Identification of the New Covalent Allosteric Binding Site of Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase with Disulfiram Derivatives toward Glucose Reduction

J Med Chem. 2020 Jun 11;63(11):6238-6247. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00699. Epub 2020 May 19.

Abstract

Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) has attracted substantial interest as a target associated with cancer and type 2 diabetes. Herein, we found that disulfiram and its derivatives can potently inhibit FBPase by covalently binding to a new C128 allosteric site distinct from the original C128 site in APO FBPase. Further identification of the allosteric inhibition mechanism reveals that the covalent binding of a fragment of 214 will result in the movement of C128 and the dissociation of helix H4 (123-128), which in turn allows S123 to more easily form new hydrogen bonds with K71 and D74 in helix H3 (69-72), thereby inhibiting FBPase activity. Notably, both disulfiram and 212 might moderately reduce blood glucose output in vivo. Therefore, our current findings not only identify a new covalent allosteric site of FBPase but also establish a structural foundation and provide a promising way for the design of covalent allosteric drugs for glucose reduction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allosteric Site
  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / pathology
  • Disulfiram / analogs & derivatives*
  • Disulfiram / metabolism
  • Disulfiram / therapeutic use
  • Drug Design
  • Fructose-Bisphosphatase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Fructose-Bisphosphatase / genetics
  • Fructose-Bisphosphatase / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Kinetics
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Mice, Obese
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Protein Conformation, alpha-Helical

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Fructose-Bisphosphatase
  • Disulfiram