Stereochemistry-dependent inhibition of RAS farnesylation by farnesyl phosphonic acids

被引:28
作者
Hohl, RJ
Lewis, KA
Cermak, DM
Wiemer, DF
机构
[1] Univ Iowa, Dept Internal Med, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
[2] Univ Iowa, Dept Pharmacol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
[3] Univ Iowa, Dept Chem, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
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10.1007/s11745-998-0178-x
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
This investigation compares the effects of three farnesyl pyrophosphate analogs on selected aspects of isoprenoid metabolism. E,E-alpha-Hydroxyfarnesylphosphonate was prepared by an improved variation on a literature synthesis, which also gave access to the new Z,E-alpha-hydroxyfarnesyl- and alpha-hydroxygeranylphosphonates. A striking find is that only E,E-alpha-hydroxyfarnesylphosphonate induces alteration of RAS processing in intact human-derived leukemia cells and inhibits farnesyl protein transferase in enzyme assays, while the Z,E-alpha-farnesyl- and geranylphosphonates are inactive. The inhibitory activity of E,E-alpha-hydroxyfarnesylphosphonate is greater in enzyme than intact cell assays. This active compound does not significantly inhibit geranylgeranyl protein transferase I or squalene synthase, nor does it diminish cholesterol synthesis. These results indicate that the length of the terpenoid chain and olefin stereochemistry allow selective inhibition of critical enzymes of terpenoid metabolism. Discrimination was observed between inhibition of farnesyl protein transferase and squalene synthase by E,E-alpha-hydroxyfarnesylphosphonate, even though both enzymes utilize farnesyl pyrophosphate as their natural substrate.
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