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Potential small‐molecule drugs as available weapons to fight novel coronavirus (2019‐nCoV): A review
Vahid Rahimkhoei Nassrollah Jabbari Aynaz Nourani Sina Sharifi Ali Akbari 《Cell biochemistry and function》2021,39(1):4-9
Since the new coronavirus known as 2019‐nCoV (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS‐CoV‐2) has widely spread in Wuhan, China, with severe pneumonia, scientists and physicians have made remarkable efforts to use various options such as monoclonal antibodies, peptides, vaccines, small‐molecule drugs and interferon therapies to control, prevent or treatment infections of 2019‐nCoV. However, no vaccine or drug has yet been confirmed to completely treat 2019‐nCoV. In this review, we focus on the use of potential available small‐molecule drug candidates for treating infections caused by 2019‐nCoV. 相似文献
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Chi L. L. Pham Nigel Kirby Kathleen Wood Timothy Ryan Blaine Roberts Anna Sokolova Kevin J. Barnham Colin L. Masters Robert B. Knott Roberto Cappai Cyril C. Curtain Agata Rekas 《Proteins》2014,82(1):10-21
Alpha‐synuclein (α‐syn) forms the amyloid‐containing Lewy bodies found in the brain in Parkinson's disease. The neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) reacts with α‐syn to form SDS‐resistant soluble, non‐amyloid, and melanin‐containing oligomers. Their toxicity is debated, as is the nature of their structure and their relation to amyloid‐forming conformers of α‐syn. The small‐angle X‐ray scattering technique in combination with modeling by the ensemble optimization method showed that the un‐reacted native protein populated three broad classes of conformer, while reaction with DA gave a restricted ensemble range suggesting that the rigid melanin molecule played an important part in their structure. We found that 6 M guanidine hydrochloride did not dissociate α‐syn DA‐reacted dimers and trimers, suggesting covalent linkages. The pathological significance of covalent association is that if they are non‐toxic, the oligomers would act as a sink for toxic excess DA and α‐syn; if toxic, their stability could enhance their toxicity. We argue it is essential, therefore, to resolve the question of whether they are toxic or not. Proteins 2014; 82:10–21. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 相似文献
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Reena Gyanda Jayati Banerjee Yi‐Pin Chang Angela M. Phillips Lawrence Toll Christopher J. Armishaw 《Journal of peptide science》2013,19(1):16-24
α‐Conotoxins are peptide neurotoxins that selectively inhibit various subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. They are important research tools for studying numerous pharmacological disorders, with profound potential for developing drug leads for treating pain, tobacco addiction, and other conditions. They are characterized by the presence of two disulfide bonds connected in a globular arrangement, which stabilizes a bioactive helical conformation. Despite extensive structure–activity relationship studies that have produced α‐conotoxin analogs with increased potency and selectivity towards specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes, the efficient production of diversity‐oriented α‐conotoxin combinatorial libraries has been limited by inefficient folding and purification procedures. We have investigated the optimized conditions for the reliable folding of α‐conotoxins using simplified oxidation procedures for use in the accelerated production of synthetic combinatorial libraries of α‐conotoxins. To this end, the effect of co‐solvent, redox reagents, pH, and temperature on the proportion of disulfide bond isomers was determined for α‐conotoxins exhibiting commonly known Cys loop spacing frameworks. In addition, we have developed high‐throughput ‘semi‐purification’ methods for the quick and efficient parallel preparation of α‐conotoxin libraries for use in accelerated structure–activity relationship studies. Our simplified procedures represent an effective strategy for the preparation of large arrays of correctly folded α‐conotoxin analogs and permit the rapid identification of active hits directly from high‐throughput pharmacological screening assays. Copyright © 2012 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Angela Y. Chen Ashish S. Jani Lifeng Zheng Peter J. Burke James P. Brody 《Biotechnology progress》2009,25(4):929-937
Single‐molecule enzymology allows scientists to examine the distributions of kinetic rates among members of a population. We describe a simple method for the analysis of single‐molecule enzymatic kinetics and provide comparisons to ensemble‐averaged kinetics. To isolate our model enzyme, α‐chymotrypsin, into single molecules, we use an array of cylindrical poly(dimethylsiloxane) wells 2 μm in diameter and 1.35 μm in height. Inside the wells, a protease assay with a profluorescent substrate detects α‐chymotrypsin activity. We hold the concentration of α‐chymotrypsin at 0.39 nM in a given well with an enzyme‐to‐substrate ratio of 1:6,666 molecules. Fluorescence emitted by the substrate is proportional to enzyme activity and detectable by a charge‐coupled device. This method allows for the simultaneous real‐time characterization of hundreds of individual enzymes. We analyze single‐molecule kinetics by recording and observing their intensity trajectories over time. By testing our method with our current instruments, we confirm that our methodology is useful for the analysis of single enzymes for extracting static inhomogeneity. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2009 相似文献
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A transcriptome‐wide study on the microRNA‐ and the Argonaute 1‐enriched small RNA‐mediated regulatory networks involved in plant leaf senescence
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Leaf senescence is an important physiological process during the plant life cycle. However, systemic studies on the impact of microRNAs (miRNAs) on the expression of senescence‐associated genes (SAGs) are lacking. Besides, whether other Argonaute 1 (AGO1)‐enriched small RNAs (sRNAs) play regulatory roles in leaf senescence remains unclear. In this study, a total of 5,123 and 1,399 AGO1‐enriched sRNAs, excluding miRNAs, were identified in Arabidopsis thaliana and rice (Oryza sativa), respectively. After retrieving SAGs from the Leaf Senescence Database, all of the AGO1‐enriched sRNAs and the miRBase‐registered miRNAs of these two plants were included for target identification. Supported by degradome signatures, 200 regulatory pairs involving 120 AGO1‐enriched sRNAs and 40 SAGs, and 266 regulatory pairs involving 64 miRNAs and 42 SAGs were discovered in Arabidopsis. Moreover, 13 genes predicted to interact with some of the above‐identified target genes at protein level were validated as regulated by 17 AGO1‐enriched sRNAs and ten miRNAs in Arabidopsis. In rice, only one SAG was targeted by three AGO1‐enriched sRNAs, and one SAG was targeted by miR395. However, five AGO1‐enriched sRNAs were conserved between Arabidopsis and rice. Target genes conserved between the two plants were identified for three of the above five sRNAs, pointing to the conserved roles of these regulatory pairs in leaf senescence or other developmental procedures. Novel targets were discovered for three of the five AGO1‐enriched sRNAs in rice, indicating species‐specific functions of these sRNA–target pairs. These results could advance our understanding of the sRNA‐involved molecular processes modulating leaf senescence. 相似文献
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Taeko Kakizawa Koushi Hidaka Daisuke Hamada Ryoji Yamaguchi Tsuyoshi Uemura Hitomi Kitamura Harichandra D. Tagad Takashi Hamada Zyta Ziora Yoshio Hamada Tooru Kimura Prof. Yoshiaki Kiso 《Journal of peptide science》2010,16(6):257-262
β‐Site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) is known to be involved in the production of amyloid β‐peptide in Alzheimer's disease and is a major target for current drug design. We previously reported substrate‐based peptidomimetics, KMI‐compounds as potent BACE1 inhibitors. In this study, we designed and synthesized tetrapeptides as low molecular‐sized inhibitors. These exhibited high potency against recombinant BACE1, with the highest IC50 value of 34.6 nM from KMI‐927. Copyright © 2010 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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The HP1α–CAF1–SetDB1‐containing complex provides H3K9me1 for Suv39‐mediated K9me3 in pericentric heterochromatin
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Alejandra Loyola Tiziana Bonaldi Danièle Roche Jean Pierre Quivy Axel Imhof Yoshihiro Nakatani Sharon Y R Dent Geneviève Almouzni 《EMBO reports》2009,10(7):769-775
Trimethylation of lysine 9 in histone H3 (H3K9me3) enrichment is a characteristic of pericentric heterochromatin. The hypothesis of a stepwise mechanism to establish and maintain this mark during DNA replication suggests that newly synthesized histone H3 goes through an intermediate methylation state to become a substrate for the histone methyltransferase Suppressor of variegation 39 (Suv39H1/H2). How this intermediate methylation state is achieved and how it is targeted to the correct place at the right time is not yet known. Here, we show that the histone H3K9 methyltransferase SetDB1 associates with the specific heterochromatin protein 1α (HP1α)–chromatin assembly factor 1 (CAF1) chaperone complex. This complex monomethylates K9 on non‐nucleosomal histone H3. Therefore, the heterochromatic HP1α–CAF1–SetDB1 complex probably provides H3K9me1 for subsequent trimethylation by Suv39H1/H2 in pericentric regions. The connection of CAF1 with DNA replication, HP1α with heterochromatin formation and SetDB1 for H3K9me1 suggests a highly coordinated mechanism to ensure the propagation of H3K9me3 in pericentric heterochromatin during DNA replication. 相似文献
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Translocation of several fluorescently labeled arginine‐rich peptides into intact plant cells was quantitatively examined in order to investigate the structural factors required for efficient cellular internalization, and thereby, to evaluate the potential of arginine‐rich peptides as intracellular delivery vectors in plants. Cell‐penetrating peptides (CPPs) such as arginine‐rich peptides permit the direct introduction of biologically active macromolecules into plant cytoplasm to manipulate various intracellular processes. While a significant level of adsorption of applied arginine‐rich peptides was observed in the cell walls rich in negative charges, removal of adsorbed peptides by trypsin treatment allowed determination of the amount of internalized peptides in a quantitative manner using spectrofluorometric analysis. The internalization of arginine‐rich peptides depended on the number of arginine residues, and the peptide containing eight arginine residues showed most effective internalization. Besides, the position of small cargoes attached to the arginine‐rich peptides markedly affected the internalization efficiency. The results obtained in this study provide useful information for the development of efficient intracellular delivery tools in plant science. Copyright © 2008 European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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Study on the synthesis and structure–effect relationship of multi‐aryl imidazoles with their fluorescence properties
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In this paper, 23 multi‐aryl imidazole derivatives were synthesized and identified by nuclear magnetic resonance, ultraviolet‐visible and elemental analysis. At the same time, their ultraviolet‐visible maximum absorption (λabmax), fluorescence emission maximum (λemmax) and quantum yields (Фf) were measured. The relationships between the optical behaviors and structures for these compounds were assessed. The results show that the λmaxab and λmaxem are red‐shifted and the fluorescence Фf are increased by the introduction of electron‐withdrawing substituents and the increase in the planarity of multi‐aryl imidazole molecules. The results also showed that the fluorescence quantum yields of the compounds containing two imidazole nuclei are double the corresponding mono‐imidazole nucleus compounds. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 相似文献
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MiR‐128‐1‐5p regulates tight junction induced by selenium deficiency via targeting cell adhesion molecule 1 in broilers vein endothelial cells
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Tingru Pan Xueyuan Hu Tianqi Liu Zhe Xu Na Wan Yiming Zhang Shu Li 《Journal of cellular physiology》2018,233(11):8802-8814
Vein endothelial cells (VECs) constitute an important barrier for macromolecules and circulating cells from the blood to the tissues, stabilizing the colloid osmotic pressure of the blood, regulating the vascular tone, and rapidly changing the intercellular connection, and maintaining normal physiological function. Tight junction has been discovered as an important structural basis of intercellular connection and may play a key role in intercellular connection injuries or vascular diseases and selenium (Se) deficiency symptoms. Hence, we replicated the Se‐deficient broilers model and detected the specific microRNA in response to Se‐deficient vein by using quantitative real time‐PCR (qRT‐PCR) analysis. Also, we selected miR‐128‐1‐5p based on differential expression in vein tissue and confirmed its target gene cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1) by the dual luciferase reporter assay and qRT‐PCR in VECs. We made the ectopic miR‐128‐1‐5p expression for the purpose of validating its function on tight junction. The result showed that miR‐128‐1‐5p and CADM1 were involved in the ZO‐1‐mediated tight junction, increased paracellular permeability, and arrested cell cycle. We presumed that miR‐128‐1‐5p and Se deficiency might trigger tight junction. Interestingly, miR‐128‐1‐5p inhibitor and fasudil in part hinder the destruction of the intercellular structure caused by Se deficiency. The miR‐128‐1‐5p/CADM1/tight junction axis provides a new avenue toward understanding the mechanism of Se deficiency, revealing a novel regulation model of tight junction injury in vascular diseases. 相似文献
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Takayuki Tamaki Shigeyuki Betsuyaku Masayuki Fujiwara Yoichiro Fukao Hiroo Fukuda Shinichiro Sawa 《The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology》2013,76(6):970-981
Cell‐to‐cell communication is essential for the coordinated development of multicellular organisms. Members of the CLAVATA3/EMBRYO‐SURROUNDING REGION‐RELATED (CLE) family, a group of small secretory peptides, are involved in these processes in plants. Although post‐translational modifications are considered to be indispensable for their activity, the detailed mechanisms governing these modifications are not well understood. Here, we report that SUPPRESSOR OF LLP1 1 (SOL1), a putative Zn2+ carboxypeptidase previously isolated as a suppressor of the CLE19 over‐expression phenotype, functions in C–terminal processing of the CLE19 proprotein to produce the functional CLE19 peptide. Newly isolated sol1 mutants are resistant to CLE19 over‐expression, consistent with the previous report (Casamitjana‐Martinez, E., Hofhuis, H.F., Xu, J., Liu, C.M., Heidstra, R. and Scheres, B. (2003) Curr. Biol. 13, 1435–1441). As expected, our experiment using synthetic CLE19 peptide revealed that the sol1 mutation does not compromise CLE signal transduction pathways per se. SOL1 possesses enzymatic activity to remove the C–terminal arginine residue of CLE19 proprotein in vitro, and SOL1‐dependent cleavage of the C–terminal arginine residue is necessary for CLE19 activity in vivo. Additionally, the endosomal localization of SOL1 suggests that this processing occurs in endosomes in the secretory pathway. Thus, our data indicate the importance of C–terminal processing of CLE proproteins to ensure CLE activities. 相似文献
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Zhixin Qiu Bingwei Ye Shuang Zhao Xin Li Lei Li Ximing Mo Weimin Li 《Journal of cellular and molecular medicine》2019,23(11):7632-7640
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer‐related death globally, with non–small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) being the predominant subtype. Overall survival remains low for NSCLC patients, and novel targets are needed to improve outcome. Raf‐1 is a key component of the Ras/Raf/MEK signalling pathway, but its role and downstream targets in NSCLC are not completely understood. Our previous study indicated a possible correlation between Raf‐1 levels and ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K) function. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether p70S6K is a downstream target of Raf‐1 in NSCLC. Raf‐1 was silenced in NSCLC cell lines by using small hairpin RNA, and Raf‐1 and p70S6K protein levels were measured via Western blot. p70S6K was then overexpressed following Raf‐1 knock‐down; then, cell proliferation, apoptosis and the cell cycle in NSCLC cell lines were examined. Tumour xenografts with NSCLC cells were then transplanted for in vivo study. Tumours were measured and weighed, and Raf‐1 and p70S6K expression, cell proliferation and apoptosis were examined in tumour tissues by Western blot, Ki‐67 staining and TUNEL staining, respectively. When Raf‐1 was silenced, p70S6K protein levels were markedly decreased in the A549 and H1299 NSCLC cell lines. A significant decrease in NSCLC cell proliferation, a profound increase in apoptosis and cell cycle arrest were observed in vitro following Raf‐1 knock‐down. Overexpression of p70S6K after Raf‐1 depletion effectively reversed these effects. Xenograft studies confirmed these results in vivo. In conclusion, Raf‐1 targets p70S6K as its downstream effector to regulate NSCLC tumorigenicity, making Raf‐1/p70S6K signalling a promising target for NSCLC treatment. 相似文献
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Megumi Narukawa‐Nara Ayako Nakamura Ko Kikuzato Yusuke Kakei Akiko Sato Yuka Mitani Yumiko Yamasaki‐Kokudo Takahiro Ishii Ken‐ichiro Hayashi Tadao Asami Takehiko Ogura Shigeo Yoshida Shozo Fujioka Takashi Kamakura Tsutomu Kawatsu Masanori Tachikawa Kazuo Soeno Yukihisa Shimada 《The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology》2016,87(3):245-257
We previously reported l ‐α‐aminooxy‐phenylpropionic acid (AOPP) to be an inhibitor of auxin biosynthesis, but its precise molecular target was not identified. In this study we found that AOPP targets TRYPTOPHAN AMINOTRANSFERASE of ARABIDOPSIS 1 (TAA1). We then synthesized 14 novel compounds derived from AOPP to study the structure–activity relationships of TAA1 inhibitors in vitro. The aminooxy and carboxy groups of the compounds were essential for inhibition of TAA1 in vitro. Docking simulation analysis revealed that the inhibitory activity of the compounds was correlated with their binding energy with TAA1. These active compounds reduced the endogenous indole‐3‐acetic acid (IAA) content upon application to Arabidopsis seedlings. Among the compounds, we selected 2‐(aminooxy)‐3‐(naphthalen‐2‐yl)propanoic acid (KOK1169/AONP) and analyzed its activities in vitro and in vivo. Arabidopsis seedlings treated with KOK1169 showed typical auxin‐deficient phenotypes, which were reversed by exogenous IAA. In vitro and in vivo experiments indicated that KOK1169 is more specific for TAA1 than other enzymes, such as phenylalanine ammonia‐lyase. We further tested 41 novel compounds with aminooxy and carboxy groups to which we added protection groups to increase their calculated hydrophobicity. Most of these compounds decreased the endogenous auxin level to a greater degree than the original compounds, and resulted in a maximum reduction of about 90% in the endogenous IAA level in Arabidopsis seedlings. We conclude that the newly developed compounds constitute a class of inhibitors of TAA1. We designated them ‘pyruvamine’. 相似文献
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Predicting binding modes of reversible peptide‐based inhibitors of falcipain‐2 consistent with structure–activity relationships
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Jorge Enrique Hernández González Lilian Hernández Alvarez Pedro Geraldo Pascutti Pedro A. Valiente 《Proteins》2017,85(9):1666-1683
Falcipain‐2 (FP‐2) is a major hemoglobinase of Plasmodium falciparum, considered an important drug target for the development of antimalarials. A previous study reported a novel series of 20 reversible peptide‐based inhibitors of FP‐2. However, the lack of tridimensional structures of the complexes hinders further optimization strategies to enhance the inhibitory activity of the compounds. Here we report the prediction of the binding modes of the aforementioned inhibitors to FP‐2. A computational approach combining previous knowledge on the determinants of binding to the enzyme, docking, and postdocking refinement steps, is employed. The latter steps comprise molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations. Remarkably, this approach leads to the identification of near‐native ligand conformations when applied to a validation set of protein‐ligand structures. Overall, we proposed substrate‐like binding modes of the studied compounds fulfilling the structural requirements for FP‐2 binding and yielding free energy values that correlated well with the experimental data. Proteins 2017; 85:1666–1683. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 相似文献