Schäfer, Sabine Claudia (2024)
Antascomicin B stabilizes FK506-binding protein 51-kinase protein complexes as a molecular glue.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00027005
Ph.D. Thesis, Primary publication, Publisher's Version
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Item Type: | Ph.D. Thesis | ||||
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Type of entry: | Primary publication | ||||
Title: | Antascomicin B stabilizes FK506-binding protein 51-kinase protein complexes as a molecular glue | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Referees: | Hausch, Prof. Dr. Felix ; Schmitz, Prof. Dr. Katja | ||||
Date: | 17 April 2024 | ||||
Place of Publication: | Darmstadt | ||||
Collation: | 159 Seiten in verschiedenen Zählungen | ||||
Date of oral examination: | 12 March 2024 | ||||
DOI: | 10.26083/tuprints-00027005 | ||||
Abstract: | Rapamycin and FK506 are natural products with a highly conserved macrolide structure and a pipecolate moiety allowing them to interact with the PPIase domain of FK506-binding proteins (FKBPs). This leads to a chemically induced dimerization of the FKBP:glue complex with either the mammalian target of Rapamycin (mTOR) or the calcineurin phosphatase B (CaN) resulting in an inhibition of genes involved in the immune response. These molecular glues were found serendipitously. In biochemical assays, other natural products like Antascomicin B, Meridamycin and 3-Normeridamycin were found to bind to the PPIase domain of FKBP12 by a highly conserved pipecolate core in the same nanomolar range as Rapamycin and FK506. Compared to Rapamycin and FK506, Antascomicin B showed no immunosuppressive effects. As no ternary complex formation of Antascomicin B and a protein of interest is described far, the natural product can therefore be referred for as ‘orphan’ molecular glue. To create a reliable method for the investigation of potential target proteins of Antascomicin B an affinity chromatography approach utilizing covalent immobilized FKBP12 or FKBP51 FK1 was applied. While recombinant FKBPs and GST-FRB were complexed upon Rapamycin, no endogenous level of mTOR was identified when HEK293T cell lysate was utilized. When HEK293T cells were transfected with FKBPs containing a FLAG tag and treated with Rapamycin, mTOR was visualized after co-immunoprecipitation indicating, that an in-cell approach is suitable for the detection potential protein-protein interactions. Therefore, the unnatural photo-crosslinker 4-para-benzoyl-phenylalanine (pBpa) was introduced by amber suppression in FKBP51 and FKBP12 mutants. When HEK293T cells were treated with Antascomicin B, incorporation of pBpa at positions K52 and P120 were found to enhance a photo-crosslink at 120/125 kDa. Further investigation via mass spectrometry and western blot supported the hypothesis, that Antascomicin B promotes the interaction of FKBP51 and Akt1. Additionally, the checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) was identified after MS. Utilizing Akt1 constructs mimicking the active and inactive conformation on Thr308 and Ser473 of the kinase had no influence on the ternary complex formation of FKBP51K52pBpa or FKBP51P120pBpa after treatment with Antascomicin B and UV irradiation. When studying the smaller homolog FKBP12 by in-cell photo-crosslinking a prominent 35 kDa photo-crosslink was observed upon treatment with Rapamycin. Rapamycin was found to induce the ternary complex between FKBP12 mutants and mTOR, while no photo-crosslinks were observed. In addition, Rapamycin induced a ternary complex between overexpressed pBpa containing FKBP12 mutants and the overexpressed FRB domain of mTOR as observed by Rapamycin induced photo-crosslinks. Collectively, the results suggest site-specific in-cell photo-crosslinking as a new method to investigate molecular glues. |
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Status: | Publisher's Version | ||||
URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-270059 | ||||
Classification DDC: | 500 Science and mathematics > 540 Chemistry | ||||
Divisions: | 07 Department of Chemistry > Clemens-Schöpf-Institut > Fachgebiet Biochemie 07 Department of Chemistry > Clemens-Schöpf-Institut |
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Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2024 12:27 | ||||
Last Modified: | 18 Apr 2024 06:04 | ||||
URI: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/27005 | ||||
PPN: | 517208172 | ||||
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