SAM domains are protein interaction modules with a helical fold. SAM-SAM interactions often adopt the Mid-Loop (ML)/End-Helix (EH) model in which the C-terminal helix and adjacent loops of one SAM unit (EH site) bind the central regions of another SAM domain (ML site). Herein, an original strategy to attack SAM-SAM associations is reported. It relies on the design of cyclic peptides targeting a region of the SAM domain positioned at the bottom side of the EH interface, that is thought to be important for the rise of a SAM-SAM complex. We preliminarily tested this strategy by using as model system heterotypic SAM-SAM interactions involving EphA2 receptor and implementing a multidisciplinary plan made up of computational docking studies, experimental interaction assays (by NMR and SPR techniques) and conformational analysis (by NMR and CD). This work further highlights how only a specific balance between flexibility and rigidity may be needed to generate modulators of SAM-SAM interactions.

Exploring the ability of cyclic peptides to target SAM domains: a computational and experimental study / Mercurio, Flavia Anna; Di Natale, Concetta; Pirone, Luciano; Vincenzi, Marian; Marasco, Daniela; De Luca, Stefania; Pedone, Emilia Maria; Leone, Marilisa. - In: CHEMBIOCHEM. - ISSN 1439-4227. - 21:5(2020), pp. 702-711. [10.1002/cbic.201900444]

Exploring the ability of cyclic peptides to target SAM domains: a computational and experimental study

Di Natale, Concetta;Pirone, Luciano;Vincenzi, Marian;Marasco, Daniela;De Luca, Stefania;
2020

Abstract

SAM domains are protein interaction modules with a helical fold. SAM-SAM interactions often adopt the Mid-Loop (ML)/End-Helix (EH) model in which the C-terminal helix and adjacent loops of one SAM unit (EH site) bind the central regions of another SAM domain (ML site). Herein, an original strategy to attack SAM-SAM associations is reported. It relies on the design of cyclic peptides targeting a region of the SAM domain positioned at the bottom side of the EH interface, that is thought to be important for the rise of a SAM-SAM complex. We preliminarily tested this strategy by using as model system heterotypic SAM-SAM interactions involving EphA2 receptor and implementing a multidisciplinary plan made up of computational docking studies, experimental interaction assays (by NMR and SPR techniques) and conformational analysis (by NMR and CD). This work further highlights how only a specific balance between flexibility and rigidity may be needed to generate modulators of SAM-SAM interactions.
2020
Exploring the ability of cyclic peptides to target SAM domains: a computational and experimental study / Mercurio, Flavia Anna; Di Natale, Concetta; Pirone, Luciano; Vincenzi, Marian; Marasco, Daniela; De Luca, Stefania; Pedone, Emilia Maria; Leone, Marilisa. - In: CHEMBIOCHEM. - ISSN 1439-4227. - 21:5(2020), pp. 702-711. [10.1002/cbic.201900444]
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