A Novel Method for Identifying Parkin Binding Agents in Complex Preparations of Herbal Medicines

Autor: Feng-Jiao Li, Fan Zhang, Xu-Dong He, Xin Liu, Jian-Kang Mu, Min Yang, Yan-Qin Li, Wen Gu, Jie Yu, Xing-Xin Yang
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Zdroj: Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Vol 2022 (2022)
ISSN: 1942-0994
1942-0900
Popis: Parkin is a crucial E3 ubiquitin ligase for initiating mitophagy through the PINK1/Parkin pathway. Regulating the expression and activity of parkin can remedy mitophagy and human disease. We developed an efficient method to isolate natural parkin ligands from herbal medicines by combining centrifugal ultrafiltration and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. The heterologous expression technology identified functionally active and pure parkin proteins. After evaluating the reliability of the method using DL-selenomethionine and DL-dithiothreitol as positive controls, this method was successfully applied to capture parkin ligands from Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix and Sophorae Flavescentis Radix. LC/MS identified seven novel parkin-targeting compounds, namely, 7,4 ′ -dihydroxy-5-methoxy-8-(γ, γ-dimethylallyl)-flavanone, kushenol I, kurarinone, sophoraflavanone G, torachrysone-8-O-glucoside, apigenin, and emodin, supported by the molecular docking analysis. Five of the seven novel compounds (kushenol I, kurarinone, sophoraflavanone G, apigenin, and emodin) can activate parkin in in vitro autoubiquitination assays. Meanwhile, kushenol I and kurarinone had antisteatosis activity in fat emulsion-damaged human hepatocytes. These results confirmed the effectiveness of the method for identifying parkin ligands from complex preparations, useful to advance drug discovery from medicinal herbs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz: