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1.
FEBS Lett ; 588(24): 4613-9, 2014 Dec 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25447534

ABSTRACT

Despite the physiological and pharmacological importance of the α1A-adrenoreceptor, the mode of interactions of classical agonists and radioactive ligands with this receptor is not yet clearly defined. Here, we used mutagenesis studies and binding experiments to evaluate the importance of 11 receptor sites for the binding of (125)I-HEAT, (3)H-prazosin and epinephrine. Only one residue (F312) commonly interacts with the three molecules, and, surprisingly, D106 interacts only with epinephrine in a moderate way. Our docking model shows that prazosin and HEAT are almost superimposed into the orthosteric pocket with their tetralone and quinazoline rings close to the phenyl ring of the agonist.


Subject(s)
Binding, Competitive , Epinephrine/metabolism , Prazosin/metabolism , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/chemistry , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/metabolism , Tetralones/metabolism , Animals , CHO Cells , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Molecular Docking Simulation , Protein Conformation , Substrate Specificity
2.
Chem Biol ; 20(10): 1225-34, 2013 Oct 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24035284

ABSTRACT

In the actinorhodin type II polyketide synthase, the first polyketide modification is a regiospecific C9-carbonyl reduction, catalyzed by the ketoreductase (actKR). Our previous studies identified the actKR 94-PGG-96 motif as a determinant of stereospecificity. The molecular basis for reduction regiospecificity is, however, not well understood. In this study, we examined the activities of 20 actKR mutants through a combination of kinetic studies, PKS reconstitution, and structural analyses. Residues have been identified that are necessary for substrate interaction, and these observations have suggested a structural model for this reaction. Polyketides dock at the KR surface and are steered into the enzyme pocket where C7-C12 cyclization is mediated by the KR before C9-ketoreduction can occur. These molecular features can potentially serve as engineering targets for the biosynthesis of novel, reduced polyketides.


Subject(s)
Alcohol Oxidoreductases/chemistry , Alcohol Oxidoreductases/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Acyl Carrier Protein/metabolism , Alcohol Oxidoreductases/genetics , Anthraquinones/chemistry , Anthraquinones/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Catalytic Domain , Cyclization , Molecular Docking Simulation , Mutagenesis, Site-Directed , Mutation , NADP/metabolism , Oxidation-Reduction , Polyketides/metabolism , Stereoisomerism , Substrate Specificity , Tetralones/metabolism
3.
Biochimie ; 95(2): 336-46, 2013 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23063695

ABSTRACT

Omega glutathione transferases (GSTO) constitute a family of proteins with variable distribution throughout living organisms. It is notably expanded in several fungi and particularly in the wood-degrading fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium, raising questions concerning the function(s) and potential redundancy of these enzymes. Within the fungal families, GSTOs have been poorly studied and their functions remain rather sketchy. In this study, we have used fluorescent compounds as activity reporters to identify putative ligands. Experiments using 5-chloromethylfluorescein diacetate as a tool combined with mass analyses showed that GSTOs are able to cleave ester bonds. Using this property, we developed a specific activity-based profiling method for identifying ligands of PcGSTO3 and PcGSTO4. The results suggest that GSTOs could be involved in the catabolism of toxic compounds like tetralone derivatives. Biochemical investigations demonstrated that these enzymes are able to catalyze deglutathionylation reactions thanks to the presence of a catalytic cysteine residue. To access the physiological function of these enzymes and notably during the wood interaction, recombinant proteins have been immobilized on CNBr Sepharose and challenged with beech wood extracts. Coupled with GC-MS experiments this ligand fishing method allowed to identify terpenes as potential substrates of Omega GST suggesting a physiological role during the wood-fungus interactions.


Subject(s)
Fungal Proteins/chemistry , Glutathione Transferase/chemistry , Phanerochaete/enzymology , Terpenes/metabolism , Tetralones/metabolism , Catalytic Domain , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Chromogenic Compounds , Cysteine/chemistry , Fagus/chemistry , Fluoresceins , Fungal Proteins/genetics , Glutathione Transferase/genetics , Immobilized Proteins/chemistry , Immobilized Proteins/genetics , Isoenzymes/chemistry , Isoenzymes/genetics , Kinetics , Phanerochaete/chemistry , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/genetics , Sepharose , Spectrometry, Fluorescence , Substrate Specificity
4.
Curr Microbiol ; 65(2): 189-94, 2012 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22614099

ABSTRACT

α-Tetralone and ß-tetralone were subjected to biotransformation by 14 fungal strains. Enantiomeric purity of the products depended on the reaction time. 3-Day transformation of α-tetralone in Absidia cylindrospora culture gave S-(+)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naftol of 92 % ee, whereas longer biotransformation time resulted in decrease of ee value. 3-Day transformation of ß-tetralone by the same strain gave predominantly S-(-)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naftol, whereas after 9 days of the reaction, the R-enantiomer with 85 % ee was isolated. Transformation of ß-tetralone by Chaetomium sp. KCh 6651 gave pure (S)-(-)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naftol in high yield at the concentration of 1 g/l. In this process, a non-selective carbonyl reduction was observed, followed by a selective oxidation of the R-alcohol.


Subject(s)
Alcohols/metabolism , Fungi/metabolism , Tetralones/metabolism , Biotransformation , Oxidation-Reduction , Stereoisomerism , Time Factors
5.
Chem Commun (Camb) ; 48(38): 4585-7, 2012 May 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22450568

ABSTRACT

Reversible clusters of nanobiocatalysts are developed via non-covalent interaction among enzyme-bound iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles. Dissociation of the clusters by shaking during biotransformation enables high catalytic performance, and re-clustering by stopping shaking after reaction allows for easy magnetic separation. The novel concept is demonstrated with alcohol dehydrogenase RDR for the enantioselective reduction of 7-methoxy-2-tetralone.


Subject(s)
Enzymes, Immobilized/metabolism , Magnetite Nanoparticles/chemistry , Alcohol Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Biocatalysis , Ferric Compounds/chemistry , Stereoisomerism , Tetralones/chemistry , Tetralones/metabolism
6.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ; 93(3): 1231-9, 2012 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21814808

ABSTRACT

Through bioassay-guided fractionation, the EtOAc extract of a culture broth of the endophytic fungus Phoma species ZJWCF006 in Arisaema erubescens afforded a new α-tetralone derivative, (3S)-3,6,7-trihydroxy-α-tetralone (1), together with cercosporamide (2), ß-sitosterol (3), and trichodermin (4). The structures of compounds were established on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 1, 2, and 3 were obtained from Phoma species for the first time. Additionally, the compounds were subjected to bioactivity assays, including antimicrobial activity, against four plant pathogenic fungi (Fusarium oxysporium, Rhizoctonia solani, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, and Magnaporthe oryzae) and two plant pathogenic bacteria (Xanthomonas campestris and Xanthomonas oryzae), as well as in vitro antitumor activities against HT-29, SMMC-772, MCF-7, HL-60, MGC80-3, and P388 cell lines. Compound 1 showed growth inhibition against F. oxysporium and R. solani with EC50 values of 413.22 and 48.5 µg/mL, respectively. Additionally, compound 1 showed no cytotoxicity, whereas compound 2 exhibited cytotoxic activity against the six tumor cell lines tested, with IC50 values of 9.3 ± 2.8, 27.87 ± 1.78, 48.79 ± 2.56, 37.57 ± 1.65, 27.83 ± 0.48, and 30.37 ± 0.28 µM, respectively. We conclude that endophytic Phoma are promising sources of natural bioactive and novel metabolites.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/metabolism , Antifungal Agents/metabolism , Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism , Arisaema/microbiology , Ascomycota/metabolism , Endophytes/metabolism , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Antifungal Agents/chemistry , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Ascomycota/growth & development , Ascomycota/isolation & purification , Benzofurans/chemistry , Benzofurans/metabolism , Benzofurans/pharmacology , Cell Line, Tumor/drug effects , Culture Media, Conditioned/chemistry , Endophytes/growth & development , Endophytes/isolation & purification , Fungi/drug effects , HL-60 Cells/drug effects , HT29 Cells/drug effects , Humans , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Plant Diseases/microbiology , Sitosterols/chemistry , Sitosterols/metabolism , Sitosterols/pharmacology , Species Specificity , Tetralones/chemistry , Tetralones/metabolism , Tetralones/pharmacology , Trichodermin/chemistry , Trichodermin/metabolism , Trichodermin/pharmacology , Xanthomonas/drug effects
7.
Plant Physiol ; 157(4): 2108-19, 2011 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21976481

ABSTRACT

The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) regulates stress responses and controls numerous aspects of plant growth and development. Biosynthetic precursors and catabolites of ABA have been shown to trigger ABA responses in physiological assays, but it is not clear whether these are intrinsically active or whether they are converted into ABA in planta. In this study, we analyzed the effect of ABA precursors, conjugates, and catabolites on hormone signaling in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). The compounds were also tested in vitro for their ability to regulate the phosphatase moiety of ABA receptor complexes consisting of the protein phosphatase 2C ABI2 and the coreceptors RCAR1/PYL9, RCAR3/PYL8, and RCAR11/PYR1. Using mutants defective in ABA biosynthesis, we show that the physiological activity associated with ABA precursors derives predominantly from their bioconversion to ABA. The ABA glucose ester conjugate, which is the most widespread storage form of ABA, showed weak ABA-like activity in germination assays and in triggering ABA signaling in protoplasts. The ABA conjugate and precursors showed negligible activity as a regulatory ligand of the ABI2/RCAR receptor complexes. The majority of ABA catabolites were inactive in our assays. To analyze the chemically unstable 8'- and 9'-hydroxylated ABA catabolites, we used stable tetralone derivatives of these compounds, which did trigger selective ABA responses. ABA synthetic analogs exhibited differential activity as regulatory ligands of different ABA receptor complexes in vitro. The data show that ABA precursors, catabolites, and conjugates have limited intrinsic bioactivity and that both natural and synthetic ABA-related compounds can be used to probe the structural requirements of ABA ligand-receptor interactions.


Subject(s)
Abscisic Acid/pharmacology , Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism , Arabidopsis/drug effects , Arabidopsis/physiology , Plant Growth Regulators/pharmacology , Abscisic Acid/chemistry , Abscisic Acid/metabolism , Arabidopsis/genetics , Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics , Carrier Proteins/genetics , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/drug effects , Genes, Reporter , Germination/drug effects , Germination/genetics , Germination/physiology , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins , Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics , Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism , Mutation , Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/genetics , Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/metabolism , Plant Growth Regulators/chemistry , Plant Growth Regulators/metabolism , Plant Leaves/drug effects , Plant Leaves/genetics , Plant Leaves/physiology , Plant Roots/drug effects , Plant Roots/genetics , Plant Roots/physiology , Plant Stomata/drug effects , Plant Stomata/genetics , Plant Stomata/physiology , Plants, Genetically Modified , Protoplasts , Recombinant Fusion Proteins , Seedlings/drug effects , Seedlings/genetics , Seedlings/physiology , Seeds/drug effects , Seeds/genetics , Seeds/physiology , Signal Transduction/drug effects , Tetralones/chemistry , Tetralones/metabolism , Tetralones/pharmacology
8.
J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol ; 37(11): 1121-30, 2010 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20544255

ABSTRACT

Didymosphaeria igniaria is a promising biocatalyst in asymmetric reductions of prochiral aromatic-aliphatic ketones such as acetonaphthones, acetophenones, and acetylpyridines. The organism converted the substrates mainly to (S)-alcohols. Excellent results in terms of conversion and enantioselectivity (100% yield, >99% ee) were obtained with acetonaphthones. In case of acetyl pyridines, the optical purity of the product depended on the position of the carbonyl group on the pyridine ring and followed the order 2-acetyl â‰« 4-acetyl > 3-acetyl-pyridine. Transformation of o-methoxy-acetophenone gave optically pure (S)-(-)-1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-ethanol in 95% yield. The transformation of para-methyl ketone gave (R)-alcohol (81% ee), whereas para-bromo ketone gave (S)-alcohol (98% ee). Monitoring of the biotransformation of these substrates over time led to the conclusion that for both substrates, non-selective carbonyl group reduction occurred in the first step, followed by selective oxidation of the (R)-isomer of p-bromo-phenylethanol and selective oxidation of the (S)-isomer of p-methyl-phenylethanol. D. igniaria exhibited poor enantioselectivity in the reduction of bicyclic aryl-aliphatic ketones such as 1- and 2-tetralones. Only (S)-5-methoxy-1-tetralol was obtained in optically pure (>99% ee) form.


Subject(s)
Acetophenones/metabolism , Ascomycota/classification , Ascomycota/metabolism , Biocatalysis , Alcohol Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Biotransformation , Oxidation-Reduction , Phenylethyl Alcohol/analogs & derivatives , Phenylethyl Alcohol/metabolism , Tetralones/metabolism
9.
Curr Microbiol ; 61(4): 254-60, 2010 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20232067

ABSTRACT

Tubercularia sp. TF5 is an endophytic fungal strain isolated from the medicinal plant Taxus mairei. Previously, taxol has been detected in the fermentation products of this strain. However, it lost the capability of producing taxol after long-term laboratory culture. Herein, we tried to reactivate the production of taxol by protoplast mutations and genome shuffling. The protoplasts of Tub. sp. TF5 were prepared from its mycelia, and mutated by UV and NTG. The mutant strains regenerated from the mutated protoplasts were selected and classified into four groups on the basis of their phenotypes, the profile of their metabolites analyzed by TLC, MS, and bioassay data. Then, genome shuffling was subsequently carried out with eight mutant strains, with two representatives from each protoplast mutant group, and genome shuffling mutant strains were obtained and screened using the same screening procedure. Although taxol has not been detected in any mutant, two important mutants, M-741 and G-444 were selected for metabolites isolation and determination due to their phenotypes, and differences in TLC analysis result from TF5 and other mutants. Three new sesquiterpenoids, namely tuberculariols A-C (1-3), and a known dihydroisocoumarin (4) were obtained from M-741. Eighteen novel compounds were isolated from G-444, including five new sesquiterpenoids (5-9), two new dihydroisocoumarins (10, 11), one new tetralone (12), together with 10 known compounds (13-20, 1, and 2). The compounds isolated from the M-741 and G-444 were different in structure types and substitutions from those of TF5 (15, 21-29). The results showed, for the first time, that protoplast mutations and genome shuffling are efficient approaches to mining natural products from endophytic fungi. Understanding the mechanisms of unlocking the biosynthesis of new metabolites will facilitate the manipulation of the secondary metabolism in fungi.


Subject(s)
DNA Shuffling , DNA, Fungal/genetics , Genome, Fungal , Hypocreales/genetics , Hypocreales/metabolism , China , Chromatography, Thin Layer , Cytochalasins/isolation & purification , Cytochalasins/metabolism , DNA, Fungal/chemistry , Diterpenes/isolation & purification , Diterpenes/metabolism , Fermentation , Genomic Instability , Hyphae/enzymology , Mass Spectrometry , Mutation , Paclitaxel/metabolism , Plants, Medicinal/metabolism , Protoplasts/metabolism , Sesquiterpenes/isolation & purification , Sesquiterpenes/metabolism , Tetralones/isolation & purification , Tetralones/metabolism , Ultraviolet Rays
10.
Res Microbiol ; 161(3): 198-207, 2010 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20144706

ABSTRACT

An indigenous bacterium (strain 602) isolated in this study from a polluted soil sample collected in Patagonia (Argentina) was investigated in relation to its metabolic responses under unbalanced growth conditions. This strain was identified as Rhodococcus sp. by molecular analyses. Strain 602 showed the ability to degrade a wide range of compounds and to synthesize triacylglycerols under nitrogen-limiting conditions. Cells were also able to accumulate triacylglycerols during cultivation on naphthalene and naphthyl-1-dodecanoate. Triacylglycerols produced by resting cells in the presence of naphthyl-1-dodecanoate contained only short-chain length fatty acids (from C(8) to C(12)), suggesting an initial attack of the substrate by an esterase releasing 1-naphthol and dodecanoic acid, which was subsequently degraded by beta-oxidation. On the other hand, naphthalene seemed to be degraded by a mono-oxygenase yielding 1-naphthol, which was then transformed to 4-hydroxy-1-tetralone and to other possible metabolic intermediates. On the basis of the results obtained, a pathway involved in the metabolism of both aromatic compounds under nitrogen starvation by strain 602 is proposed. The results also demonstrated that Rhodococcus sp. 602 maintains its metabolic activity even in the absence of a nitrogen source. Intracellular triacylglycerols may help cells to maintain their catabolic activities under these growth-restricting conditions.


Subject(s)
Naphthalenes/metabolism , Nitrogen/metabolism , Rhodococcus/classification , Rhodococcus/metabolism , Soil Microbiology , Triglycerides/metabolism , Argentina , DNA, Bacterial/chemistry , DNA, Bacterial/genetics , DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry , DNA, Ribosomal/genetics , Fatty Acids, Volatile/metabolism , Lauric Acids/metabolism , Metabolic Networks and Pathways , Molecular Sequence Data , Naphthols/metabolism , RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics , Rhodococcus/isolation & purification , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Tetralones/metabolism
11.
J Neurosci ; 26(2): 467-78, 2006 Jan 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16407544

ABSTRACT

In Alzheimer's disease (AD), there is a significant loss of locus ceruleus (LC) noradrenergic neurons. However, functional and anatomical evidence indicates that the remaining noradrenergic neurons may be compensating for the loss. Because the noradrenergic system plays an important role in learning and memory, it is important to determine whether compensation occurs in noradrenergic neurons in the LC and hippocampus of subjects with AD or a related dementing disorder, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). We observed profound neuronal loss in the LC in AD and DLB subjects with three major changes in the noradrenergic system consistent with compensation: (1) an increase in tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) mRNA expression in the remaining neurons; (2) sprouting of dendrites into peri-LC dendritic zone, as determined by alpha2-adrenoreceptors (ARs) and norepinephrine transporter binding sites; and (3) sprouting of axonal projections to the hippocampus as determined by alpha2-ARs. In AD and DLB subjects, the postsynaptic alpha1-ARs were normal to elevated. Expression of alpha1A- and alpha2A-AR mRNA in the hippocampus of AD and DLB subjects were not altered, but expression of alpha1D- and alpha2C-AR mRNA was significantly reduced in the hippocampus of AD and DLB subjects. Therefore, in AD and DLB subjects, there is compensation occurring in the remaining noradrenergic neurons, but there does appear to be a loss of specific AR in the hippocampus. Because changes in these noradrenergic markers in AD versus DLB subjects were similar (except neuronal loss and the increase in TH mRNA were somewhat greater in DLB subjects), the presence of Lewy bodies in addition to plaques and tangles in DLB subjects does not appear to further affect the noradrenergic compensatory changes.


Subject(s)
Alzheimer Disease/pathology , Hippocampus/pathology , Lewy Body Disease/pathology , Locus Coeruleus/pathology , Nerve Tissue Proteins/analysis , Norepinephrine/physiology , RNA, Messenger/analysis , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/analysis , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/analysis , Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/analysis , Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists/metabolism , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Alzheimer Disease/metabolism , Dendrites/ultrastructure , Female , Fluoxetine/analogs & derivatives , Fluoxetine/metabolism , Hippocampus/chemistry , Humans , Idazoxan/analogs & derivatives , Idazoxan/metabolism , In Situ Hybridization , Lewy Body Disease/metabolism , Locus Coeruleus/chemistry , Male , Middle Aged , Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics , Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism , Norepinephrine/chemistry , Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/analysis , Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism , Prazosin/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/genetics , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/metabolism , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/genetics , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2/metabolism , Tetralones/metabolism , Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/biosynthesis , Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/genetics
12.
J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem ; 20(3): 219-26, 2005 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16119191

ABSTRACT

The effect of the titled tetralone as a retinoic acid metabolism blocking agent (RAMBA) in vivo in comparison with ketoconazole, a well known cytochrome P450 inhibitor, was studied. Development of a HPLC/MS/MS method for the quantification of retinoic acid levels extracted from rat plasma was used to demonstrate that ketoconazole and the tetralone (100 mg/kg) enhanced the endogenous plasma concentration of retinoic acid. Levels of retinoid were raised from a control value of 0.11 to 0.15 and 0.17 ng/mL after treatment with tetralone and ketoconazole respectively showing that the tetralone and ketoconazole lead to comparable effects, indicating an inhibitory activity of the tetralone on retinoic acid metabolism.


Subject(s)
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods , Isotretinoin/blood , Naphthalenes/pharmacology , Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods , Tretinoin/blood , Animals , Isotretinoin/chemistry , Ketoconazole/metabolism , Ketoconazole/pharmacology , Male , Mass Spectrometry , Rats , Rats, Inbred WF , Tetralones/metabolism , Tetralones/pharmacology , Tretinoin/chemistry
13.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 15(12): 3063-6, 2005 Jun 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15878662

ABSTRACT

A series of 3-aminoethyl-1-tetralones, conformationally constrained higher homologues of haloperidol (standard for typical antipsychotic profile), have been obtained by a four-step route from valerolactone. Their binding affinities at dopamine D(2) and serotonin 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors were determined, showing in some cases an atypical antipsychotic profile.


Subject(s)
Antipsychotic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antipsychotic Agents/metabolism , Haloperidol/chemical synthesis , Haloperidol/metabolism , Tetralones/chemical synthesis , Tetralones/metabolism , Binding Sites , Haloperidol/analogs & derivatives , Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism , Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT2/metabolism
14.
Eur J Pharmacol ; 508(1-3): 183-92, 2005 Jan 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15680270

ABSTRACT

The ability of the conotoxin rho-TIA, a 19-amino acid peptide isolated from the marine snail Conus tulipa, to antagonize contractions induced by noradrenaline through activation of alpha1A-adrenoceptors in rat vas deferens, alpha1B-adrenoceptors in rat spleen and alpha1D-adrenoceptors in rat aorta, and to inhibit the binding of [125I]HEAT (2-[[beta-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]aminomethyl]-1-tetralone) to membranes of human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells expressing each of the recombinant rat alpha1-adrenoceptors was investigated. rho-TIA (100 nM to 1 microM) antagonized the contractions of vas deferens and aorta in response to noradrenaline without affecting maximal effects and with similar potencies (pA2 approximately 7.2, n=4). This suggests that rho-TIA is a competitive antagonist of alpha1A- and alpha1D-adrenoceptors with no selectivity between these subtypes. Incubation of rho-TIA (30 to 300 nM) with rat spleen caused a significant reduction of the maximal response to noradrenaline, suggesting that rho-TIA is a non-competitive antagonist at alpha1B-adrenoceptors. After receptor inactivation with phenoxybenzamine, the potency of rho-TIA in inhibiting contractions was examined with similar occupancies (approximately 25%) at each subtype. Its potency (pIC50) was 12 times higher in spleen (8.3+/-0.1, n=4) than in vas deferens (7.2+/-0.1, n=4) or aorta (7.2+/-0.1, n=4). In radioligand binding assays, rho-TIA decreased the number of binding sites (B(max)) in membranes from HEK293 cells expressing the rat alpha1B-adrenoceptors without affecting affinity (K(D)). In contrast, in HEK293 cells expressing rat alpha1A- or alpha1D-adrenoceptors, rho-TIA decreased the K(D) without affecting the B(max). It is concluded that rho-TIA will be useful for distinguishing the role of particular alpha1-adrenoceptor subtypes in native tissues.


Subject(s)
Conotoxins/pharmacology , Muscle Contraction/drug effects , Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/metabolism , Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Agonists , Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists , Adrenergic alpha-Agonists/pharmacology , Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists/pharmacology , Animals , Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects , Aorta, Thoracic/physiology , Binding, Competitive/drug effects , Cell Line , Cell Membrane/drug effects , Cell Membrane/metabolism , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Humans , In Vitro Techniques , Iodine Radioisotopes , Male , Norepinephrine/pharmacology , Piperazines/pharmacology , Potassium Chloride/pharmacology , Prazosin/pharmacology , Radioligand Assay , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Spleen/drug effects , Spleen/physiology , Tetralones/metabolism , Vas Deferens/drug effects , Vas Deferens/physiology
15.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 14(3): 585-9, 2004 Feb 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14741248

ABSTRACT

A series of (R)- and (S)-3-aminomethyl-1-tetralones, conformationally constrained analogues of haloperidol, have been obtained by enzymatic resolution of the corresponding racemic 3-hydroxymethyl-1-tetralones using Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase. Their binding affinities at dopamine D(2) and serotonin 5-HT(2A) and 5-HT(2C) receptors were determined showing in some cases an atypical antipsychotic profile with Meltzer's ratio higher than 1.30.


Subject(s)
Antipsychotic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antipsychotic Agents/metabolism , Haloperidol/chemical synthesis , Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism , Receptors, Serotonin/metabolism , Tetralones/chemical synthesis , Tetralones/metabolism , Binding Sites , Haloperidol/analogs & derivatives , Haloperidol/metabolism , Lipase/metabolism , Pseudomonas fluorescens/enzymology , Stereoisomerism
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