A Selective, Cell-Permeable Nonphosphorylated Bicyclic Peptidyl Inhibitor against Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase Pin1

J Med Chem. 2015 Aug 13;58(15):6306-12. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00411. Epub 2015 Jul 28.

Abstract

Pin1 regulates the levels and functions of phosphoproteins by catalyzing phosphorylation-dependent cis/trans isomerization of peptidyl-prolyl bonds. Previous Pin1 inhibitors contained phosphoamino acids, which are metabolically unstable and have poor membrane permeability. In this work, we report a cell-permeable and metabolically stable nonphosphorylated bicyclic peptide as a potent and selective Pin1 inhibitor, which inhibited the intracellular Pin1 activity in cultured mammalian cells but had little effect on other isomerases such as Pin4, FKBP12, or cyclophilin A.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Cell Membrane Permeability*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • NIMA-Interacting Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Phosphorylation

Substances

  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • NIMA-Interacting Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
  • PIN1 protein, human
  • PIN4 protein, human
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase