As a type II or III transmembrane glycoprotein, human CD38 is ubiquitously expressed in all mammalian tissues. CD38 is a multi-functional enzyme and a member of the ADP-ribosyl cyclase family, and it catalyzes nicotin...As a type II or III transmembrane glycoprotein, human CD38 is ubiquitously expressed in all mammalian tissues. CD38 is a multi-functional enzyme and a member of the ADP-ribosyl cyclase family, and it catalyzes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD^+) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+) to two distinct Ca^2+ messengers as follows: cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP), respectively. Moreover, both cADPR and NAADP mediate mobilization of intracellular Ca^2+ targeting endoplasmic stores and the lysosomes, respectively. In this study, we combined ligand-based and structure-based virtual screening strategies to compare the inhibitor discovery efficacy based on natural substrates and the known inhibitors. The similarity queries towards SPECS database were carried out using ROCS and EON modules of OpenEye software. The hits were further docked to CD38 using AutoDock 4.05 program. In addition, ADME studies were also processed considering solubility in water and membrane permeability. Finally, we identified 17 compotmds-based on natural substrates and 10 compounds based on known inhibitor models. The results showed that the known inhibitor H2-based model was more efficient in virtual screening of CD38 non-covalent inhibitors.展开更多
A new series of sulfonamide flavone derivatives are designed as non-covalent inhibitors of proteasome assisted with computer-aided drug design (CADD). The desired compounds were synthesized successfully and the biol...A new series of sulfonamide flavone derivatives are designed as non-covalent inhibitors of proteasome assisted with computer-aided drug design (CADD). The desired compounds were synthesized successfully and the biological evaluation was subsequently accomplished. The results showed negligible improvement from our lead compound (IC50 for β5 subunit was 14.0 μM). Thus, these flavone derivatives might be improved as potential 20S proteasome inhibitors.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21272017 and 81172917)
文摘As a type II or III transmembrane glycoprotein, human CD38 is ubiquitously expressed in all mammalian tissues. CD38 is a multi-functional enzyme and a member of the ADP-ribosyl cyclase family, and it catalyzes nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD^+) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+) to two distinct Ca^2+ messengers as follows: cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP), respectively. Moreover, both cADPR and NAADP mediate mobilization of intracellular Ca^2+ targeting endoplasmic stores and the lysosomes, respectively. In this study, we combined ligand-based and structure-based virtual screening strategies to compare the inhibitor discovery efficacy based on natural substrates and the known inhibitors. The similarity queries towards SPECS database were carried out using ROCS and EON modules of OpenEye software. The hits were further docked to CD38 using AutoDock 4.05 program. In addition, ADME studies were also processed considering solubility in water and membrane permeability. Finally, we identified 17 compotmds-based on natural substrates and 10 compounds based on known inhibitor models. The results showed that the known inhibitor H2-based model was more efficient in virtual screening of CD38 non-covalent inhibitors.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21202003)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2012CB518000)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(Grant No.20120001110010)
文摘A new series of sulfonamide flavone derivatives are designed as non-covalent inhibitors of proteasome assisted with computer-aided drug design (CADD). The desired compounds were synthesized successfully and the biological evaluation was subsequently accomplished. The results showed negligible improvement from our lead compound (IC50 for β5 subunit was 14.0 μM). Thus, these flavone derivatives might be improved as potential 20S proteasome inhibitors.