a potential therapeutic target in cancer. A plethora of natural and synthetic GSK-3 modulators have been discovered and the number of patents published for GSK-3 inhibitors has also been steadily increasing in recent years. This review focuses on the intricate interactions between GSK-3 and oncogenic signalling circuits as well as the feasibility of targeting GSK-3 for the treatment of cancer.


Assuntos
Quinases da Glicogênio Sintase/genética , Quinases da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Animais , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Suscetibilidade a Doenças , Ativação Enzimática , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/genética , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Quinases da Glicogênio Sintase/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinases da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Humanos , Isoenzimas , MicroRNAs/genética , Terapia de Alvo Molecular , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias/etiologia , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Neoplasias/patologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Interferência de RNA , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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Nat Plants ; 4(10): 771-776, 2018 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30287951

RESUMO

BRZ-INSENSITIVE-LONG HYPOCOTYL 1 (BIL1)/BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT 1 (BZR1) is a master transcription factor of brassinosteroid (BR) signalling. The varieties of nucleobase recognition of the NN-BRRE-core motif (NNCGTG), one of variant G-box motifs, distinguish BIL1/BZR1 from basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, underlying the specific regulation of BR-responsive genes. Here, we show the non-canonical bHLH dimer formation of BIL1/BZR1 to optimize the interaction network with DNA and the orientation of a key residue for NN-BRRE-core motif recognition.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/metabolismo , Brassinosteroides/metabolismo , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/genética , Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/química , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/química , Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/genética , DNA de Plantas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA , Dimerização , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/química , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Alinhamento de Sequência
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Sci Transl Med ; 10(431)2018 03 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29515000

RESUMO

Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3), a key regulatory kinase in the wingless-type MMTV integration site family (WNT) pathway, is a therapeutic target of interest in many diseases. Although dual GSK3α/ß inhibitors have entered clinical trials, none has successfully translated to clinical application. Mechanism-based toxicities, driven in part by the inhibition of both GSK3 paralogs and subsequent ß-catenin stabilization, are a concern in the translation of this target class because mutations and overexpression of ß-catenin are associated with many cancers. Knockdown of GSK3α or GSK3ß individually does not increase ß-catenin and offers a conceptual resolution to targeting GSK3: paralog-selective inhibition. However, inadequate chemical tools exist. The design of selective adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-competitive inhibitors poses a drug discovery challenge due to the high homology (95% identity and 100% similarity) in this binding domain. Taking advantage of an Asp133→Glu196 "switch" in their kinase hinge, we present a rational design strategy toward the discovery of paralog-selective GSK3 inhibitors. These GSK3α- and GSK3ß-selective inhibitors provide insights into GSK3 targeting in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), where GSK3α was identified as a therapeutic target using genetic approaches. The GSK3α-selective compound BRD0705 inhibits kinase function and does not stabilize ß-catenin, mitigating potential neoplastic concerns. BRD0705 induces myeloid differentiation and impairs colony formation in AML cells, with no apparent effect on normal hematopoietic cells. Moreover, BRD0705 impairs leukemia initiation and prolongs survival in AML mouse models. These studies demonstrate feasibility of paralog-selective GSK3α inhibition, offering a promising therapeutic approach in AML.


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Inibidores Enzimáticos/uso terapêutico , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/antagonistas & inibidores , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Dipeptídeos/química , Dipeptídeos/metabolismo , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Humanos , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Isoformas de Proteínas/antagonistas & inibidores , Isoformas de Proteínas/química , Isoformas de Proteínas/metabolismo , Células U937 , beta Catenina/genética , beta Catenina/metabolismo
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Elife ; 72018 03 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29504933

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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) is a critical regulator of diverse cellular functions involved in the maintenance of structure and function. Enzymatic activity of GSK3 is inhibited by N-terminal serine phosphorylation. However, alternate post-translational mechanism(s) responsible for GSK3 inactivation are not characterized. Here, we report that GSK3α and GSK3ß are acetylated at Lys246 and Lys183, respectively. Molecular modeling and/or molecular dynamics simulations indicate that acetylation of GSK3 isoforms would hinder both the adenosine binding and prevent stable interactions of the negatively charged phosphates. We found that SIRT2 deacetylates GSK3ß, and thus enhances its binding to ATP. Interestingly, the reduced activity of GSK3ß is associated with lysine acetylation, but not with phosphorylation at Ser9 in hearts of SIRT2-deficient mice. Moreover, GSK3 is required for the anti-hypertrophic function of SIRT2 in cardiomyocytes. Overall, our study identified lysine acetylation as a novel post-translational modification regulating GSK3 activity.


Assuntos
Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Isoformas de Proteínas/metabolismo , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Sirtuína 2/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Modelos Moleculares , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Fosforilação
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Nat Commun ; 9(1): 1126, 2018 03 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29555900

RESUMO

Neural crest migration is critical to its physiological function. Mechanisms controlling mammalian neural crest migration are comparatively unknown, due to difficulties accessing this cell population in vivo. Here we report requirements of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) in regulating the neural crest in Xenopus and mouse models. We demonstrate that GSK3 is tyrosine phosphorylated (pY) in mouse neural crest cells and that loss of GSK3 leads to increased pFAK and misregulation of Rac1 and lamellipodin, key regulators of cell migration. Genetic reduction of GSK3 results in failure of migration. We find that pY-GSK3 phosphorylation depends on anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), a protein associated with neuroblastoma. Consistent with this, neuroblastoma cells with increased ALK activity express high levels of pY-GSK3, and blockade of GSK3 or ALK can affect migration of these cells. Altogether, this work identifies a role for GSK3 in cell migration during neural crest development and cancer.


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Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Crista Neural/citologia , Crista Neural/enzimologia , Proteínas de Xenopus/química , Quinase do Linfoma Anaplásico/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinase do Linfoma Anaplásico/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Linhagem da Célula , Movimento Celular/fisiologia , Feminino , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/deficiência , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/genética , Glicogênio Sintase Quinase 3 beta/deficiência , Glicogênio Sintase Quinase 3 beta/genética , Glicogênio Sintase Quinase 3 beta/metabolismo , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Crista Neural/embriologia , Neuroblastoma/enzimologia , Fosforilação , Gravidez , Proteínas de Xenopus/metabolismo , Xenopus laevis/embriologia , Xenopus laevis/metabolismo
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J Biomol Struct Dyn ; 36(4): 993-1008, 2018 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28279122

RESUMO

In the present study, the changes that occur in rat liver tissue as a result of the use of grape seed extract (GSE) and low level laser therapy (LLLT) in intraoral wound (IW) healing are analyzed using biochemical parameters. Diode laser application groups received 8 J/cm2 dose LLLT once a day for 4 days (810 nm wavelength, continuous mode, 0.25 W, 9 s). As a result of the biological parameter analysis, it was determined that the oxidative damage caused by the IWs and recovery period on 7th and 14th days could be substantially removed with GSE applications that have antioxidant capacity especially in rat liver tissue. In addition, the active compound of grape seed, catechin is studied in the active site of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) target using molecular modeling approaches. Post-processing molecular dynamics (MD) results for catechin is compared with a standard GSK3 inhibitor. MD simulations assisted for better understanding of inhibition mechanism and the crucial amino acids contributing in the ligand binding. These results along with a through free energy analysis of ligands using sophisticated simulations methods are quite striking and it suggests a greater future role for simulation in deciphering complex patterns of molecular mechanism in combination with methods for understanding drug-receptor interactions.


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Antioxidantes/administração & dosagem , Extrato de Sementes de Uva/administração & dosagem , Terapia a Laser , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacos , Administração Oral , Animais , Antioxidantes/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Extrato de Sementes de Uva/química , Humanos , Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos , Terapia com Luz de Baixa Intensidade , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos da radiação , Ratos , Cicatrização/efeitos da radiação
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Biomolecules ; 7(3)2017 09 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28872598

RESUMO

To grow, eukaryotic cells must expand by inserting glycerolipids, sphingolipids, sterols, and proteins into their plasma membrane, and maintain the proper levels and bilayer distribution. A fungal cell must coordinate growth with enlargement of its cell wall. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a plasma membrane-localized protein kinase complex, Target of Rapamicin (TOR) complex-2 (TORC2) (mammalian ortholog is mTORC2), serves as a sensor and masterregulator of these plasma membrane- and cell wall-associated events by directly phosphorylating and thereby stimulating the activity of two types of effector protein kinases: Ypk1 (mammalian ortholog is SGK1), along with a paralog (Ypk2); and, Pkc1 (mammalian ortholog is PKN2/PRK2). Ypk1 is a central regulator of pathways and processes required for plasma membrane lipid and protein homeostasis, and requires phosphorylation on its T-loop by eisosome-associated protein kinase Pkh1 (mammalian ortholog is PDK1) and a paralog (Pkh2). For cell survival under various stresses, Ypk1 function requires TORC2-mediated phosphorylation at multiple sites near its C terminus. Pkc1 controls diverse processes, especially cell wall synthesis and integrity. Pkc1 is also regulated by Pkh1- and TORC2-dependent phosphorylation, but, in addition, by interaction with Rho1-GTP and lipids phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) and diacylglycerol (DAG). We also describe here what is currently known about the downstream substrates modulated by Ypk1-mediated and Pkc1-mediated phosphorylation.


Assuntos
Redes Reguladoras de Genes , Alvo Mecanístico do Complexo 2 de Rapamicina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Parede Celular/metabolismo , Regulação Fúngica da Expressão Gênica , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Alvo Mecanístico do Complexo 2 de Rapamicina/química , Fosforilação , Ligação Proteica , Proteína Quinase C/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/citologia , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/química , Transdução de Sinais
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Biochem Pharmacol ; 138: 31-48, 2017 08 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28501501

RESUMO

Differentiation-inducing factor-1 (DIF-1) isolated from Dictyostelium discoideum strongly inhibits the proliferation of various mammalian cells through the activation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3). To evaluate DIF-1 as a novel anti-cancer agent for malignant melanoma, we examined whether DIF-1 has anti-proliferative, anti-migratory, and anti-invasive effects on melanoma cells using in vitro and in vivo systems. DIF-1 reduced the expression levels of cyclin D1 and c-Myc by facilitating their degradation via GSK-3 in mouse (B16BL6) and human (A2058) malignant melanoma cells, and thereby strongly inhibited their proliferation. DIF-1 suppressed the canonical Wnt signaling pathway by lowering the expression levels of transcription factor 7-like 2 and ß-catenin, key transcription factors in this pathway. DIF-1 also inhibited cell migration and invasion, reducing the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2; however, this effect was not dependent on GSK-3 activity. In a mouse lung tumor formation model, repeated oral administrations of DIF-1 markedly reduced melanoma colony formation in the lung. These results suggest that DIF-1 inhibits cell proliferation by a GSK-3-dependent mechanism and suppresses cell migration and invasion by a GSK-3-independent mechanism. Therefore, DIF-1 may have a potential as a novel anti-cancer agent for the treatment of malignant melanoma.


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Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Hexanonas/uso terapêutico , Hidrocarbonetos Clorados/uso terapêutico , Melanoma/tratamento farmacológico , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Via de Sinalização Wnt/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Ativação Enzimática/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/genética , Hexanonas/efeitos adversos , Hexanonas/farmacologia , Humanos , Hidrocarbonetos Clorados/efeitos adversos , Hidrocarbonetos Clorados/farmacologia , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , Pulmão/metabolismo , Pulmão/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Melanoma/metabolismo , Melanoma/patologia , Melanoma Experimental/tratamento farmacológico , Melanoma Experimental/metabolismo , Melanoma Experimental/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Invasividade Neoplásica/patologia , Invasividade Neoplásica/prevenção & controle , Proteínas de Neoplasias/agonistas , Proteínas de Neoplasias/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Interferência de RNA , Distribuição Aleatória , Carga Tumoral/efeitos dos fármacos
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Oncotarget ; 8(19): 31842-31855, 2017 May 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28418862

RESUMO

The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is implicated in tumorigenesis and cancer progression, and canonical Wnt signaling tightly controls Snail, a key transcriptional repressor of EMT. While the suppression of canonical Wnt signaling and EMT comprises an attractive therapeutic strategy, molecular targets for small molecules reverting Wnt and EMT have not been widely studied. Meanwhile, the anti-helminthic niclosamide has been identified as a potent inhibitor of many oncogenic signaling pathways although its molecular targets have not yet been clearly identified. In this study, we show that niclosamide directly targets Axin-GSK3 interaction, at least in part, resulting in suppression of Wnt/Snail-mediated EMT. In vitro and in vivo, disruption of Axin-GSK3 complex by niclosamide induces mesenchymal to epithelial reversion at nM concentrations, accompanied with suppression of the tumorigenic potential of colon cancer. Niclosamide treatment successfully attenuates Snail abundance while increasing E-cadherin abundance in xenograft tumor. Notably, oral administration of niclosamide significantly suppressed adenoma formation in an APC-MIN mice model, indicating that niclosamide is an effective therapeutic for familial adenomatosis polyposis (FAP) patients. In this study, we identified a novel target to control the canonical Wnt pathway and Snail-mediated EMT program, and discovered a repositioned therapeutics for FAP patients.


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Polipose Adenomatosa do Colo/metabolismo , Proteína Axina/metabolismo , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Niclosamida/farmacologia , Polipose Adenomatosa do Colo/tratamento farmacológico , Polipose Adenomatosa do Colo/genética , Animais , Proteína Axina/química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal/efeitos dos fármacos , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Xenoenxertos , Camundongos , Modelos Moleculares , Conformação Molecular , Niclosamida/química , Ligação Proteica/efeitos dos fármacos , Via de Sinalização Wnt/efeitos dos fármacos
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Curr Top Dev Biol ; 123: 277-302, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28236969

RESUMO

Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) is an unusual protein-serine kinase in that it is primarily regulated by inhibition and lies downstream of multiple cell signaling pathways. This raises a variety of questions in terms of its physiological role(s), how signaling specificity is maintained and why so many eggs have been placed into one basket. There are actually two baskets, as there are two isoforms, GSK-3α and ß, that are highly related and largely redundant. Their many substrates range from regulators of cellular metabolism to molecules that control growth and differentiation. In this chapter, we review the characteristics of GSK-3, update progress in understanding the kinase, and try to answer some of the questions raised by its unusual properties. Indeed, the kinase may trigger transformation in our thinking of how cellular signals are organized and controlled.


Assuntos
Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/genética , Humanos , Isoenzimas/química , Isoenzimas/genética , Isoenzimas/metabolismo , Modelos Biológicos , Terapia de Alvo Molecular , Especificidade por Substrato
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 27(4): 740-743, 2017 02 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28119025

RESUMO

The authentic standards 2-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-N-(4-methoxypyridin-3-yl)isonicotinamide (4a) and 2-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-N-(4-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyridin-3-yl)isonicotinamide (7a), and their corresponding precursors 2-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-N-(4-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)isonicotinamide (4b) and 2-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-N-(4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)pyridin-3-yl)isonicotinamide (7b) were synthesized from methyl 2-aminoisonicotinate and cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride with overall chemical yield 47% in three steps, 22% in four steps, 40% in three steps, and 17% in four steps, respectively. The target tracers 2-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-N-(4-[11C]methoxypyridin-3-yl)isonicotinamide ([11C]4a) and 2-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-N-(4-(4-[11C]methoxyphenyl)pyridin-3-yl)isonicotinamide ([11C]7a) were prepared from the precursors (4b and 7b) with [11C]CH3OTf through O-[11C]methylation and isolated by HPLC combined with SPE in 40-50% radiochemical yield, based on [11C]CO2 and decay corrected to end of bombardment (EOB). The radiochemical purity was >99%, and the specific activity (SA) at EOB was 370-1110GBq/µmol with a total synthesis time of ∼40-min from EOB.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer/diagnóstico por imagem , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/metabolismo , Niacinamida/química , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/síntese química , Radioisótopos de Carbono/química , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Quinase 3 da Glicogênio Sintase/química , Humanos , Marcação por Isótopo , Niacinamida/síntese química , Niacinamida/isolamento & purificação , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/química , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/isolamento & purificação , Extração em Fase Sólida
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