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Int J Obes (Lond) ; 41(3): 390-401, 2017 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27916986

ABSTRACT

Bakground/Objectives:Intense drug discovery efforts in the metabolic field highlight the need for novel strategies for the treatment of obesity. Alternative splicing (AS) and/or polyadenylation enable the LMNA gene to express distinct protein isoforms that exert opposing effects on energy metabolism and lifespan. Here we aimed to use the splicing factor SRSF1 that contribute to the production of these different isoforms as a target to uncover new anti-obesity drug. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Small molecules modulating SR protein activity and splicing were tested for their abilities to interact with SRSF1 and to modulate LMNA (AS). Using an LMNA luciferase reporter we selected molecules that were tested in diet-induced obese (DIO) mice. Transcriptomic analyses were performed in the white adipose tissues from untreated and treated DIO mice and mice fed a chow diet. RESULTS: We identified a small molecule that specifically interacted with the RS domain of SRSF1. ABX300 abolished DIO in mice, leading to restoration of adipose tissue homeostasis. In contrast, ABX300 had no effect on mice fed a standard chow diet. A global transcriptomic analysis revealed similar profiles of white adipose tissue from DIO mice treated with ABX300 and from untreated mice fed a chow diet. Mice treated with ABX300 exhibited an increase in O2 consumption and a switch in fuel preference toward lipids. CONCLUSIONS: Targeting SRSF1 with ABX300 compensates for changes in RNA biogenesis induced by fat accumulation and consequently represents a novel unexplored approach for the treatment of obesity.


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Alternative Splicing/drug effects , Anti-Obesity Agents/pharmacology , Obesity/drug therapy , Obesity/pathology , Animals , Anti-Obesity Agents/therapeutic use , Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , Disease Models, Animal , Energy Metabolism/drug effects , Fluorescent Antibody Technique , Lamin Type A/metabolism , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Obese , Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors/metabolism
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Chem Commun (Camb) ; 51(80): 14881-4, 2015 Oct 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26303028

ABSTRACT

Triphenylamines are on/off fluorescent DNA minor groove binders, allowing nuclear staining of fixed cells. By contrast, they accumulate in the cytoplasm of living cells and efficiently trigger cell apoptosis upon prolonged visible light irradiation. This process occurs concomitantly with their subcellular re-localization to the nucleus, enabling fluorescence imaging of apoptosis.


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Aniline Compounds/pharmacology , Cell Death , Cations , Cell Line, Tumor , Humans
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Biochimie ; 93(8): 1209-18, 2011 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21672604

ABSTRACT

Herein we report on the synthesis and DNA recognition properties of a series of three N-phenyl carbazole-based light-up probes initially designed for two-photon absorption. The vinylic derivatives (Cbz-2Py, Cbz-3Py) display strong fluorescence enhancement when bound to various duplex- and quadruplex-forming oligonucleotides whereas the oxazole derivative is not fluorescent in DNA. Determination of affinity constants by fluorimetric titrations evidenced that Cbz-2Py has a clear preference for AT-rich duplex structures. Circular Dichroism (CD) measurements confirmed the sequence-dependent binding of this compound and suggest insertion in the minor groove as shown by a strong induced CD (ICD) signal and further supported by molecular modeling. Altogether the data indicate that duplex vs quadruplex selectivity of the dyes is strongly dependent on the sequence of the duplex. Finally, the dyes exhibit high two-photon absorption cross-sections (up to 540GM in glycerol) and allow a fine and bright staining of nuclear DNA with low background fluorescence as shown by one and two-photon confocal microscopy imaging of fixed cells.


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Carbazoles/chemistry , DNA/chemistry , Fluorescent Dyes/chemistry , Oligonucleotides/chemistry , Binding Sites , Circular Dichroism , DNA/metabolism , Fluorescent Dyes/chemical synthesis , Fluorescent Dyes/metabolism , Fluorometry , Glycerol/chemistry , Microscopy, Confocal , Models, Molecular , Oligonucleotides/metabolism , Optics and Photonics , Spectrometry, Fluorescence
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