National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
32571409
China
Citation
Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl / Year: 2026 Title: Ansamer-Controlled Bicyclic Peptides as Integrin αvβ6 Targeting Agents. Authors: Haijian Yang / Wenyan Dong / Yana An / Zhanyu He / Hui Pan / Wencong Pan / Jianhui Tan / Jingjing Sun / Chuan Shen / Wu Su / Jianchuan Wang / Roderich D Süssmuth / Guiyang Yao / Abstract: Bicyclic peptides are promising candidates for peptide-drug conjugates due to their structural rigidity and high target specificity. Recently, it became more apparent that some peptides form ...Bicyclic peptides are promising candidates for peptide-drug conjugates due to their structural rigidity and high target specificity. Recently, it became more apparent that some peptides form nonclassical conformational isomers, termed ansamers. These conformational isomers designated as P and M are non-interconvertible and separable, thus broaden the chemical space of the peptide template. In this study, we incorporated the RGD motif into a bicyclic peptide and systematically assessed the inhibitory activities of the P and M isomers against various integrins. The molecule 10-M exhibited high selectivity and potent inhibitory activity against the αvβ6 integrin, whereas 10-P, its conformational counterpart, lacked such activity. The cryo-EM structure of αvβ6 bound to 10-M shows, that it adopts a conformation with the cyclohexane sidechain of the amino acid Chg engaging in hydrophobic interactions with Ile183 and the disulfide bond within the β6 SDL2 loop. Compared to the linear peptide A20FMDV, a broadly applied αvβ6 inhibitor, 10-M displays faster cellular internalization and also sustains prolonged enrichment within tumor tissues. Moreover, employing 10-M a designed toxin-drug conjugate exhibits remarkable tumor-suppressing effects in vivo. These findings reveal how conformational isomers of ansamers affect biological activity-and highlight their potential for the identification of new bioactive molecules.
Entire : Complex of integrin alpha v beta 6 with a bicyclic peptide.
Entire
Name: Complex of integrin alpha v beta 6 with a bicyclic peptide.
Components
Complex: Complex of integrin alpha v beta 6 with a bicyclic peptide.
Protein or peptide: Integrin alpha-V heavy chain
Protein or peptide: Integrin beta-6
Protein or peptide: ALA-TRP-ARG-GLY-ASP-CHG-CYS-ASN-PRO
Ligand: CALCIUM ION
Ligand: 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose
Ligand: alpha-D-mannopyranose
Ligand: MANGANESE (II) ION
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Supramolecule #1: Complex of integrin alpha v beta 6 with a bicyclic peptide.
Supramolecule
Name: Complex of integrin alpha v beta 6 with a bicyclic peptide. type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1-#2
Source (natural)
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Molecular weight
Theoretical: 120 KDa
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Macromolecule #1: Integrin alpha-V heavy chain
Macromolecule
Name: Integrin alpha-V heavy chain / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 Details: The M400 of wild type integrin alpha v was substituted with a glycine and followed by an inserted extra cysteine. Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO
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