PAK: an essential motif for forming beta-turn structures and exhibiting the thrombolytic effect of P6A and its analogs.
Ala-Arg-Pro-Ala-Lys (ARPAK; also known as P6A) and 19 of its analogs were synthesized, and their thrombolytic activities were assessed in vitro and in vivo. The solution structures of 12 of the P6A analogs were determined using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The thrombolytic activity and conformational structure relationship was analyzed. We found that the Pro-Ala-Lys (PAK) sequence was essential for thrombolytic activity and was also responsible for the beta-turn structure found in the P6A analogs studied. The well defined beta turn may act as a binding head with the protruding lysine side-chain (positively charged) found at the target site for target recognition. Additionally, the N-terminal residue may be critical for thrombolytic activity, which for PAK-containing peptides, is likely achieved via a plasminogen-dependent pathway.
College of Chemical Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR, China.
Ming
M
Zhao
Xin
X
Jia
Chao
C
Wang
Qin
Q
Li
Kexiang
K
Zhou
Lili
L
Wang
Hu
H
Liu
Shiqi
S
Peng
D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D010455:Peptides; C026893:fibrinogen peptide 6A