Selective Targeting of the Interconversion between Glucosylceramide and Ceramide by Scaffold Tailoring of Iminosugar Inhibitors.
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| Abstract |
A series of simple C-alkyl pyrrolidines already known as cytotoxic inhibitors of ceramide glucosylation in melanoma cells can be converted into their corresponding 6-membered analogues by means of a simple ring expansion. This study illustrated how an isomerisation from iminosugar pyrrolidine toward piperidine could invert their targeting from glucosylceramide (GlcCer) formation toward GlcCer hydrolysis. Thus, we found that the 5-membered ring derivatives did not inhibit the hydrolysis reaction of GlcCer catalysed by lysosomal β-glucocerebrosidase (GBA). On the other hand, the ring-expanded C-alkyl piperidine isomers, non-cytotoxic and inactive regarding ceramide glucosylation, revealed to be potent inhibitors of GBA. A molecular docking study showed that the positions of the piperidine ring of the compound 6b and its analogous 2-O-heptyl DIX 8 were similar to that of isofagomine. Furthermore, compound 6b promoted mutant GBA enhancements over 3-fold equivalent to that of the related O-Hept DIX 8 belonging to one of the most potent iminosugar-based pharmacological chaperone series reported to date.
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| Authors | Cécile Baudoin-Dehoux, Tessa Castellan, Frédéric Rodriguez, Arnaud Rives, Fabien Stauffert, Virginie Garcia, Thierry Levade, Philippe Compain, Yves Génisson |
| Journal | Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (Molecules) Vol. 24 Issue 2 (Jan 19 2019) ISSN: 1420-3049 [Electronic] Switzerland |
| PMID | 30669468 (Publication Type: Journal Article) |
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