Structure-based design of beta 1i or beta 5i specific inhibitors of human immunoproteasomes
De Bruin, G., Huber, E.M., Xin, B.T., Van Rooden, E.J., Al-Ayed, K., Kim, K.B., Kisselev, A.F., Driessen, C., Van der Stelt, M., Van der Marel, G.A., Groll, M., Overkleeft, H.S.(2014) J Med Chem 57: 6197-6209
- PubMed: 25006746 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jm500716s
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4QLQ, 4QLS, 4QLT, 4QLU, 4QLV - PubMed Abstract: 
Mammalian genomes encode seven catalytic proteasome subunits, namely, ¦Â1c, ¦Â2c, ¦Â5c (assembled into constitutive 20S proteasome core particles), ¦Â1i, ¦Â2i, ¦Â5i (incorporated into immunoproteasomes), and the thymoproteasome-specific subunit ¦Â5t. Extensive research in the past decades has yielded numerous potent proteasome inhibitors including compounds currently used in the clinic to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma. Proteasome inhibitors that selectively target combinations of ¦Â1c/¦Â1i, ¦Â2c/¦Â2i, or ¦Â5c/¦Â5i are available, yet ligands truly selective for a single proteasome activity are scarce. In this work we report the development of cell-permeable ¦Â1i and ¦Â5i selective inhibitors that outperform existing leads in terms of selectivity and/or potency. These compounds are the result of a rational design strategy using known inhibitors as starting points and introducing structural features according to the X-ray structures of the murine constitutive and immunoproteasome 20S core particles.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden Institute of Chemistry and Netherlands Proteomics Centre , Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands.