5'-cap RNA/SAM mimetic conjugates as bisubstrate inhibitors of viral RNA cap 2'-O-methyltransferases.

Autor: Ahmed-Belkacem R; IBMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France., Sutto-Ortiz P; AFMB, University of Aix-Marseille, CNRS, Marseille, France., Delpal A; AFMB, University of Aix-Marseille, CNRS, Marseille, France., Troussier J; IBMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France., Canard B; AFMB, University of Aix-Marseille, CNRS, Marseille, France., Vasseur JJ; IBMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France., Decroly E; AFMB, University of Aix-Marseille, CNRS, Marseille, France. Electronic address: etienne.decroly@univ-amu.fr., Debart F; IBMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France. Electronic address: francoise.debart@umontpellier.fr.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Bioorganic chemistry [Bioorg Chem] 2024 Feb; Vol. 143, pp. 107035. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107035
Abstrakt: Viral RNA cap 2'-O-methyltransferases are considered promising therapeutic targets for antiviral treatments, as they play a key role in the formation of viral RNA cap-1 structures to escape the host immune system. A better understanding of how they interact with their natural substrates (RNA and the methyl donor SAM) would enable the rational development of potent inhibitors. However, as few structures of 2'-O-MTases in complex with RNA have been described, little is known about substrate recognition by these MTases. For this, chemical tools mimicking the state in which the cap RNA substrate and SAM cofactor are bound in the enzyme's catalytic pocket may prove useful. In this work, we designed and synthesized over 30 RNA conjugates that contain a short oligoribonucleotide (ORN with 4 or 6 nucleotides) with the first nucleotide 2'-O-attached to an adenosine by linkers of different lengths and containing S or N-heteroatoms, or a 1,2,3-triazole ring. These ORN conjugates bearing or not a cap structure at 5'-extremity mimic the methylation transition state with RNA substrate/SAM complex as bisubstrates of 2'-O-MTases. The ORN conjugates were synthesized either by the incorporation of a dinucleoside phosphoramidite during RNA elongation or by click chemistry performed on solid-phase post-RNA elongation. Their ability to inhibit the activity of the nsp16/nsp10 complex of SARS-CoV-2 and the NS5 protein of dengue and Zika viruses was assessed. Significant submicromolar IC 50 values and K d values in the µM range were found, suggesting a possible interaction of some ORN conjugates with these viral 2'-O-MTases.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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