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2015 ; 10
(6
): 1521-34
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A new class of orthosteric uPAR·uPA small-molecule antagonists are allosteric
inhibitors of the uPAR·vitronectin interaction
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Liu D
; Zhou D
; Wang B
; Knabe WE
; Meroueh SO
ACS Chem Biol
2015[Jun]; 10
(6
): 1521-34
PMID25671694
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The urokinase receptor (uPAR) is a GPI-anchored cell surface receptor that is at
the center of an intricate network of protein-protein interactions. Its immediate
binding partners are the serine proteinase urokinase (uPA), and vitronectin
(VTN), a component of the extracellular matrix. uPA and VTN bind at distinct
sites on uPAR to promote extracellular matrix degradation and integrin signaling,
respectively. Here, we report the discovery of a new class of pyrrolone
small-molecule inhibitors of the tight ?1 nM uPAR·uPA protein-protein
interaction. These compounds were designed to bind to the uPA pocket on uPAR. The
highest affinity compound, namely 7, displaced a fluorescently labeled ?-helical
peptide (AE147-FAM) with an inhibition constant Ki of 0.7 ?M and inhibited the
tight uPAR·uPAATF interaction with an IC50 of 18 ?M. Biophysical studies with
surface plasmon resonance showed that VTN binding is highly dependent on uPA.
This cooperative binding was confirmed as 7, which binds at the uPAR·uPA
interface, also inhibited the distal VTN·uPAR interaction. In cell culture, 7
blocked the uPAR·uPA interaction in uPAR-expressing human embryonic kidney
(HEK-293) cells and impaired cell adhesion to VTN, a process that is mediated by
integrins. As a result, 7 inhibited integrin signaling in MDA-MB-231 cancer cells
as evidenced by a decrease in focal adhesion kinase (FAK) phosphorylation and
Rac1 GTPase activation. Consistent with these results, 7 blocked breast
MDA-MB-231 cancer cell invasion with IC50 values similar to those observed in
ELISA and surface plasmon resonance competition studies. Explicit-solvent
molecular dynamics simulations show that the cooperativity between uPA and VTN is
attributed to stabilization of uPAR motion by uPA. In addition, free energy
calculations revealed that uPA stabilizes the VTNSMB·uPAR interaction through
more favorable electrostatics and entropy. Disruption of the uPAR·VTNSMB
interaction by 7 is consistent with the cooperative binding to uPAR by uPA and
VTN. Interestingly, the VTNSMB·uPAR interaction was less favorable in the
VTNSMB·uPAR·7 complex suggesting potential cooperativity between 7 and VTN.
Compound 7 provides an excellent starting point for the development of more
potent derivatives to explore uPAR biology.