Substrate Selection Influences Molecular Recognition in a Screen for Lymphoid Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibitors |
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Authors: | Dr Rhushikesh A Kulkarni Dr Nadeem A Vellore Matthew R Bliss Dr Stephanie M Stanford Matthew D Falk Prof Nunzio Bottini Prof Riccardo Baron Prof Amy M Barrios |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, 30 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (USA);2. Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (USA);3. Division of Cellular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037 (USA) |
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Abstract: | Assay design is an important variable that influences the outcome of an inhibitor screen. Here, we have investigated the hypothesis that protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors with improved biological activity could be identified from a screen by using a biologically relevant peptide substrate, rather than traditional phosphotyrosine mimetic substrates. A 2000‐member library of drugs and drug‐like compounds was screened for inhibitors of lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (LYP) by using both a peptide substrate (Ac‐ARLIEDNE‐pCAP‐TAREG‐NH2, peptide 1) and a small‐molecule phosphotyrosine mimetic substrate (difluoromethyl umbelliferyl phosphate, DiFMUP). The results demonstrate that compounds that inhibited enzyme activity on the peptide substrate had greater biological activity than compounds that only inhibited enzyme activity on DiFMUP. Finally, epigallocatechin‐3,5‐digallate was identified as the most potent inhibitor of lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase activity to date, with an IC50 of 50 nM and significant activity in T‐cells. Molecular docking simulations provided a first model for binding of this potent inhibitor to LYP; this will constitute the platform for ongoing lead optimization efforts. |
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Keywords: | epigallocatechin digallate high‐throughput screening inhibitor libraries pCAP peptide substrates protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor suramin |
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