Derivatives of thapsigargin as probes of its binding site on endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase. Stereoselectivity and important functional groups
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The naturally occurring sesquiterpene lactone thapsigargin is a potent and selective inhibitor of SERCA ATPases, a family of Ca2+-pumping ATPases present in the endoplasmic reticulum of all mammalian cells. We have studied some of the molecular features of thapsigargin responsible for its inhibitory action towards these Ca2+ ATPases. A series of thapsigargin analogues were synthesised and their inhibitory potencies determined using the uptake of 45Ca2+ in bovine cerebellar microsomes as a sensitive marker of Ca2+ ATPase activity. An attenuation of the inhibitory potency relative to the parent compound was found ranging from slight to over 3 orders of magnitude. The inhibitory activity showed a very strong configuration dependence, a major contribution from the ester groups at C3 and C10, and an apparently minor contribution from the lactone ring substituents. The data are consistent with thapsigargin fitting to a sterically discriminating cleft involving the hydrophobic transmembrane region of the ATPase, and is compatible with available kinetic evidence of thapsigargin-mediated inhibition.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | FEBS Letters |
Vol/bind | 335 |
Udgave nummer | 3 |
Sider (fra-til) | 345-348 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 0014-5793 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 13 dec. 1993 |
ID: 232597980