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In Vitro Selection of Foldamer-Like Macrocyclic Peptides Containing 2-Aminobenzoic Acid and 3-Aminothiophene-2-Carboxylic Acid

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 144, Issue 5, Pages 2069-2072

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12133

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  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [JP21H05618]
  2. Human Frontier Science Program [RGP0015/2017]

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In this study, we have successfully overcome the challenge of ribosomal elongation of aromatic cyclic beta(2,3)-amino acids and discovered potent binding peptides against human IFNGR1 and FXIIa. These peptides not only exhibit high inhibitory activity but also demonstrate high protease resistance in human serum.
Aromatic cyclic beta(2,3)-amino acids (c beta AAs), such as 2-aminobenzoic acid and 3-aminothiophene-2-carboxylic acid, are building blocks that can induce unique folding propensities of peptides. Although their ribosomal elongation had been a formidable task due to the low nucleophilicity of their amino groups, we have recently overcome this issue by means of an engineered tRNA(Pro1E2) that enhances their incorporation efficiency into nascent peptide chains. Here we report ribosomal synthesis of a random macrocyclic peptide library containing aromatic and aliphatic c beta AAs, and its application to de novo discovery of binders against human IFNGR1 and FXIIa as model targets. The potent binding peptides showed not only high inhibitory activity but also high protease resistance in human serum. Moreover, these c beta AAs play a critical role in exhibiting their properties, establishing a discovery platform for de novo foldamer-like macrocycles containing such unique building blocks.

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