Scaffolded multiple cyclic peptide libraries for protein mimics by native chemical ligation

Org Biomol Chem. 2014 Jul 7;12(25):4471-8. doi: 10.1039/c4ob00190g.

Abstract

The accessibility to collections, libraries and arrays of cyclic peptides is increasingly important since cyclic peptides may provide better mimics of the loop-like structures ubiquitously present in and - especially - on the surface of proteins. The next important step is the preparation of libraries of ensembles of scaffolded cyclic peptides, which upon screening may lead to promising protein mimics. Here we describe the synthesis of a tri-cysteine containing scaffold as well as the simultaneous native chemical ligation of three cyclic peptides thereby affording a clean library of multiple cyclic peptides on this scaffold, representing potential mimics of gp120. Members of this collection of protein mimics showed a decent inhibition of the gp120-CD4 interaction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Aza Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Aza Compounds / chemistry
  • Binding Sites
  • Biochemistry / methods*
  • CD4 Antigens / chemistry
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Epitopes / chemistry
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / chemistry
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring / chemical synthesis
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring / chemistry
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Library*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Proteins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Aza Compounds
  • CD4 Antigens
  • Epitopes
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp120
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Proteins
  • triazacyclophane