A potent and selective reaction hijacking inhibitor of Plasmodium falciparum tyrosine tRNA synthetase exhibits single dose oral efficacy in vivo

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Xie, Stanley C. ; Tai, Chia-Wei ; Morton, Craig J. ; Ma, Liting ; Huang, Shih-Chung ; Wittlin, Sergio ; Du, Yawei ; Hu, Yongbo ; Dogovski, Con ; Salimimarand, Mina ; Griffin, Robert ; England, Dylan ; de la Cruz, Elisa ; Deni, Ioanna ; Yeo, Tomas ; Burkhard, Anna Y. ; Striepen, Josefine ; Schindler, Kyra A. ; Crespo, Benigno ; Gamo, Francisco J. ; Khandokar, Yogesh ; Hutton, Craig A. ; Rabie, Tayla ; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie ; Famodimu, Mufuliat T. ; Delves, Michael J. ; Bolsher, Judith ; Koolen, Karin M. J. ; van der Laak, Rianne ; Aguiar, Anna C. C. ; Pereira, Dhelio B. ; Guido, Rafael V. C. ; Creek, Darren J. ; Fidock, David A. ; Dick, Lawrence R. ; Brand, Stephen L. ; Gould, Alexandra E. ; Langston, Steven ; Griffin, Michael D. W. ; Tilley, Leann

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PLOS PATHOGENS; v. 20, n. 12, p. 28-pg., 2024-12-01.

Resumo

The Plasmodium falciparum cytoplasmic tyrosine tRNA synthetase (PfTyrRS) is an attractive drug target that is susceptible to reaction-hijacking by AMP-mimicking nucleoside sulfamates. We previously identified an exemplar pyrazolopyrimidine ribose sulfamate, ML901, as a potent reaction hijacking inhibitor of PfTyrRS. Here we examined the stage specificity of action of ML901, showing very good activity against the schizont stage, but lower trophozoite stage activity. We explored a series of ML901 analogues and identified ML471, which exhibits improved potency against trophozoites and enhanced selectivity against a human cell line. Additionally, it has no inhibitory activity against human ubiquitin-activating enzyme (UAE) in vitro. ML471 exhibits low nanomolar activity against asexual blood stage P. falciparum and potent activity against liver stage parasites, gametocytes and transmissible gametes. It is fast-acting and exhibits a long in vivo half-life. ML471 is well-tolerated and shows single dose oral efficacy in the SCID mouse model of P. falciparum malaria. We confirm that ML471 is a reaction hijacking inhibitor that is converted into a tight binding Tyr-ML471 conjugate by the PfTyrRS enzyme. A crystal structure of the PfTyrRS/ Tyr-ML471 complex offers insights into improved potency, while molecular docking into UAE provides a rationale for improved selectivity. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/19708-0 - Identificação de novos compostos antimaláricos: uma estratégia multidisciplinar visando a busca por classes ativas contra novos alvos moleculares e diferentes estágios de vida do Plasmodium spp
• Beneficiário: Anna Caroline Campos Aguiar
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores
• Processo FAPESP: 13/07600-3 - CIBFar - Centro de Inovação em Biodiversidade e Fármacos
• Beneficiário: Glaucius Oliva
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs