Development of sulfonamide photoaffinity inhibitors for probing cellular γ-secretase Journal Article


Authors: Crump, C. J.; Murrey, H. E.; Ballard, T. E.; am Ende, C. W.; Wu, X.; Gertsik, N.; Johnson, D. S.; Li, Y. M.
Article Title: Development of sulfonamide photoaffinity inhibitors for probing cellular γ-secretase
Abstract: gamma-Secretase is a multiprotein complex that catalyzes intramembrane proteolysis associated with Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Here, we have developed potent sulfonamide clickable photoaffinity probes that target gamma-secretase in vitro and in cells by incorporating various photoreactive groups and walking the clickable alkyne handle to different positions around the molecule. We found that benzophenone is preferred over diazirine as a photoreactive group within the sulfonamide scaffold for labeling gamma-secretase. Intriguingly, the placement of the alkyne at different positions has little effect on probe potency but has a significant impact on the efficiency of labeling of gamma-secretase. Moreover, the optimized clickable photoprobe, 163-BP3, was utilized as a cellular probe to effectively assess the target engagement of inhibitors with gamma-secretase in primary neuronal cells. In addition, biotinylated 163-BP3 probes were developed and used to capture the native gamma-secretase complex in the 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate (CHAPSO) solubilized state. Taken together, these next generation clickable and biotinylated sulfonamide probes offer new tools to study gamma-secretase in biochemical and cellular systems. Finally, the data provide insights into structural features of the sulfonamide inhibitor binding site in relation to the active site and into the design of clickable photoaffinity probes.
Keywords: presenilin; presenilin-1; alzheimers-disease; probe; target; active-site; alzheimer's disease; benzophenone; kinase inhibitors; binding-site; medicinal chemistry; beta-amyloid; clickable photoaffinity; diazirine; click walking; histone deacetylase complexes; activity-based probes; photo-cross-linkers
Journal Title: ACS Chemical Neuroscience
Volume: 7
Issue: 8
ISSN: 1948-7193
Publisher: American Chemical Society  
Date Published: 2016-08-17
Start Page: 1166
End Page: 1173
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000381717300018
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00127
PROVIDER: wos
PUBMED: 27253220
PMCID: PMC5576034
Notes: Article -- Source: Wos
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