Molecular basis of 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin arylthiourea binding to human α-galactosidase a: pharmacological chaperoning efficacy on Fabry disease mutants

ACS Chem Biol. 2014 Jul 18;9(7):1460-9. doi: 10.1021/cb500143h. Epub 2014 May 12.

Abstract

Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the GLA gene often leading to missense α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) variants that undergo premature endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation due to folding defects. We have synthesized and characterized a new family of neutral amphiphilic pharmacological chaperones, namely 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin-arylthioureas (DGJ-ArTs), capable of stabilizing α-Gal A and restoring trafficking. Binding to the enzyme is reinforced by a strong hydrogen bond involving the aryl-N'H thiourea proton and the catalytic aspartic acid acid D231 of α-Gal A, as confirmed by a 2.55 Å resolution cocrystal structure. Selected candidates enhanced α-Gal A activity and ameliorate globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) accumulation and autophagy impairments in FD cell cultures. Moreover, they acted synergistically with the proteostasis regulator 4-phenylbutyric acid, appearing to be promising leads as pharmacological chaperones for FD.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • 1-Deoxynojirimycin / analogs & derivatives*
  • 1-Deoxynojirimycin / chemistry
  • 1-Deoxynojirimycin / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Autophagy / drug effects
  • COS Cells
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Enzyme Stability / drug effects
  • Fabry Disease / drug therapy*
  • Fabry Disease / enzymology*
  • Fabry Disease / genetics
  • Fabry Disease / pathology
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Fibroblasts / pathology
  • Humans
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Mutation
  • Protein Transport / drug effects
  • Thiourea / analogs & derivatives*
  • Thiourea / pharmacology*
  • Trihexosylceramides / metabolism
  • alpha-Galactosidase / chemistry
  • alpha-Galactosidase / genetics
  • alpha-Galactosidase / metabolism*

Substances

  • Trihexosylceramides
  • 1-Deoxynojirimycin
  • globotriaosylceramide
  • migalastat
  • alpha-Galactosidase
  • Thiourea

Associated data

  • PDB/4NXS