Structural Tailoring of a Novel Fluorescent IRE-1 RNase Inhibitor to Precisely Control Its Activity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00269
Abstract
Activation of the IRE-1/XBP-1 pathway has been linked to many human diseases. We report a novel fluorescent tricyclic chromenone inhibitor, D-F07, in which we incorporated a 9-methoxy group onto the chromenone core to enhance its potency and masked the aldehyde to achieve long-term efficacy. Protection of the aldehyde as a 1,3-dioxane acetal led to strong fluorescence emitted by the coumarin chromophore, enabling D-F07 to be tracked inside the cell. We installed a photolabile structural cage on the hydroxy group of D-F07 to generate PC-D-F07. Such a modification significantly stabilized the 1,3-dioxane acetal protecting group, allowing for specific stimulus-mediated control of inhibitory activity. Upon photoactivation, the re-exposed hydroxy group on D-F07 triggered the aldehyde-protecting 1,3-dioxane acetal to slowly decompose, leading to the inhibition of the RNase activity of IRE-1. Our novel findings will also allow for spatiotemporal control of the inhibitory effect of other salicylaldehyde-based compounds currently in development.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, v. 62, issue 11, p. 5404-5413
Scholar Commons Citation
Shao, Andong; Kang, Chang Won; Tang, Chih-Hang Anthony; Cain, Christopher F.; Xu, Qin; Phoumyvong, Claire M.; Del Valle, Juan R.; and Hu, Chih-Chi Andrew, "Structural Tailoring of a Novel Fluorescent IRE-1 RNase Inhibitor to Precisely Control Its Activity" (2019). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 216.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/chm_facpub/216
