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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2021

Bicyclic β-Sheet Mimetics that Target the Transcriptional Coactivator β-Catenin and Inhibit Wnt Signaling.

Mathias Wendt, Rosa Bellavita, Alan Gerber, Nina-Louisa Efrém, Thirza van Ramshorst, Nicholas M Pearce, Paul R J Davey, Isabel Everard, Mercedes Vazquez-Chantada, Elisabetta Chiarparin and 3 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 5 countries.

Mathias WendtDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9851-5437
Rosa BellavitaDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Alan GerberDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3909-3606
Nina-Louisa EfrémDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Thirza van RamshorstDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Nicholas M PearceDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6693-8603
Paul R J DaveyMedicinal Chemistry, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Isabel EverardMechanistic Biology and Profiling, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Mercedes Vazquez-ChantadaMechanistic Biology and Profiling, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Elisabetta ChiarparinMedicinal Chemistry, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Paolo GriecoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Sven HennigDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8297-6845
Tom N GrossmannDepartment of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0179-4116
Amsterdam University College · NLAstraZeneca (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein complexes are defined by the three-dimensional structure of participating binding partners. Knowledge about these structures can facilitate the design of peptidomimetics which have been applied for example, as inhibitors of protein-protein interactions (PPIs). Even though β-sheets participate widely in PPIs, they have only rarely served as the basis for peptidomimetic PPI inhibitors, in particular when addressing intracellular targets. Here, we present the structure-based design of β-sheet mimetics targeting the intracellular protein β-catenin, a central component of the Wnt signaling pathway. Based on a protein binding partner of β-catenin, a macrocyclic peptide was designed and its crystal structure in complex with β-catenin obtained. Using this structure, we designed a library of bicyclic β-sheet mimetics employing a late-stage diversification strategy. Several mimetics were identified that compete with transcription factor binding to β-catenin and inhibit Wnt signaling in cells. The presented design strategy can support the development of inhibitors for other β-sheet-mediated PPIs.

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beta CateninBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicModels, MolecularPeptidesWnt Signaling Pathwaybeta CateninBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicPeptidescell-penetrating peptidesmacrocyclespeptidomimeticsprotein-protein interactionsthioether crosslinks

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PMID33783110
PMCPMC8252567
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