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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2015

A modular toolkit to inhibit proline-rich motif-mediated protein-protein interactions.

Robert Opitz, Matthias Müller, Cédric Reuter, Matthias Barone, Arne Soicke, Yvette Roske, Kirill Piotukh, Peter Huy, Monika Beerbaum, Burkhard Wiesner and 7 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Robert OpitzLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Matthias MüllerLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Cédric ReuterDepartment für Chemie, Universität zu Köln, 50939 Köln, Germany;
Matthias BaroneLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Arne SoickeDepartment für Chemie, Universität zu Köln, 50939 Köln, Germany;
Yvette RoskeMax Delbrück Centrum für Molekulare Medizin, 13125 Berlin, Germany; and.
Kirill PiotukhLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Peter HuyDepartment für Chemie, Universität zu Köln, 50939 Köln, Germany;
Monika BeerbaumLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Burkhard WiesnerLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Michael BeyermannLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Peter SchmiederLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Christian FreundInstitut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Rudolf VolkmerLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Hartmut OschkinatLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany;
Hans-Günther SchmalzDepartment für Chemie, Universität zu Köln, 50939 Köln, Germany; schmalz@uni-koeln.de kuehne@fmp-berlin.de.
Ronald KühneLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, 13125 Berlin, Germany; schmalz@uni-koeln.de kuehne@fmp-berlin.de.
Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie · DEUniversity of Cologne · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DEMax Delbrück Center · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small-molecule competitors of protein-protein interactions are urgently needed for functional analysis of large-scale genomics and proteomics data. Particularly abundant, yet so far undruggable, targets include domains specialized in recognizing proline-rich segments, including Src-homology 3 (SH3), WW, GYF, and Drosophila enabled (Ena)/vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) homology 1 (EVH1) domains. Here, we present a modular strategy to obtain an extendable toolkit of chemical fragments (ProMs) designed to replace pairs of conserved prolines in recognition motifs. As proof-of-principle, we developed a small, selective, peptidomimetic inhibitor of Ena/VASP EVH1 domain interactions. Highly invasive MDA MB 231 breast-cancer cells treated with this ligand showed displacement of VASP from focal adhesions, as well as from the front of lamellipodia, and strongly reduced cell invasion. General applicability of our strategy is illustrated by the design of an ErbB4-derived ligand containing two ProM-1 fragments, targeting the yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1)-WW domain with a fivefold higher affinity.

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Proline-Rich Protein DomainsProtein Interaction MappingAnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesCell Line, TumorCell Membrane PermeabilityCrystallography, X-RayDrosophila melanogasterEsterificationFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansKineticsLigandsMicrofilament ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular WeightCell Adhesion MoleculesLigandsMicrofilament ProteinsPeptidesPhosphoproteinspolyprolineVasodilator-Stimulated PhosphoproteinZyxinactin cytoskeletoncell migrationEnaprotein–protein interactionVASP

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PMID25848013
PMCPMC4413326
OpenAlexW1994131040

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