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ArticleChemMedChem2021

New Paradigm in NKT Cell Antigens: MCS-0208 (2-(Hydroxymethyl)phenylthio-phytoceramide) - an Aryl-Phytoceramide Compound with a Single Hydroxyl Group Stimulates NKT Cells.

Roser Borràs-Tudurí, Anna Alcaide, Sandrine Aspeslag, Lorena Usero, Carmen Serra, Carme Roura-Mir, Dirk Elewaut, Amadeu Llebaria

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Article in ChemMedChem, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Roser Borràs-TuduríMedicinal Chemistry and Synthesis (MCS) Laboratory, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
Anna AlcaideMedicinal Chemistry and Synthesis (MCS) Laboratory, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
Sandrine AspeslagUnit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Lorena UseroLaboratori d'Immunologia Cel⋅lular Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
Carmen SerraMedicinal Chemistry and Synthesis (MCS) Laboratory, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
Carme Roura-MirLaboratori d'Immunologia Cel⋅lular Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
Dirk ElewautUnit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB-Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Amadeu LlebariaMedicinal Chemistry and Synthesis (MCS) Laboratory, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8200-4827

Funding

Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness CTQ2011-29549-C02-01Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness CTQ2014-57020-RMinistry of Education, Culture and Sport AP2007-01826Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport FPU2013-01783
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural Killer T (NKT) cells play an important role in the immune response and can be activated by glycolipids presented by CD1d protein. We present MCS-0208, an unprecedented arylthioether-phytoceramide able to induce potent invariant NKT (iNKT) cell activation, notably when tested in human iNKT cells. This arylsphingolipid analog has a simple phenyl group containing a single hydroxyl substituent as a surrogate of the sugar ring. The phenylthioether structure contrasts with α-galactosylceramide (1), the prototypical glycolipid used to induce iNKT cell stimulation, where the galactose 2'-OH and 3'-OH substituents are accepted as the minimal footprint and considered critical for NKT T cell receptor (TCR) recognition. A computational study supports the recognition of aromatic compound by the CD1d and TCR proteins as radically new structures for NKT cell stimulation.

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Dose-Response Relationship, DrugHumansHydroxidesMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular StructureNatural Killer T-CellsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellStructure-Activity Relationshiphydroxide ionHydroxidesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cellalfa-galactosylceramidearyl-ceramideimmunostimulationNKT cells

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PMID33821540
PMCPMC8453509

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