Synthesis of Grb2 SH2 Domain Proteins for Mirror-Image Screening Systems

Bioconjug Chem. 2017 Feb 15;28(2):609-619. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00692. Epub 2017 Jan 13.

Abstract

Grb2 is an adaptor protein that mediates cellular signal transduction. Grb2 contains an SH2 domain that interacts with phosphotyrosine-containing sequences in EGFR and other signaling molecules, and it is a promising molecular target for anticancer agents. To identify novel inhibitors of the Grb2 SH2 domain from natural products and their mirror-image isomers, screening systems using both enantiomers of a synthetic Grb2 SH2 domain protein were established. A pair of synthetic procedures for the proteins were investigated: one employed a single native chemical ligation (NCL) of two segment peptides, and the other used the N-to-C-directed NCL of three segment peptides for easier preparation. Labeling at the N-terminus or the Ala115 residue of the Grb2 SH2 domain provided functional probes to detect binding to a phosphotyrosine-containing peptide. The resulting synthetic-protein-based probes were applied to bioassays, including chemical array analysis and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Drug Discovery / methods*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein / antagonists & inhibitors
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein / chemical synthesis*
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein / chemistry
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptides / pharmacology
  • src Homology Domains / drug effects*

Substances

  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein
  • Peptides