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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 283, Issue 15, Pages 9571-9579Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M706229200
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- NCI NIH HHS [CA 32737, CA 16042] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI 28697] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM071779, P41 GM081282, GM 071779] Funding Source: Medline
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Protein geranylgeranylation is critical for the function of a number of proteins such as RhoA, Rac, and Rab. Protein geranylgeranyltransferase I (GGTase-I) and Rab geranylgeranyltransferase (RabGGTase) catalyze these modifications. In this work, we first describe the identification and characterization of small molecule inhibitors of GGTase-I (GGTI) with two novel scaffolds from a library consisting of allenoate-derived compounds. These compounds exhibit specific inhibition of GGTase-I and act by competing with a substrate protein. Derivatization of a carboxylic acid emanating from the core ring of one of the GGTI compounds dramatically improves their cellular activity. The improved GGTI compounds inhibit proliferation of a variety of human cancer cell lines and cause G(1) cell cycle arrest and induction of p21(CIP1/WAF1). We also report the identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of RabGGTase. These compounds were identified first by screening our GGTI compounds for those that also exhibited RabGGTase inhibition. This led to the discovery of a common structural feature for RabGGTase inhibitors: the presence of a characteristic six-atom aliphatic tail attached to the penta-substituted pyrrolidine core. Further screening led to the identification of compounds with preferential inhibition of RabGGTase. These compounds inhibit RabGGTase activity by competing with the substrate protein. These novel compounds may provide valuable reagents to study protein geranylgeranylation.
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