title: Genetic selection for peptide inhibitors of angiogenin.
abstract: The improper regulation of angiogenesis is implicit in a variety of diseases, including cancer. Angiogenin is unique among angiogenic factors in having ribonucleolytic activity. Inhibitors of this activity could serve as chemotherapeutics. The ribonucleolytic activity of angiogenin is toxic to the Origami strain of Escherichia coli. Herein, this cytotoxicity was used to identify inhibitors from a random nonapeptide library tethered to the C-terminus of human angiogenin. The selected sequences fell into three classes: (i) extremely hydrophobic, (ii) putative protease (ClpXP) substrates and (iii) slightly anionic. Two peptides corresponding to sequences in the last class were synthesized chemically and found to inhibit the ribonucleolytic activity of human angiogenin in vitro with micromolar values of Ki. Both peptides also inhibit bovine pancreatic ribonuclease, a homolog of angiogenin, though one exhibits selectivity for angiogenin. The affinity and selectivity of these peptides are comparable with the best known inhibitors of angiogenin. Moreover, the strategy used to identify them is general and could be applied to other cytotoxins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1544, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Ronald T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Raines
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015195:Drug Design; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D019151:Peptide Library; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D012259:Ribonuclease, Pancreatic / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D019151:Peptide Library; D010455:Peptides; C046366:angiogenin; D012259:Ribonuclease, Pancreatic; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases