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Melanoma is the fatal form of skin cancer. Herein, a three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship study on a series of 105 colchicine binding site-targeted 2-arylthiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid amides (ATCAA) derivatives as melanoma antagonists was conducted. The optimal CoMSIA model yields a Q(2) of 0.556, R(2)(ncv) of 0.833 and R(2)(pred) of 0.757, while the CoMFA yields a Q(2) of 0.569, R(2)(ncv) of 0.812 and R(2)(pred) of 0.589. In addition, molecular docking was also carried out. The study results demonstrated that: (1) Bulky substituents in Rings C and D significantly increase the biological activity of compounds while decrease the activity at Rings A and B; (2) Electropositive groups at Rings A and B as well as electronegative groups at Ring C help to increase the activity; (3) HB donor favors Rings A and D while HB acceptor favors Rings B and C. Besides, a statistical analysis of the key amino acids as well as the ones forming HB with various antagonists of the colchicine binding site was conducted based on 34 essays and found HB to be the key interaction that MTAs have with the colchicine binding site and that Ala 250, Asn 258, Thr 179, Lys 254 and Lys 352 are vital in the composition of the site and the formation of HB. The results of this study provide useful information on designing antagonists with improved activity and insight on the composition of the colchicine binding site.
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PMID:Structural analysis for colchicine binding site-targeted ATCAA derivatives as melanoma antagonists. 2362 86

NGR peptides that recognize CD13 receptors in tumor neovasculature are of high interest, in particular due to their potential applications in drug targeting. Here we report the synthesis and structural analysis of novel thioether bond-linked cyclic NGR peptides. Our results show that their chemostability (resistance against spontaneous decomposition forming isoAsp and Asp derivatives) strongly depends on both sample handling conditions and structural properties. A significant correlation was found between chemostability and structural measures, such as NH(Gly)-CO(Asn-sc) distances. The side-chain orientation of Asn is a key determining factor; if it is turned away from HN(Gly), the chemostability increases. Structure stabilizing factors (e.g., H-bonds) lower their internal dynamics, and thus biomolecules become even more resistant against spontaneous decomposition. The effect of cyclic NGR peptides on cell adhesion was examined in A2058 melanoma cell lines. It was found that some of the investigated peptides gradually increased cell adhesion with long-term characteristics, indicating time-dependent formation of integrin binding isoAsp derivatives that are responsible for the adhesion-inducing effect.
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PMID:Development of cyclic NGR peptides with thioether linkage: structure and dynamics determining deamidation and bioactivity. 2564 54


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