Schisandrin A is a natural dibenzocyclooctene lignan with potent neuroprotective activity.However,the specific mechanisms or direct target proteins have not been clarified up to now.In this study,we designed and synth...Schisandrin A is a natural dibenzocyclooctene lignan with potent neuroprotective activity.However,the specific mechanisms or direct target proteins have not been clarified up to now.In this study,we designed and synthesized the probes of schisandrin A with photoreactive diazirine and clickable alkyne to identify its direct target in SH-SY5Y cells by employing activity-based protein profiling(ABPP)technique.Ykt6 was prominent among the 13 proteins obtained with high confidence and we confirmed Ykt6 as the direct target of schisandrin A by CETSA,IF,SPR and knockdown assay.Functionally,schisandrin A protected the cells against the injury induced by glutamate by regulating autophagy via Ykt6.This discovery may provide a novel therapeutic option for various neuronal cell damage-mediated diseases.展开更多
基金supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS,Nos.2021-I2M-1-069,2022-12M-2-002)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation,China(No.7222259)。
文摘Schisandrin A is a natural dibenzocyclooctene lignan with potent neuroprotective activity.However,the specific mechanisms or direct target proteins have not been clarified up to now.In this study,we designed and synthesized the probes of schisandrin A with photoreactive diazirine and clickable alkyne to identify its direct target in SH-SY5Y cells by employing activity-based protein profiling(ABPP)technique.Ykt6 was prominent among the 13 proteins obtained with high confidence and we confirmed Ykt6 as the direct target of schisandrin A by CETSA,IF,SPR and knockdown assay.Functionally,schisandrin A protected the cells against the injury induced by glutamate by regulating autophagy via Ykt6.This discovery may provide a novel therapeutic option for various neuronal cell damage-mediated diseases.