title: Effect of some new cAMP analogs on cAMP-dependent protein kinase isoenzymes.
abstract: 1. Ten new cAMP analogs were synthesized by replacing the purine ring with with indazole, benzimidazole or benztriazole and/or their nitro and amino derivatives. 2. Each analog proved effective in activating cAMP-dependent protein kinase I (PK-I) purified from rabbit skeletal muscle and cAMP-dependent protein kinase II (PK-II) from bovine heart and chasing 8-[3H]cAMP bound to regulatory subunits in the half-maximal effective concentrations of 2 x 10(-8)-8 x 10(-6) M. 3. The N-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-indazole-3'5'-cyclophosphate(I) proved a very poor chaser and activator of both isoenzymes, but when indazole was attached at its N-2 to ribose (IV) or when its H at C-4 (equivalent to the position of amino-group in adenine) was substituted by an amino-(III) or especially nitro-group (II) its efficiency was dramatically increased. 4. Analogs containing benztriazole ring proved as powerful as cAMP irrespective of the presence of substituents (VII-X). 5. Benzimidazole derivatives with amino-(VI) or nitro-group (V) activated PK-II 3 and 20 times better than PK-I. 6. Attaching of ribose to N-2 of indazole or benztriazole increased the affinity to PK-II 10 and 4 times, respectively. 7. Chasing efficiency of cAMP analogs at half-saturating [3H]cAMP tended to correlate with activating potency only for PK-I but at saturating [3H]cAMP concentration for both isoenzymes. 8. On the basis of synergistic activation with 8-Br-cAMP a site 2-selective binding of nitro-benzimidazole (V) and unsubstituted benztriazole (VII) derivatives to PK-II is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Chemistry, University School of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szücs
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sági
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vereb
mesh_terms: D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011687:Purines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D011687:Purines; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011494:Protein Kinases