Pairing glycans with tissue lectins controls multiple effector pathways in (patho)physiology. A clinically relevant example is the prodegradative activity of galectins-1 and -3 (Gal-1 and -3) in the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) via matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), especially MMP-13. The design of heterobifunctional inhibitors that can block galectin binding and MMPs both directly and by preventing their galectin-dependent induction selectively offers a perspective to dissect the roles of lectins and proteolytic enzymes. We describe the synthesis of such a reagent with a bivalent galectin ligand connected to an MMP inhibitor and of two tetravalent glycoclusters with a subtle change in headgroup presentation for further elucidation of influence on ligand binding. Testing was performed on clinical material with mixtures of galectins as occurring in vivo, using sections of fixed tissue. Two-colour fluorescence microscopy monitored binding to the cellular glycome after optimization of experimental parameters. In the presence of the inhibitor, galectin binding to OA specimens was significantly reduced. These results open the perspective to examine the inhibitory capacity of custom-made ditopic compounds on binding of lectins in mixtures using sections of clinical material with known impact of galectins and MMPs on disease progression.

Targeting osteoarthritis-associated galectins and an induced effector class by a ditopic bifunctional reagent: Impact of its glycan part on binding measured in the tissue context / Manning, Joachim C; Baldoneschi, Veronica; Romero-Hernández, Laura L; Pichler, Katharina M; GarcÍa Caballero, Gabriel; André, Sabine; Kutzner, Tanja J; Ludwig, Anna-Kristin; Zullo, Valerio; Richichi, Barbara; Windhager, Reinhard; Kaltner, Herbert; Toegel, Stefan; Gabius, Hans-Joachim; Murphy, Paul V; Nativi, Cristina. - In: BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1464-3391. - ELETTRONICO. - 75:(2022), pp. 117068.---117068.--. [10.1016/j.bmc.2022.117068]

Targeting osteoarthritis-associated galectins and an induced effector class by a ditopic bifunctional reagent: Impact of its glycan part on binding measured in the tissue context

Baldoneschi, Veronica;Richichi, Barbara;Nativi, Cristina
2022

Abstract

Pairing glycans with tissue lectins controls multiple effector pathways in (patho)physiology. A clinically relevant example is the prodegradative activity of galectins-1 and -3 (Gal-1 and -3) in the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) via matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), especially MMP-13. The design of heterobifunctional inhibitors that can block galectin binding and MMPs both directly and by preventing their galectin-dependent induction selectively offers a perspective to dissect the roles of lectins and proteolytic enzymes. We describe the synthesis of such a reagent with a bivalent galectin ligand connected to an MMP inhibitor and of two tetravalent glycoclusters with a subtle change in headgroup presentation for further elucidation of influence on ligand binding. Testing was performed on clinical material with mixtures of galectins as occurring in vivo, using sections of fixed tissue. Two-colour fluorescence microscopy monitored binding to the cellular glycome after optimization of experimental parameters. In the presence of the inhibitor, galectin binding to OA specimens was significantly reduced. These results open the perspective to examine the inhibitory capacity of custom-made ditopic compounds on binding of lectins in mixtures using sections of clinical material with known impact of galectins and MMPs on disease progression.
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Manning, Joachim C; Baldoneschi, Veronica; Romero-Hernández, Laura L; Pichler, Katharina M; GarcÍa Caballero, Gabriel; André, Sabine; Kutzner, Tanja J...espandi
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