Macrocyclic Peptides Uncover a Novel Binding Mode for Reversible Inhibitors of LSD1

Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) is an epigenetic enzyme which regulates the methylation of Lys4 of histone 3 (H3) and is overexpressed in certain cancers. We used structures of H3 substrate analogues bound to LSD1 to design macrocyclic peptide inhibitors of LSD1. A linear, Lys4 to Met-substituted, 11-mer (4) was identified as the shortest peptide distinctly interacting with LSD1. It was evolved into macrocycle 31, which was >40 fold more potent K-i = 2.3 mu M) than 4. Linear and macrocyclic peptides exhibited unexpected differences in structure-activity relationships for interactions with LSD1, indicating that they bind LSD1 differently. This was confirmed by the crystal structure of 31 in complex with LSD1-CoREST1, which revealed a novel binding mode at the outer rim of the LSD1 active site and without a direct interaction with FAD. NMR spectroscopy of 31 suggests that macrocyclization restricts its solution ensemble to conformations that include the one in the crystalline complex. Our results provide a solid basis for the design of optimized reversible LSD1 inhibitors.

Talibov, Vladimir O,1991-Uppsala universitet,Biokemi(Swepub:uu)vlata700 (författare)
Peintner, Stefan,1991-Uppsala universitet,Organisk kemi,Uppsala Univ, Dept Chem BMC, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden(Swepub:uu)stepe841 (författare)
Rhee, ClaireUppsala universitet,Institutionen för kemi - BMC(Swepub:uu)clarh368 (författare)
Poongavanam, VasanthanathanUppsala universitet,Organisk kemi(Swepub:uu)vaspo224 (författare)
Geitmann, MatthisBeactica AB, SE-75450 Uppsala, Sweden (författare)
Sebastiano, Matteo RossiUppsala universitet,Organisk kemi(Swepub:uu)matse495 (författare)
Simon, BerndEMBL Heidelberg, Struct & Computat Biol Unit, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany (författare)
Hennig, JanoschEMBL Heidelberg, Struct & Computat Biol Unit, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany (författare)
Dobritzsch, Doreen,1972-Uppsala universitet,Biokemi(Swepub:uu)dordo526 (författare)
Danielson, U. Helena,Professor,1959-Uppsala universitet,Biokemi,Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab(Swepub:uu)helenads (författare)
Kihlberg, JanUppsala universitet,Organisk kemi(Swepub:uu)janki643 (författare)
Uppsala universitetOrganisk kemi (creator_code:org_t)

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