Activin receptor-like kinases 1-7 (ALK1-7) regulate a complex network of SMAD-independent as well as SMAD-dependent signaling pathways. One of the widely used inhibitors for functional investigations of these processes, in particular for bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling, is LDN-193189. However, LDN-193189 has insufficient kinome-wide selectivity complicating its use in cellular target validation assays. Herein, we report the identification and comprehensive characterization of two chemically distinct highly selective inhibitors of ALK1 and ALK2, M4K2234 and MU1700, along with their negative controls. We show that both MU1700 and M4K2234 efficiently block the BMP pathway via selective in cellulo inhibition of ALK1/2 kinases and exhibit favorable in vivo profiles in mice. MU1700 is highly brain penetrant and shows remarkably high accumulation in the brain. These high-quality orthogonal chemical probes offer the selectivity required to become widely used tools for in vitro and in vivo investigation of BMP signaling.

• MeSH
• aktivinové receptory typu I antagonisté a inhibitory   metabolismus   MeSH
• aktivinové receptory typu II * metabolismus   antagonisté a inhibitory   MeSH
• inhibitory proteinkinas farmakologie   chemie   MeSH
• kostní morfogenetické proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• molekulární sondy chemie   MeSH
• myši MeSH
• objevování léků MeSH
• pyrazoly chemie   farmakologie   chemická syntéza   MeSH
• signální transdukce účinky léků   MeSH
• vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

Matriptase-2, a membrane protein encoded by the Tmprss6 gene, is a negative regulator of hepcidin expression. Although matriptase-2 has been proposed to cleave membrane hemojuvelin, we have recently found decreased hemojuvelin protein levels in Tmprss6 -/- mice. The purpose of this study was to confirm this observation by determining hemojuvelin protein levels in another strain of mice with disrupted Tmprss6 gene, and to determine the effect of matriptase-2 deficiency on the expression of other membrane proteins participating in the bone morphogenetic protein signal transduction. Mask mice, which lack the proteolytic domain of matriptase-2, displayed decreased liver hemojuvelin protein content, while Id1 mRNA level, an indicator of hemojuvelin-dependent signal transduction, was increased. Protein levels of bone morphogenetic protein receptors Alk3 and Acvr2a were unchanged, and transferrin receptor 2 and neogenin protein levels were slightly decreased. The results confirm that the loss of matriptase-2 increases bone morphogenetic protein-dependent signaling, while paradoxically decreasing liver hemojuvelin protein content. The regulation of transferrin receptor 2 protein levels by transferrin saturation was not affected in mask mice. How the loss of matriptase-2 proteolytic activity leads to decreased hemojuvelin protein levels is at present unclear.

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• aktivinové receptory typu II metabolismus   MeSH
• deficit železa MeSH
• down regulace MeSH
• inhibitor diferenciace 1 genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• injekce intraperitoneální MeSH
• játra účinky léků   metabolismus   MeSH
• membránové proteiny nedostatek   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• messenger RNA metabolismus   MeSH
• myši inbrední C57BL MeSH
• myši knockoutované MeSH
• myši MeSH
• receptory morfogenetických kostních proteinů typu I metabolismus   MeSH
• receptory transferinu metabolismus   MeSH
• serinové endopeptidasy nedostatek   genetika   MeSH
• železo-dextranový komplex aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• železo MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• myši MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH