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Nucleotide-Derived Competitive Inhibitors of Ectonucleotidase CD39─A Promising Extracellular Target for Immunotherapy of Cancer

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Chunyang Bi
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Florian Schwermer
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Laura Schäkel
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Salahuddin Mirza
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Helay Baburi
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Patrick Riziki
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Constanze C. Schmies
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Riekje Winzer
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Riham Idris
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Georg Rolshoven
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Julia Schilling
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Leon Luckenbach
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Julie Pelletier
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Luca Svolacchia Brusoni
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Haneen Al Hroub
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Ghazl Al Hamwi
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Vittoria Lopez
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Areso Ahmadsay
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Luca Raulien
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Katharina Sylvester
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Jean Sévigny
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Eva Tolosa
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Andreas H. Guse
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Christa E. Müller *
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6c00054delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Ectonucleotidases catalyze the hydrolysis of extracellular nucleotides, maintaining the balance between proinflammatory ATP and immunosuppressive adenosine. In the present study, we developed potent competitive inhibitors of the main ATP-hydrolyzing ectoenzyme nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase-1 (NTPDase1, CD39) based on 8-butylthio-AMP as a lead structure. Altogether, 88 purine nucleotides and analogs with broad structural modifications were synthesized, 78 of which are new compounds. 8-Substitution of the purine scaffold with bulky residues is essential for high potency and confers metabolic stability. 8-(1-Naphthylthio)-N6-(4-phenylbutyl)-AMP (42b, PSB-24379) is the most potent CD39 inhibitor of the series (Ki 77.4 nM), showing ancillary CD73 inhibition (Ki 240 nM). Docking into a human CD39 homology model rationalized key interactions. PSB-24379 reduced ATP hydrolysis in melanoma and breast cancer cell membranes and partially reverted ATP-mediated effects on T cell activation and proliferation in an ATP-rich environment. These CD39 inhibitors represent high-quality tool compounds with potential as drugs for immunotherapy of cancer.
Keywords:
Inhibitors
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Nucleic acids
Reaction products

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Journal of Medicinal Chemistry cover
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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6.8
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2.7W
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9.4W

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university of bonn
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3.2W
Papers: 2.6W
Citations: 29
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University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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1.8W
Papers: 1.3W
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chu de québec - université laval
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6
Papers: 5
Citations: 0
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