PMID: 11325594Apr 28, 2001Paper

An inhibitor of sequence-specific proteolysis that targets the substrate rather than the enzyme

Chemistry & Biology
Z ZhangThomas Kodadek

Abstract

Traditional protease inhibitors target the active site of the enzyme. However, since most proteases act on multiple substrates, even the most specific protease inhibitors will affect the levels of a number of different proteins. However, if substrate-targeted inhibitors could be developed, much higher levels of specificity could be achieved. In theory, compounds that bind the cleavage site of a particular substrate could block its interaction with a protease without having any effect on the processing of other substrates of that protease. A model system is presented that demonstrates the feasibility of substrate-targeted inhibition of proteolysis. A peptide selected genetically to bind a 14-residue epitope that encompasses the cleavage site of human pro-IL-1beta was shown to inhibit interleukin-converting enzyme (ICE)-mediated proteolysis of model substrates containing the 14-mer target sequence. However, the peptide had no effect on the cleavage of other ICE substrates with different amino acids flanking the minimal cleavage site. This study demonstrates the feasibility of substrate-targeted inhibition of proteolysis. More potent compounds must be developed before substrate-targeted inhibitors can be used routinely. Nonetheles...Continue Reading

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