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Macrocyclic peptides uncover a novel binding mode for reversible inhibitors of LSD1
DOI:
10.1021/acsomega.9b03493
Authors:
Jie
Yang
(Uppsala University)
,
Vladimir O.
Talibov
(Uppsala University)
,
Stefan
Peintner
(Uppsala University)
,
Claire
Rhee
(Uppsala University)
,
Vasanthanathan
Poongavanam
(Uppsala University)
,
Matthis
Geitmann
(Beactica AB)
,
Matteo Rossi
Sebastiano
(Uppsala University)
,
Bernd
Simon
(EMBL Heidelberg)
,
Janosch
Hennig
(EMBL Heidelberg)
,
Doreen
Dobritzsch
(Uppsala University)
,
U. Helena
Danielson
(Uppsala University)
,
Jan
Kihlberg
(Uppsala University)
Co-authored by industrial partner:
No
Type:
Journal Paper
Journal:
Acs Omega
State:
Published (Approved)
Published:
February 2020
Diamond Proposal Number(s):
15868
Open Access
Abstract: Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) is an epigenetic enzyme which regulates the methylation of Lys4 of histone 3 (H3) and is overexpressed in certain cancers. We used structures of H3 substrate analogues bound to LSD1 to design macrocyclic peptide inhibitors of LSD1. A linear, Lys4 to Met-substituted, 11-mer (4) was identified as the shortest peptide distinctly interacting with LSD1. It was evolved into macrocycle 31, which was >40 fold more potent (Ki = 2.3 μM) than 4. Linear and macrocyclic peptides exhibited unexpected differences in structure–activity relationships for interactions with LSD1, indicating that they bind LSD1 differently. This was confirmed by the crystal structure of 31 in complex with LSD1-CoREST1, which revealed a novel binding mode at the outer rim of the LSD1 active site and without a direct interaction with FAD. NMR spectroscopy of 31 suggests that macrocyclization restricts its solution ensemble to conformations that include the one in the crystalline complex. Our results provide a solid basis for the design of optimized reversible LSD1 inhibitors.
Journal Keywords: Peptides and proteins; Monomers; Assays; Inhibitors; Inhibition
Subject Areas:
Chemistry,
Biology and Bio-materials,
Medicine
Instruments:
I03-Macromolecular Crystallography
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