Abstract
Chemical probes are powerful tools for interrogating small molecule-target interactions. With additional fluorescence Turn-ON functionality, such probes might enable direct measurements of target engagement in live mammalian cells. DNS-pE (and its terminal alkyne-containing version DNS-pE2) is the first small molecule that can selectively label endogenous 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) from various mammalian cells. Endowed with an electrophilic vinyl sulfone moiety that possesses fluorescence-quenching properties, DNS-pE/DNS-pE2 became highly fluorescent only upon irreversible covalent modification of PHGDH. With an inhibitory property (in vitro Ki=7.4 μm) comparable to that of known PHGDH inhibitors, our probes thus offer a promising approach to simultaneously image endogenous PHGDH activities and study its target engagement in live-cell settings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 579-583 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan 8 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Keywords
- PHGDH
- chemical proteomics
- fluorescent probes
- inhibitors
- live-cell imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry