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Interactions of the natural product kendomycin and the 20S proteasome

  • Philipp Beck
  • , Wolfgang Heinemeyer
  • , Anna Lena Späth
  • , Yasser Elnakady
  • , Rolf Müller
  • , Michael Groll
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Saarland University

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Abstract

Natural products are a valuable source for novel lead structures in drug discovery, but for the majority of isolated bioactive compounds, the cellular targets are unknown. The structurally unique ansa-polyketide kendomycin (KM) was reported to exert its potent cytotoxic effects via impairment of the ubiquitin proteasome system, but the exact mode of action remained unclear. Here, we present a systematic biochemical characterization of KM-proteasome interactions in vitro and in vivo, including complex structures of wild type and mutant yeast 20S proteasome with KM. Our results provide evidence for a polypharmacological mode of action for KM's cytotoxic effect on cancer cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3108-3117
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Molecular Biology
Volume426
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Sep 2014

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Keywords

  • X-ray crystallography
  • kendomycin
  • natural product
  • proteasome
  • sodium dodecyl sulfate

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