Abstract：
:Bile salt hydrolase (BSH) enzymes are widely expressed by human gut bacteria and catalyze the gateway reaction leading to secondary bile acid formation. Bile acids regulate key metabolic and immune processes by binding to host receptors. There is an unmet need for a potent tool to inhibit BSHs across all gut bacteria to study the effects of bile acids on host physiology. Here, we report the development of a covalent pan-inhibitor of gut bacterial BSHs. From a rationally designed candidate library, we identified a lead compound bearing an alpha-fluoromethyl ketone warhead that modifies BSH at the catalytic cysteine residue. This inhibitor abolished BSH activity in conventional mouse feces. Mice gavaged with a single dose of this compound displayed decreased BSH activity and decreased deconjugated bile acid levels in feces. Our studies demonstrate the potential of a covalent BSH inhibitor to modulate bile acid composition in vivo.
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Nat Chem Bioljournal_title
Nature chemical biologyauthors
Adhikari AA,Seegar TCM,Ficarro SB,McCurry MD,Ramachandran D,Yao L,Chaudhari SN,Ndousse-Fetter S,Banks AS,Marto JA,Blacklow SC,Devlin ASdoi
10.1038/s41589-020-0467-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-03-01 00:00:00pages
318-326issue
3eissn
1552-4450issn
1552-4469pii
10.1038/s41589-020-0467-3journal_volume
16pub_type
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