Development of a Single-Chain Peptide Agonist of the Relaxin-3 Receptor Using Hydrocarbon Stapling

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• 作者：Keiko Hojo ; Mohammed Akhter Hossain ; Julien Tailhades ; Fazel Shabanpoor ; Lilian L. L. Wong ; Emma E. K. Ong-Pålsson ; Hanna E. Kastman ; Sherie Ma ; Andrew L. Gundlach ; K. Johan Rosengren ; John D. Wade ; Ross A. D. Bathgate
• 刊名：Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 25, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：59
• 期：16
• 页码：7445-7456
• 全文大小：686K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1520-4804

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Structure–activity studies of the insulin superfamily member, relaxin-3, have shown that its G protein-coupled receptor (RXFP3) binding site is contained within its central B-chain α-helix and this helical structure is essential for receptor activation. We sought to develop a single B-chain mimetic that retained agonist activity. This was achieved by use of solid phase peptide synthesis together with on-resin ruthenium-catalyzed ring closure metathesis of a pair of judiciously placed i,i+4 α-methyl, α-alkenyl amino acids. The resulting hydrocarbon stapled peptide was shown by solution NMR spectroscopy to mimic the native helical conformation of relaxin-3 and to possess potent RXFP3 receptor binding and activation. Alternative stapling procedures were unsuccessful, highlighting the critical need to carefully consider both the peptide sequence and stapling methodology for optimal outcomes. Our result is the first successful minimization of an insulin-like peptide to a single-chain α-helical peptide agonist which will facilitate study of the function of relaxin-3.