Chemogenomics with peptide secondary structure mimetics

Comb Chem High Throughput Screen. 2003 Nov;6(7):611-21. doi: 10.2174/138620703771981197.

Abstract

There is increasing evidence that redox regulation of transcription, particularly activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB), is important in inflammatory diseases. Human thioredoxin (TRX), a member of the oxidoreductase superfamily, was initially identified, as a factor which augments the production of interleukin-2 receptor alpha (IL-2R alpha) in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infected patient T-cells. Substrates for the redox activity of TRX bind the active site cleft in extended strand structure. The rapid generation of high numbers of peptide secondary structure mimetics through solid-phase synthesis is a key technology for the identification of pharmaceutical leads based on such protein-peptide interactions. In this manuscript, we describe a chemogenomic approach utilizing an extended strand templated library to develop small molecule inhibitors to validate oxidoreductase molecular targets in a murine asthma model.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Molecular Mimicry*
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / pharmacology*
  • Peptides / therapeutic use
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / agonists
  • Transcription, Genetic / drug effects

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled