Narawane, Shailesh; Budnjo, Adnan; Grauffel, Cedric; Haug, Bengt Erik; Reuter, Nathalie
In Silico Design, Synthesis, and Assays of Specific Substrates for Proteinase 3: Influence of Fluorogenic and Charged Groups
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY, 57:1111-1115, FEB 13 2014

Neutrophil serine proteases are specific regulators of the immune response, and proteinase 3 is a major target antigen in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. FRET peptides containing 2-aminobenzoic acid (Abz) and N-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)ethylenediamine (EDDnp) as fluorophore and quencher groups, respectively, have been widely used to probe proteases specificity. Using in silico design followed by enzymatic assays, we show that Abz and EDDnp significantly contribute to substrate hydrolysis by PR3. We also propose a new substrate specific for PR3.

DOI:10.1021/jm401559r

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