- Development of succinimide-based inhibitors for the mitochondrial rhomboid protease PARL
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While the biochemistry of rhomboid proteases has been extensively studied since their discovery two decades ago, efforts to define the physiological roles of these enzymes are ongoing and would benefit from chemical probes that can be used to manipulate the functions of these proteins in their native settings. Here, we describe the use of activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) technology to conduct a targeted screen for small-molecule inhibitors of the mitochondrial rhomboid protease PARL, which plays a critical role in regulating mitophagy and cell death. We synthesized a series of succinimide-containing sulfonyl esters and sulfonamides and discovered that these compounds serve as inhibitors of PARL with the most potent sulfonamides having submicromolar affinity for the enzyme. A counterscreen against the bacterial rhomboid protease GlpG demonstrates that several of these compounds display selectivity for PARL over GlpG by as much as two orders of magnitude. Both the sulfonyl ester and sulfonamide scaffolds exhibit reversible binding and are able to engage PARL in mammalian cells. Collectively, our findings provide encouraging precedent for the development of PARL-selective inhibitors and establish N-[(arylsulfonyl)oxy]succinimides and N-arylsulfonylsuccinimides as new molecular scaffolds for inhibiting members of the rhomboid protease family.
- Andrews, Charlotte L.,Cardozo, Joaquin M.,Chow, Alyssa S.,Crainic, Jennifer A.,Parsons, William H.,Rutland, Nicholas T.,Sheehan, Brendan K.
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supporting information
(2021/08/04)
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- A kinetic study of acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of some arylsulfonyl phthalimides
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The acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of arylsulfonyl phthalimides was studied in aqueous solutions of sulfuric, perchloric, and hydrochloric acid at 35.0 ± 0.1C. Analysis of the data by the excess acidity method and activation parameters, as well as substituent and solvent isotope effects, indicate hydrolysis by an A-2 mechanism at low acidity. At higher acidities, a changeover to an A-1 mechanism is observed.
- Kutuk, Halil,Ozturk, Seyhan
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experimental part
p. 332 - 340
(2009/09/25)
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