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Bioorg Med Chem ; 25(5): 1672-1680, 2017 03 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28162900

ABSTRACT

FIKKs are parasite-specific protein kinases with distinctive sequence motifs and their biological roles have not been completely elucidated. Here, we report the first potent Cryptosporidium FIKK (CpFIKK) inhibitor. We identified 4b as a potent (IC50=0.2nM) inhibitor of CpFIKK catalytic activity. In addition, we identified both CpCDPK1 selective as well as dually acting CpFIKK-CDPK1 inhibitors from the same structural class of compounds. We evaluated these CpFIKK inhibitors for inhibition of parasite growth in vitro. The observed effects on parasite growth did not correlate with CpFIKK inhibition, suggesting that CpFIKK may not be involved in parasite growth.


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Cryptosporidium/enzymology , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/chemistry , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Protein Kinases/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Cryptosporidium/growth & development , Drug Discovery , Humans , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Spectrum Analysis/methods , Structure-Activity Relationship
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Mol Biochem Parasitol ; 201(2): 85-9, 2015 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26112892

ABSTRACT

FIKKs are protein kinases with distinctive sequence motifs found exclusively in Apicomplexa. Here, we report on the biochemical characterization of Plasmodium falciparum FIKK8 (PfFIKK8) and its Cryptosporidium parvum orthologue (CpFIKK) - the only member of the family predicted to be cytosolic and conserved amongst non-Plasmodium parasites. Recombinant protein samples of both were catalytically active. We characterized their phosphorylation ability using an enzymatic assay and substrate specificities using an arrayed positional scanning peptide library. Our results show that FIKK8 targets serine, preferably with arginine in the +3 and -3 positions. Furthermore, the soluble and active FIKK constructs in our experiments contained an N-terminal extension (NTE) conserved in FIKK8 orthologues from other apicomplexan species. Based on our results, we propose that this NTE is an integral feature of the FIKK subfamily.


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Cryptosporidium parvum/enzymology , Plasmodium falciparum/enzymology , Protein Kinases/metabolism , Cryptosporidium parvum/genetics , Phosphorylation , Plasmodium falciparum/genetics , Protein Kinases/genetics , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Proteins/isolation & purification , Recombinant Proteins/metabolism , Serine/metabolism , Substrate Specificity
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J Biol Chem ; 286(47): 41046-56, 2011 Nov 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21937449

ABSTRACT

The AC133 epitope expressed on the CD133 glycoprotein has been widely used as a cell surface marker of numerous stem cell and cancer stem cell types. It has been recently proposed that posttranslational modification and regulation of CD133 may govern cell surface AC133 recognition. Therefore, we performed a large scale pooled RNA interference (RNAi) screen to identify genes involved in cell surface AC133 expression. Gene hits could be validated at a rate of 70.5% in a secondary assay using an orthogonal RNAi system, demonstrating that our primary RNAi screen served as a powerful genetic screening approach. Within the list of hits from the primary screen, genes involved in N-glycan biosynthesis were significantly enriched as determined by Ingenuity Canonical Pathway analyses. Indeed, inhibiting biosynthesis of the N-glycan precursor using the small molecule tunicamycin or inhibiting its transfer to CD133 by generating N-glycan-deficient CD133 mutants resulted in undetectable cell surface AC133. Among the screen hits involved in N-glycosylation were genes involved in complex N-glycan processing, including the poorly characterized MGAT4C, which we demonstrate to be a positive regulator of cell surface AC133 expression. Our study identifies a set of genes involved in CD133 N-glycosylation as a direct contributing factor to cell surface AC133 recognition and provides biochemical evidence for the function and structure of CD133 N-glycans.


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Antigens, CD/immunology , Antigens, CD/metabolism , Epitopes/immunology , Glycoproteins/immunology , Glycoproteins/metabolism , Nitrogen/metabolism , Peptides/immunology , Peptides/metabolism , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , AC133 Antigen , Biomarkers/metabolism , Glycosylation , Glycosyltransferases/deficiency , Glycosyltransferases/genetics , Glycosyltransferases/metabolism , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Polysaccharides/biosynthesis , Protein Binding , Protein Processing, Post-Translational/drug effects , Protein Stability/drug effects , RNA Interference , Reproducibility of Results , Tunicamycin/pharmacology
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