Multivalent Glycomimetics with Affinity and Selectivity toward Fucose-Binding Receptors from Emerging Pathogens

Bioconjug Chem. 2018 Jan 17;29(1):83-88. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00616. Epub 2017 Dec 26.

Abstract

Bacterial and fungal pathogens involved in lung infection in cystic fibrosis patients utilize a particular family of glycan-binding proteins, characterized by the presentation of six fucose-binding sites on a ring-shaped scaffold. These lectins are attractive targets for anti-infectious compounds that could interfere in the recognition of host tissues by pathogens. The design of a cyclopeptide-based hexavalent structure allowed for the presentation of six fucose residues. The synthetic hexavalent compound displays liable geometry resulting in high-avidity binding by lectins from Aspergillus fumigatus and Burkholderia ambifaria. Replacing the fucose residue with a conformationally constrained fucomimetic does not alter the affinity and provides fine specificity with no binding to other fucose-specific lectins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Aspergillosis / drug therapy
  • Aspergillosis / metabolism
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / drug effects
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / metabolism*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Burkholderia / drug effects
  • Burkholderia / metabolism*
  • Burkholderia Infections / drug therapy
  • Drug Discovery
  • Fucose / analogs & derivatives
  • Fucose / pharmacology*
  • Fungal Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Lectins / metabolism*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry
  • Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Lectins
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • fucose-binding lectin
  • Fucose