PEGylated substrates of NSP4 protease: A tool to study protease specificity

Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 9:6:22856. doi: 10.1038/srep22856.

Abstract

Herein we present the synthesis of a novel type of peptidomimetics composed of repeating diaminopropionic acid residues modified with structurally diverse heterobifunctional polyethylene glycol chains (abbreviated as DAPEG). Based on the developed compounds, a library of fluorogenic substrates was synthesized. Further library deconvolution towards human neutrophil serine protease 4 (NSP4) yielded highly sensitive and selective internally quenched peptidomimetic substrates. In silico analysis of the obtained peptidomimetics revealed the presence of an interaction network with distant subsites located on the enzyme surface.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Myeloblastin / metabolism*
  • Peptidomimetics / chemistry
  • Peptidomimetics / metabolism*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Peptidomimetics
  • Myeloblastin