COMBINATORIAL DIFFUSION ASSAY USED TO IDENTIFY TOPICALLY ACTIVE MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS

被引:54
作者
QUILLAN, JM [1 ]
JAYAWICKREME, CK [1 ]
LERNER, MR [1 ]
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,BOYER CTR MOLEC MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED,NEW HAVEN,CT 06536
关键词
SYNTHETIC COMBINATORIAL; CHEMISTRY; XENOPUS LAEVIS; SKIN TONE;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.92.7.2894
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) is implicated in pigmentation, central nervous system and immune system functions, growth, mitogenisis, and melanoma. Evaluation of these roles has been hindered by the lack of alpha-MSH antagonists. A combinatorial chemistry-based diffusion assay is used to find random tripeptides that antagonize normal frog and human melanoma MSH receptors and to identify pharmacological groups responsible for receptor interaction. The alpha-MSH antagonist D-Trp-Arg-Leu-NH2 is used to demonstrate directly the contribution of MSH to normal skin tone in frogs following injection or topical application.
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页码:2894 / 2898
页数:5
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