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Apoptosis-inducing activity of synthetic hydrocarbon-stapled peptides in H358 cancer cells expressing KRASG12C

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Li, Cuicui, Zhao, Ni, An, Luyan, Dai, Zhen, Chen, Xiaoyi, Yang, Fan, You, Qidong, Di, Bin +2 more·2021·Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B

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Lung cancers are the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and pose a grave threat to human life and health. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most frequent malignancy occupying 80% of all lung cancer subtypes. Except for other mutations (e.g., KRASG12V/D) that are also vital for the occurrence, KRASG12C gene mutation is a significant driving force of NSCLC, with a prevalence of approximately 14% of all NSCLC patients. However, there are only a few therapeutic drugs targeting KRASG12C mutations currently. Here, we synthesized hydrocarbon-stapled peptide 3 that was much shorter and more stable with modest KRASG12C binding affinity and the same anti-tumor effect based on the α-helical peptide mimic SAH-SOS1A. The stapled peptide 3 effectively induced G2/M arrest and apoptosis, inhibiting cell growth in KRAS-mutated lung cancer cells via disrupting the KRAS-mediated RAF/MEK/ERK signaling, which was verified from the perspective of genomics and proteomics. Peptide 3 also exhibited strong anti-trypsin and anti-chymotrypsin abilities, as well as good plasma stability and human liver microsomal metabolic stability. Overall, peptide 3 retains the equivalent anti-tumor activity of SAH-SOS1A but with improved stability and affinity, superior to SAH-SOS1A. Our work offers a structural optimization approach of KRASG12C peptide inhibitors for cancer therapy.

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Authors
Li, C., Zhao, N., An, L., Dai, Z., Chen, X., Yang, F., You, Q., Di, B., Hu, C., & Xu, L.
Affiliations
China Pharmaceutical University (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Di, Bin
  • Hu, Chi
  • Xu, Lili
Venue
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-09
Volume
11
Issue
9
Pages
2670-2684
ISSN
2211-3835 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3174916617
Cited by
20
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1
FWCI
1.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81773693, 81803354)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20180564)
  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2632021ZD13)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Keywords
hydrocarbon-stapled peptides, KRAS G12C, non-small cell lung cancer, apoptosis, G2/M cell cycle arrest, MAPK/ERK pathway, peptide stability, plasma stability, liver microsomal metabolism, KRAS inhibitors, structural optimization

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