Derivatives of thapsigargin as probes of its binding site on endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase. Stereoselectivity and important functional groups
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The naturally occurring sesquiterpene lactone thapsigargin is a potent and selective inhibitor of SERCA ATPases, a family of Ca2+-pumping ATPases present in the endoplasmic reticulum of all mammalian cells. We have studied some of the molecular features of thapsigargin responsible for its inhibitory action towards these Ca2+ ATPases. A series of thapsigargin analogues were synthesised and their inhibitory potencies determined using the uptake of 45Ca2+ in bovine cerebellar microsomes as a sensitive marker of Ca2+ ATPase activity. An attenuation of the inhibitory potency relative to the parent compound was found ranging from slight to over 3 orders of magnitude. The inhibitory activity showed a very strong configuration dependence, a major contribution from the ester groups at C3 and C10, and an apparently minor contribution from the lactone ring substituents. The data are consistent with thapsigargin fitting to a sterically discriminating cleft involving the hydrophobic transmembrane region of the ATPase, and is compatible with available kinetic evidence of thapsigargin-mediated inhibition.
Original language | English |
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Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 335 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 345-348 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 0014-5793 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Dec 1993 |
- Ca ATPase, Ca store, Endoplasmic reticulum, Thapsigargin
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