FLT3 kinase is a potential drug target in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Patients with FLT3 mutations typically have higher relapse rates and worse outcomes than patients without FLT3 mutations. In this study, we investigated the suitability of various heterocycles as central cores of FLT3 inhibitors, including thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine, imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine, and imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine. Our assays revealed a series of imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazines with high potency against FLT3. Compound 34f showed nanomolar inhibitory activity against recombinant FLT3-ITD and FLT3-D835Y (IC50 values 4 and 1 nM, respectively) as well as in the FLT3-ITD-positive AML cell lines MV4-11, MOLM-13, and MOLM-13 expressing the FLT3-ITD-D835Y mutant (GI50 values of 7, 9, and 4 nM, respectively). In contrast, FLT3-independent cell lines were much less sensitive. In vitro experiments confirmed suppression of FLT3 downstream signaling pathways. Finally, the treatment of MV4-11 xenograft-bearing mice with 34f at doses of 5 and 10 mg/kg markedly blocked tumor growth without any adverse effects.

• MeSH
• akutní myeloidní leukemie * patologie   MeSH
• antitumorózní látky * farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• apoptóza MeSH
• inhibitory proteinkinas farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mutace MeSH
• myši MeSH
• nádorové buněčné linie MeSH
• pyridaziny * farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• pyrimidiny farmakologie   MeSH
• tyrosinkinasa 3 podobná fms genetika   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• antitumorózní látky * MeSH
• FLT3 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• inhibitory proteinkinas MeSH
• pyridazine MeSH Prohlížeč
• pyridaziny * MeSH
• pyrimidiny MeSH
• tyrosinkinasa 3 podobná fms MeSH

ORPs are lipid-transport proteins belonging to the oxysterol-binding protein family. They facilitate the transfer of lipids between different intracellular membranes, such as the ER and plasma membrane. We have solved the crystal structure of the ORP8 lipid transport domain (ORD8). The ORD8 exhibited a β-barrel fold composed of anti-parallel β-strands, with three α-helices replacing β-strands on one side. This mixed alpha-beta structure was consistent with previously solved structures of ORP2 and ORP3. A large cavity (≈1860 Å3) within the barrel was identified as the lipid-binding site. Although we were not able to obtain a lipid-bound structure, we used computer simulations based on our crystal structure to dock PS and PI4P molecules into the putative lipid-binding site of the ORD8. Comparative experiments between the short ORD8ΔLid (used for crystallography) and the full-length ORD8 (lid containing) revealed the lid's importance for stable lipid binding. Fluorescence assays revealed different transport efficiencies for PS and PI4P, with the lid slowing down transport and stabilizing cargo. Coarse-grained simulations highlighted surface-exposed regions and hydrophobic interactions facilitating lipid bilayer insertion. These findings enhance our comprehension of ORD8, its structure, and lipid transport mechanisms, as well as provide a structural basis for the design of potential inhibitors.

• Klíčová slova
• ER, ORD, ORP8, PI4P, PS, lipid transport, plasma membrane,
• MeSH
• biologický transport MeSH
• buněčná membrána metabolismus   MeSH
• lipidy * chemie   MeSH
• transportní proteiny * metabolismus   MeSH
• vazebná místa MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• lipidy * MeSH
• transportní proteiny * MeSH

14-3-3 proteins are important dimeric scaffolds that regulate the function of hundreds of proteins in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein forms a complex with human 14-3-3 proteins upon phosphorylation, which has also been described for other coronaviruses. Here, we report a high-resolution crystal structure of 14-3-3 bound to an N phosphopeptide bearing the phosphoserine 197 in the middle. The structure revealed two copies of the N phosphopeptide bound, each in the central binding groove of each 14-3-3 monomer. A complex network of hydrogen bonds and water bridges between the peptide and 14-3-3 was observed explaining the high affinity of the N protein for 14-3-3 proteins.

• MeSH
• COVID-19 MeSH
• fosfopeptidy chemie   MeSH
• fosfoproteiny chemie   MeSH
• koronavirové nukleokapsidové proteiny * chemie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• proteiny 14-3-3 * chemie   MeSH
• SARS-CoV-2 * MeSH
• vazba proteinů MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• fosfopeptidy MeSH
• fosfoproteiny MeSH
• koronavirové nukleokapsidové proteiny * MeSH
• nucleocapsid phosphoprotein, SARS-CoV-2 MeSH Prohlížeč
• proteiny 14-3-3 * MeSH

The Czech Republic, a part of the former Czechoslovakia, has been at the forefront of several research directions in virology, genetics and physiology [...].

• MeSH
• virologie * MeSH
• Publikační typ
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• úvodníky MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH

STING (stimulator of interferon genes) is a key regulator of innate immunity that has recently been recognized as a promising drug target. STING is activated by cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) which eventually leads to expression of type I interferons and other cytokines. Factors underlying the affinity of various CDN analogues are poorly understood. Herein, we correlate structural biology, isothermal calorimetry (ITC) and computational modeling to elucidate factors contributing to binding of six CDNs-three pairs of natural (ribo) and fluorinated (2'-fluororibo) 3',3'-CDNs. X-ray structural analyses of six {STING:CDN} complexes did not offer any explanation for the different affinities of the studied ligands. ITC showed entropy/enthalpy compensation up to 25 kcal mol-1 for this set of similar ligands. The higher affinities of fluorinated analogues are explained with help of computational methods by smaller loss of entropy upon binding and by smaller strain (free) energy.

• Klíčová slova
• conformational analysis, cyclic dinucleotides, entropy, quantum chemistry, strain energy,
• MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• ligandy MeSH
• membránové proteiny chemie   MeSH
• molekulární konformace MeSH
• molekulární modely MeSH
• nukleotidy cyklické chemie   MeSH
• vazebná místa MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• ligandy MeSH
• membránové proteiny MeSH
• nukleotidy cyklické MeSH
• STING1 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč

Neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2) catalyzes the cleavage of sphingomyelin to phosphorylcholine and ceramide, an essential step in the formation and release of exosomes from cells that is critical for intracellular communication. Chronic increase of brain nSMase2 activity and related exosome release have been implicated in various pathological processes, including the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), making nSMase2 a viable therapeutic target. Recently, we identified phenyl (R)-(1-(3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2,6-dimethylimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-8-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)carbamate 1 (PDDC), the first nSMase2 inhibitor that possesses both favorable pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters, including substantial oral bioavailability, brain penetration, and significant inhibition of exosome release from the brain in vivo. Herein we demonstrate the efficacy of 1 (PDDC) in a mouse model of AD and detail extensive structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies with 70 analogues, unveiling several that exert similar or higher activity against nSMase2 with favorable pharmacokinetic properties.

• MeSH
• Alzheimerova nemoc farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• exozómy metabolismus   MeSH
• inhibitory enzymů chemie   metabolismus   farmakologie   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• modely nemocí na zvířatech MeSH
• mozek metabolismus   MeSH
• myši transgenní MeSH
• myši MeSH
• pyridaziny chemie   metabolismus   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• sfingomyelinfosfodiesterasa antagonisté a inhibitory   metabolismus   farmakologie   MeSH
• tělesná hmotnost účinky léků   MeSH
• vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• myši MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• inhibitory enzymů MeSH
• pyridaziny MeSH
• sfingomyelinfosfodiesterasa MeSH
• SMPD3 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč

Many picornaviruses hijack the Golgi resident Acyl-coenzyme A binding domain containing 3 (ACBD3) protein in order to recruit the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase B (PI4KB) to viral replication organelles (ROs). PI4KB, once recruited and activated by ACBD3 protein, produces the lipid phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P), which is a key step in the biogenesis of viral ROs. To do so, picornaviruses use their small nonstructural protein 3A that binds the Golgi dynamics domain of the ACBD3 protein. Here, we present the analysis of the highly flexible ACBD3 proteins and the viral 3A protein in solution using small-angle X-ray scattering and computer simulations. Our analysis revealed that both the ACBD3 protein and the 3A:ACBD3 protein complex have an extended and flexible conformation in solution.

• Klíčová slova
• ACBD3, RNA virus, coarse-grained simulations, host factor, intrinsically disordered regions, picornavirus, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS),
• MeSH
• acylkoenzym A chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• membránové proteiny chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• Picornaviridae chemie   metabolismus   MeSH
• vazebná místa MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• ACBD3 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• acylkoenzym A MeSH
• adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční MeSH
• membránové proteiny MeSH

The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is crucial for vertebrate embryonic development, tissue homeostasis and regeneration. Hh signaling is upregulated in basal cell carcinoma and medulloblastoma and Hh pathway inhibitors targeting the Smoothened (SMO) protein are in clinical use. However, the signaling cascade is incompletely understood and novel druggable proteins in the pathway are in high demand. We describe the discovery of the Hh-pathway modulator Pipinib by means of cell-based screening. Target identification and validation revealed that Pipinib selectively inhibits phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIβ (PI4KB) and suppresses GLI-mediated transcription and Hh target gene expression by impairing SMO translocation to the cilium. Therefore, inhibition of PI4KB and, consequently, reduction in phosphatidyl-4-phosphate levels may be considered an alternative approach to inhibit SMO function and thus, Hedgehog signaling.

• Klíčová slova
• Hedgehog signaling, PI4KB, biological activity, inhibitors,
• MeSH
• antitumorózní látky chemie   farmakologie   MeSH
• buněčné linie MeSH
• cilie metabolismus   MeSH
• exprese genu účinky léků   MeSH
• fosfotransferasy s alkoholovou skupinou jako akceptorem antagonisté a inhibitory   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• malá interferující RNA metabolismus   MeSH
• morfoliny farmakologie   MeSH
• myši MeSH
• osteogeneze účinky léků   MeSH
• proteiny hedgehog antagonisté a inhibitory   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• puriny farmakologie   MeSH
• receptor Smoothened genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• RNA interference MeSH
• signální transdukce účinky léků   MeSH
• thiofeny chemie   farmakologie   MeSH
• vedlejší histokompatibilní antigeny genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• viabilita buněk účinky léků   MeSH
• vztahy mezi strukturou a aktivitou MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• myši MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH
• Názvy látek
• antitumorózní látky MeSH
• fosfotransferasy s alkoholovou skupinou jako akceptorem MeSH
• malá interferující RNA MeSH
• morfoliny MeSH
• phosphatidylinositol phosphate 4-kinase MeSH Prohlížeč
• proteiny hedgehog MeSH
• puriny MeSH
• purmorphamine MeSH Prohlížeč
• receptor Smoothened MeSH
• thiofeny MeSH
• vedlejší histokompatibilní antigeny MeSH

Enteroviruses, members of the family of picornaviruses, are the most common viral infectious agents in humans causing a broad spectrum of diseases ranging from mild respiratory illnesses to life-threatening infections. To efficiently replicate within the host cell, enteroviruses hijack several host factors, such as ACBD3. ACBD3 facilitates replication of various enterovirus species, however, structural determinants of ACBD3 recruitment to the viral replication sites are poorly understood. Here, we present a structural characterization of the interaction between ACBD3 and the non-structural 3A proteins of four representative enteroviruses (poliovirus, enterovirus A71, enterovirus D68, and rhinovirus B14). In addition, we describe the details of the 3A-3A interaction causing the assembly of the ACBD3-3A heterotetramers and the interaction between the ACBD3-3A complex and the lipid bilayer. Using structure-guided identification of the point mutations disrupting these interactions, we demonstrate their roles in the intracellular localization of these proteins, recruitment of downstream effectors of ACBD3, and facilitation of enterovirus replication. These structures uncovered a striking convergence in the mechanisms of how enteroviruses and kobuviruses, members of a distinct group of picornaviruses that also rely on ACBD3, recruit ACBD3 and its downstream effectors to the sites of viral replication.

• MeSH
• adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• fosfotransferasy s alkoholovou skupinou jako akceptorem genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• HEK293 buňky MeSH
• interakce hostitele a patogenu * MeSH
• konformace proteinů MeSH
• krystalizace MeSH
• krystalografie rentgenová MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• membránové proteiny chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• molekulární modely MeSH
• mutace MeSH
• Picornaviridae fyziologie   MeSH
• replikace viru * MeSH
• sekvence aminokyselin MeSH
• sekvenční homologie MeSH
• vazba proteinů MeSH
• virové proteiny chemie   genetika   metabolismus   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• ACBD3 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční MeSH
• fosfotransferasy s alkoholovou skupinou jako akceptorem MeSH
• membránové proteiny MeSH
• virové proteiny MeSH

Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIβ (PI4KB) is a key enzyme of the Golgi system because it produces its lipid hallmark - the phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PI4P). It is recruited to Golgi by the Golgi resident ACBD3 protein, regulated by 14-3-3 proteins and it also serves as an adaptor because it recruits the small GTPase Rab11. Here, we analyzed the protein complexes formed by PI4KB in vitro using small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and we discovered that these protein complexes are highly flexible. The 14-3-3:PI4KB:Rab11 protein complex has 2:1:1 stoichiometry and its different conformations are rather compact, however, the ACBD3:PI4KB protein complex has both, very compact and very extended conformations. Furthermore, in vitro reconstitution revealed that the membrane is necessary for the formation of ACBD3:PI4KB:Rab11 protein complex at physiological (nanomolar) concentrations.

• MeSH
• adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční metabolismus   MeSH
• fosfotransferasy s alkoholovou skupinou jako akceptorem metabolismus   MeSH
• intracelulární membrány metabolismus   MeSH
• maloúhlový rozptyl MeSH
• membránové proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• multimerizace proteinu * MeSH
• proteiny 14-3-3 metabolismus   MeSH
• Rab proteiny vázající GTP metabolismus   MeSH
• rekombinantní proteiny metabolismus   MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• ACBD3 protein, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• adaptorové proteiny signální transdukční MeSH
• fosfotransferasy s alkoholovou skupinou jako akceptorem MeSH
• membránové proteiny MeSH
• phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIbeta, human MeSH Prohlížeč
• proteiny 14-3-3 MeSH
• Rab proteiny vázající GTP MeSH
• rab11 protein MeSH Prohlížeč
• rekombinantní proteiny MeSH