Identification of antifungal H+-ATPase inhibitors with effect on the plasma membrane potential
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Identification of antifungal H+-ATPase inhibitors with effect on the plasma membrane potential. / Kjellerup, Lasse; Gordon, Sandra; Cohrt, Karen O'Hanlon; Brown, William Dalby; Fuglsang, Anja Thoe; Winther, Anne-Marie Lund.
In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Vol. 61, No. 7, e00032-17, 2017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Identification of antifungal H+-ATPase inhibitors with effect on the plasma membrane potential
AU - Kjellerup, Lasse
AU - Gordon, Sandra
AU - Cohrt, Karen O'Hanlon
AU - Brown, William Dalby
AU - Fuglsang, Anja Thoe
AU - Winther, Anne-Marie Lund
N1 - Copyright © 2017 Kjellerup et al.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase (Pma1) is an essential fungal protein and a proposed target for new antifungal medications. A small-molecule library containing ∼191,000 commercially available compounds was screened for inhibition of S. cerevisiae plasma membranes containing Pma1. The overall hit rate was 0.2 %, corresponding to 407 compounds.These hit compounds were further evaluated for ATPase selectivity and broad spectrum antifungal activity. Following this work, one Pma1 inhibitor series based on compound 14 and analogs, was selected for further evaluation. This compound series was able to depolarize the membrane and inhibit extracellular acidification in intact fungal cells, concomitant with a significant increase in intracellular ATP levels. Collectively, we suggest these effects may be a common feature for Pma1 inhibitors. Additionally, the work uncovered a dual mechanism for the previously identified cationic peptide BM2, revealing fungal membrane disruption in addition to Pma1 inhibition. The methods presented here provide a solid platform for the evaluation of Pma1-specific inhibitors in a drug development setting. The present inhibitors could serve as a starting point for the development of new antifungal agents with a novel mode of action.
AB - The plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase (Pma1) is an essential fungal protein and a proposed target for new antifungal medications. A small-molecule library containing ∼191,000 commercially available compounds was screened for inhibition of S. cerevisiae plasma membranes containing Pma1. The overall hit rate was 0.2 %, corresponding to 407 compounds.These hit compounds were further evaluated for ATPase selectivity and broad spectrum antifungal activity. Following this work, one Pma1 inhibitor series based on compound 14 and analogs, was selected for further evaluation. This compound series was able to depolarize the membrane and inhibit extracellular acidification in intact fungal cells, concomitant with a significant increase in intracellular ATP levels. Collectively, we suggest these effects may be a common feature for Pma1 inhibitors. Additionally, the work uncovered a dual mechanism for the previously identified cationic peptide BM2, revealing fungal membrane disruption in addition to Pma1 inhibition. The methods presented here provide a solid platform for the evaluation of Pma1-specific inhibitors in a drug development setting. The present inhibitors could serve as a starting point for the development of new antifungal agents with a novel mode of action.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1128/AAC.00032-17
DO - 10.1128/AAC.00032-17
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28438931
VL - 61
JO - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
JF - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
SN - 0066-4804
IS - 7
M1 - e00032-17
ER -
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