Edosada_2006_J.Biol.Chem_281_7437

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Title : Selective inhibition of fibroblast activation protein protease based on dipeptide substrate specificity - Edosada_2006_J.Biol.Chem_281_7437
Author(s) : Edosada CY , Quan C , Wiesmann C , Tran T , Sutherlin D , Reynolds M , Elliott JM , Raab H , Fairbrother W , Wolf BB
Ref : Journal of Biological Chemistry , 281 :7437 , 2006
Abstract :

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a transmembrane serine peptidase that belongs to the prolyl peptidase family. FAP has been implicated in cancer; however, its specific role remains elusive because inhibitors that distinguish FAP from other prolyl peptidases like dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) have not been developed. To identify peptide motifs for FAP-selective inhibitor design, we used P(2)-Pro(1) and acetyl (Ac)-P(2)-Pro(1) dipeptide substrate libraries, where P(2) was varied and substrate hydrolysis occurs between Pro(1) and a fluorescent leaving group. With the P(2)-Pro(1) library, FAP preferred Ile, Pro, or Arg at the P(2) residue; however, DPP-4 showed broad reactivity against this library, precluding selectivity. By contrast, with the Ac-P(2)-Pro(1) library, FAP cleaved only Ac-Gly-Pro, whereas DPP-4 showed little reactivity with all substrates. FAP also cleaved formyl-, benzyloxycarbonyl-, biotinyl-, and peptidyl-Gly-Pro substrates, which DPP-4 cleaved poorly, suggesting an N-acyl-Gly-Pro motif for inhibitor design. Therefore, we synthesized and tested the compound Ac-Gly-prolineboronic acid, which inhibited FAP with a K(i) of 23 +/- 3 nm. This was approximately 9- to approximately 5400-fold lower than the K(i) values for other prolyl peptidases, including DPP-4, DPP-7, DPP-8, DPP-9, prolyl oligopeptidase, and acylpeptide hydrolase. These results identify Ac-Gly-BoroPro as a FAP-selective inhibitor and suggest that N-acyl-Gly-Pro-based inhibitors will allow testing of FAP as a therapeutic target.

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Edosada CY, Quan C, Wiesmann C, Tran T, Sutherlin D, Reynolds M, Elliott JM, Raab H, Fairbrother W, Wolf BB (2006)
Selective inhibition of fibroblast activation protein protease based on dipeptide substrate specificity
Journal of Biological Chemistry 281 :7437

Edosada CY, Quan C, Wiesmann C, Tran T, Sutherlin D, Reynolds M, Elliott JM, Raab H, Fairbrother W, Wolf BB (2006)
Journal of Biological Chemistry 281 :7437