Cyclic RGD peptidomimetics containing bifunctional diketopiperazine scaffolds as new potent integrin ligands
The synthesis of eight bifunctional diketopiperazine (DKP) scaffolds is described; these were formally derived from 2,3-diaminopropionic acid and aspartic acid (DKP-1-DKP-7) or glutamic acid (DKP-8) and feature an amine and a carboxylic acid functional group. The scaffolds differ in the configuration at the two stereocenters and the substitution at the diketopiperazinic nitrogen atoms. The bifunctional diketopiperazines were introduced into eight cyclic peptidomimetics containing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence. The resulting RGD peptidomimetics were screened for their ability to inhibit biotinylated vitronectin binding to the purified integrins αvβ 3 and αvβ5, which are involved in tumor angiogenesis. Nanomolar IC50 values were obtained for the RGD peptidomimetics derived from trans DKP scaffolds (DKP-2-DKP-8). Conformational studies of the cyclic RGD peptidomimetics by 1H NMR spectroscopy experiments (VT-NMR and NOESY spectroscopy) in aqueous solution and Monte Carlo/Stochastic Dynamics (MC/SD) simulations revealed that the highest affinity ligands display well-defined preferred conformations featuring intramolecular hydrogen-bonded turn motifs and an extended arrangement of the RGD sequence [Cβ(Arg)-Cβ(Asp) average distance ≥8.8 A]. Docking studies were performed, starting from the representative conformations obtained from the MC/SD simulations and taking as a reference model the crystal structure of the extracellular segment of integrin αvβ3 complexed with the cyclic pentapeptide, Cilengitide. The highest affinity ligands produced top-ranked poses conserving all the important interactions of the X-ray complex. Copyright
4-Aminoproline-based arginine-glycine-aspartate integrin binders with exposed ligation points: Practical in-solution synthesis, conjugation and binding affinity evaluation
An expedient and practical in-solution synthesis of three new 4-aminoproline-based arginine-glycine-aspartate integrin binders - compounds 15, 17 and 19- is presented. Two candidates carrying exposed azide and amine functional points were further advanced to trimeric platform 21 as well as fluorescein- and DOTA-conjugates 23 and 25. The new compounds were assayed for their binding affinity towards human αVβ3 and αVβ5 integrin receptors. Both monomeric candidates and covalent conjugates revealed potent ligand competence for the αVβ3 receptor in the one-digit nanomolar range (IC50αVβ3 = 0.2-8.0 nM; IC 50αVβ5 = 5.0-1621 nM), thus demonstrating that conjugation does not impair the exquisite binding profile of this new generation of integrin ligands. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2009.
Battistini, Lucia,Burreddu, Paola,Carta, Paola,Rassu, Gloria,Auzzas, Luciana,Curti, Claudio,Zanardi, Franca,Manzoni, Leonardo,Araldi, Elena M. V.,Scolastico, Carlo,Casiraghi, Giovanni
supporting information; experimental part
p. 4924 - 4935
(2010/02/15)
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