Abstract
Phenotype-based chemical screening is an attractive strategy for the identification of bioactive compounds. We searched for a compound that induces cellular morphological change and identified a novel compound that we named seco-clavilactone B (Seco-CB). Treatment with Seco-CB decreased the ratio of filament actin (F-actin) to globular actin (G-actin). An in vitro actin polymerization assay revealed that Seco-CB inhibited actin polymerization directly. Further analysis demonstrated that the inhibitory effect of Seco-CB on actin polymerization was associated with Seco-CB binding to either Thr5 or Cys285 of actin. These data indicate that Seco-CB is a novel actin polymerization inhibitor.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1163-1173 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 590 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Apr 1 |
Keywords
- actin polymerization inhibitor
- bioprobe
- chemical biology
- cytoskeleton
- seco-clavilactone B
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology