1. Discovery of potent and selective inhibitors of human aminopeptidases ERAP1 and ERAP2 by screening libraries of phosphorus-containing amino acid and dipeptide analogues.
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Węglarz-Tomczak E, Vassiliou S, and Mucha A
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- Aminopeptidases antagonists & inhibitors, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Humans, Hydrogen Bonding, Metals chemistry, Metals metabolism, Phosphinic Acids chemistry, Phosphorous Acids chemistry, Protein Binding, Structure-Activity Relationship, Amino Acids chemistry, Aminopeptidases metabolism, Dipeptides chemistry, Minor Histocompatibility Antigens metabolism, Phosphinic Acids metabolism, Phosphorous Acids metabolism
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A collection of fifty phosphonic and phosphinic acids was screened for inhibition of ERAP1 and ERAP2, the human endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases. The cooperative action of these enzymes is manifested by trimming a variety of antigenic precursors to be presented on the cell surface by major histocompatibility class I. The SAR studies revealed several potent compounds, particularly among the phosphinic dipeptide analogues, that were strong inhibitors of ERAP2 (Ki=100-350nM). A wide structural diversity of the applied organophosphorus compounds, predominantly non-proteinogenic analogues, allowed identification of representatives selective toward only one form of ERAP. For example, N'-substituted α,β-diaminophosphonates and phosphinates exhibited potency only toward ERAP2, which is in agreement with the P1 basic substrate-oriented specificity. Such discriminating ligands are invaluable tools for elucidating the precise role of a particular aminopeptidase in the concerted function of antigen processing and in human diseases., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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