Transition state mimetics of the Plasmodium export element are potent inhibitors of Plasmepsin V from P. falciparum and P. vivax
- Author(s)
- Sleebs, BE; Gazdik, M; O'Neill, MT; Rajasekaran, P; Lopaticki, S; Lackovic, K; Lowes, K; Smith, BJ; Cowman, AF; Boddey, JA;
- Details
- Publication Year 2014-09-11,Volume 57,Issue #18,Page 7644-7662
- Journal Title
- J Med Chem
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- Following erythrocyte invasion, malaria parasites export a catalogue of remodeling proteins into the infected cell that enable parasite development in the human host. Export is dependent on the activity of the aspartyl protease, plasmepsin V (PMV), which cleaves proteins within the Plasmodium export element (PEXEL; RxL downward arrowxE/Q/D) in the parasite's endoplasmic reticulum. Here, we generated transition state mimetics of the native PEXEL substrate that potently inhibit PMV isolated from Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. Through optimization, we identified that the activity of the mimetics was completely dependent on the presence of P1 Leu and P3 Arg. Treatment of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes with a set of optimized mimetics impaired PEXEL processing and killed the parasites. The striking effect of the compounds provides a clearer understanding of the accessibility of the PMV active site and reaffirms the enzyme as an attractive target for the design of future antimalarials.
- Publisher
- ACS
- Research Division(s)
- Infection And Immunity; Systems Biology And Personalised Medicine; Chemical Biology
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jm500797g
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