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Identification of novel bromodomain inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi bromodomain factor 2 (TcBDF2) using a fluorescence polarization-based high-throughput assay.

ABSTRACT: Bromodomains are structural folds present in all eukaryotic cells that bind to other proteins recognizing acetylated lysines. Most proteins with bromodomains are part of nuclear complexes that interact with acetylated histone residues and regulate DNA replication, transcription, and repair through chromatin structure remodeling. Bromodomain inhibitors are small molecules that bind to the hydrophobic pocket of bromodomains, interfering with the interaction with acetylated histones. Using a fluorescent probe, we have developed an assay to select inhibitors of the bromodomain factor 2 of Trypanosoma cruzi (TcBDF2) using fluorescence polarization. Initially, a library of 28,251 compounds was screened in an endpoint assay. The top 350-ranked compounds were further analyzed in a dose-response assay. From this analysis, seven compounds were obtained that had not been previously characterized as bromodomain inhibitors. Although these compounds did not exhibit significant trypanocidal activity, all showed bona fide interaction with TcBDF2 with dissociation constants between 1 and 3 µM validating these assays to search for bromodomain inhibitors.

SUBMITTER: Tavernelli LE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11304739 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of novel bromodomain inhibitors of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> bromodomain factor 2 (<i>Tc</i>BDF2) using a fluorescence polarization-based high-throughput assay.

Tavernelli Luis E LE Alonso Victoria L VL Peña Imanol I Rodríguez Araya Elvio E Manarin Romina R Cantizani Juan J Martin Julio J Salamanca Juan J Bamborough Paul P Calderón Felix F Gabarro Raquel R Serra Esteban E

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20240719 8

Bromodomains are structural folds present in all eukaryotic cells that bind to other proteins recognizing acetylated lysines. Most proteins with bromodomains are part of nuclear complexes that interact with acetylated histone residues and regulate DNA replication, transcription, and repair through chromatin structure remodeling. Bromodomain inhibitors are small molecules that bind to the hydrophobic pocket of bromodomains, interfering with the interaction with acetylated histones. Using a fluore ...[more]

PMID: 39028190

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Project description:Chagas disease also known as American trypanosomiasis is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Over the last 30 years, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected parasitic infection of the rural population to an urbanized chronic disease, becoming a potentially emergent global health problem. T. cruzi strains were assigned to seven genetic groups (TcI-TcVI and TcBat), named discrete typing units (DTUs), which represent a set of isolates that differ in virulence, pathogenicity and immunological features. Indeed, diverse clinical manifestations (from asymptomatic to highly severe disease) have been attempted to be related to T.cruzi genetic variability. Due to that, several DTU typing methods have been introduced. Each method has its own advantages and drawbacks such as high complexity and analysis time and all of them are based on genetic signatures. Recently, a novel method discriminated bacterial strains using a peptide identification-free, genome sequence-independent shotgun proteomics workflow. Here, we aimed to develop a Trypanosoma cruzi Strain Typing Assay using MS/MS peptide spectral libraries, named Tc-STAMS2.The Tc-STAMS2 method uses shotgun proteomics combined with spectral library search to assign and discriminate T. cruzi strains independently on the genome knowledge. The method is based on the construction of a library of MS/MS peptide spectra built using genotyped T. cruzi reference strains. For identification, the MS/MS peptide spectra of unknown T. cruzi cells are identified using the spectral matching algorithm SpectraST. The Tc-STAMS2 method allowed correct identification of all DTUs with high confidence. The method was robust towards different sample preparations, length of chromatographic gradients and fragmentation techniques. Moreover, a pilot inter-laboratory study showed the applicability to different MS platforms.This is the first study that develops a MS-based platform for T. cruzi strain typing. Indeed, the Tc-STAMS2 method allows T. cruzi strain typing using MS/MS spectra as discriminatory features and allows the differentiation of TcI-TcVI DTUs. Similar to genomic-based strategies, the Tc-STAMS2 method allows identification of strains within DTUs. Its robustness towards different experimental and biological variables makes it a valuable complementary strategy to the current T. cruzi genotyping assays. Moreover, this method can be used to identify DTU-specific features correlated with the strain phenotype.

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Identification of novel bromodomain inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi bromodomain factor 2 (TcBDF2) using a fluorescence polarization-based high-throughput assay.

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Identification of novel bromodomain inhibitors of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> bromodomain factor 2 (<i>Tc</i>BDF2) using a fluorescence polarization-based high-throughput assay.

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