Development of stapled short helical peptides capable of inhibiting vitamin D receptor (VDR)-coactivator interactions

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2013 Aug 1;23(15):4292-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.002. Epub 2013 Jun 10.

Abstract

We synthesized stapled helical leucine-based peptides (DPI-01-07) containing 2-aminoisobutyric acid and a covalent cross-linked unit as inhibitors of vitamin D receptor (VDR)-coactivator interactions. The effects of these peptides on the human VDR were examined in an inhibition assay based on the receptor cofactor assay system, and one of them, DPI-07, exhibited potent inhibitory activity (IC₅₀: 3.2 μM).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aminoisobutyric Acids / chemistry
  • Binding Sites
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Databases, Protein
  • Humans
  • Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2 / metabolism
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / metabolism
  • Peptides / pharmacology
  • Protein Interaction Maps / drug effects
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Receptors, Calcitriol / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Receptors, Calcitriol / metabolism

Substances

  • Aminoisobutyric Acids
  • Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2
  • Peptides
  • Receptors, Calcitriol
  • 2-aminoisobutyric acid