Abstract:
:Glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) is widely recognised as a relevant player in the pathogenesis of several highly prevalent disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, mood disorders, diabetes and cancer. Therefore, this enzyme constitutes a highly attractive therapeutic target for the development of selective inhibitors as new promising drugs for the treatment of these pathologies. We describe here the isolation and biochemical characterization of the marine natural sesquiterpene palinurin as a GSK-3β inhibitor. Experimental studies performed for characterizing the inhibitory mechanism indicate that GSK-3β inhibition by palinurin cannot be competed out by ATP nor peptide substrate. Molecular modelling techniques have enabled us to propose an unconventional binding mode to GSK-3β. Moreover, molecular dynamics simulations have identified an allosteric mechanism by which binding of palinurin leads to GSK-3β inhibition. The inhibitory activities determined for a series of structurally related analogues support the proposed binding mode of palinurin, which is the first compound described to target this allosteric site. The results offer new opportunities for designing and developing selective inhibitors with novel mechanisms of action.
journal_name
Eur J Med Chemjournal_title
European journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
Bidon-Chanal A,Fuertes A,Alonso D,Pérez DI,Martínez A,Luque FJ,Medina Mdoi
10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.12.014subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-02-01 00:00:00pages
479-89eissn
0223-5234issn
1768-3254pii
S0223-5234(12)00736-2journal_volume
60pub_type
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