Boron-Based Inhibitors of Acyl Protein Thioesterases 1 and 2

Tobias J. Zimmermann, Marco Bürger, Etsu Tashiro, Yasumitsu Kondoh, Nancy E. Martinez, Kristina Görmer, Sigrid Rosin-Steiner, Takeshi Shimizu, Shoichiro Ozaki, Katsuhiko Mikoshiba, Nobumoto Watanabe, Dennis Hall, Ingrid R. Vetter, Hiroyuki Osada, Christian Hedberg, Herbert Waldmann

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Abstract

Ras proteins are of importance in cell proliferation, and hence their mutated forms play causative roles in many kinds of cancer in different tissues. Inhibition of the Ras-depalmitoylating enzyme acyl protein thioesterases APT1 and -2 is a new approach to modulating the Ras cycle. Here we present boronic and borinic acid derivatives as a new class of potent and nontoxic APT inhibitors. These compounds were detected by extensive library screening using chemical arrays and turned out to inhibit human APT1 and -2 in a competitive mode. Furthermore, one of the molecules was demonstrated to inhibit Erk1/2 phosphorylation significantly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-122
Number of pages8
JournalChemBioChem
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Jan
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acyl protein thioesterases
  • Boronic acids
  • Inhibitors
  • Microarrays
  • Oncogenic Ras proteins

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry

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