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Differential binding modes of diacylglycerol (DAG) and DAG lactones to protein kinase C (PK-C)

  1. Author:
    Sigano, D. M.
    Peach, M. L.
    Nacro, K.
    Choi, Y.
    Lewin, N. E.
    Nicklaus, M. C.
    Blumberg, P. M.
    Marquez, V. E.

  2. Author Address

    NCI, Med Chem Lab, Ctr Canc Res, NIH, Frederick, MD 21702 USA NCI, Med Chem Lab, Ctr Canc Res, NIH, Frederick, MD 21702 USA NCI, Ctr Canc Res, Cellular Carcinogenesis & Tumor Promot Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA Marquez VE NCI, Med Chem Lab, Ctr Canc Res, NIH, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
    1. Year: 2003
  2. Journal: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
    1. 46
    2. 9
    3. Pages: 1571-1579
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    Diacylglycerol lactones (DAG lactones), analogous to highly potent diacylglycerols (DAGs) were synthesized to demonstrate the ability of PK-C to discriminate between two differential binding modes, sn-1 and sn-2. While both sn-1 and sn-2 binding modes are allowable in terms of hydrogen bonding, it has been found that in general, DAGs prefer to bind sn-1, while the corresponding analogous DAG lactones prefer to bind sn-2. However, this binding orientation can be directly influenced by the disposition and nature of the acyl substituent, particularly if it is highly branched. When the "binding driving force" (i.e., the larger branched acyl chain) is in the sn-2 position, a dramatic increase in binding affinity is observed in the DAG lactone as compared to its open chain DAG counterpart. As these analogous DAGs and DAG lactones have almost identical log P values, this difference in binding affinity is a direct result of the entropic advantage of constraining the glycerol backbone.

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