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Sequence Inversion Dictates the Antiproliferative Activity of Bidirectional Tryptophan-Containing Dipeptide Libraries.

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Τίτλος: Sequence Inversion Dictates the Antiproliferative Activity of Bidirectional Tryptophan-Containing Dipeptide Libraries.
Συγγραφείς: Díaz JB; BioLab, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain., Khan AN; BioLab, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain., González-Bakker A; BioLab, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain., Padrón JM; BioLab, Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain.
Πηγή: Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society [J Pept Sci] 2026 Oct; Vol. 32 (10), pp. e70128.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9506309 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1099-1387 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10752617 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Pept Sci Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, c1995-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Dipeptides*/chemistry , Dipeptides*/pharmacology , Dipeptides*/chemical synthesis , Tryptophan*/chemistry , Tryptophan*/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents*/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents*/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents*/chemical synthesis , Peptide Library*, Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Humans ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor ; Cell Line, Tumor
Περίληψη: Two complementary series of novel tryptophan-derived dipeptides (Trp-X and X-Trp) were designed and synthesized to systematically evaluate how backbone sequence inversion alters chemical accessibility and in vitro antineoplastic profiles against a human solid tumor cell line panel (A549, HeLa, MIA PaCa-2, SW1573, T-47D, and WiDr). Reversing the peptide connectivity revealed prominent sequence-dependent chemical reactivities and biological variations. Steric repulsion at the β-carbon limited basic hydrolysis during X-Trp precursor assembly, whereas the Trp-X series allowed straightforward chemical couplings. Phenotypic screening demonstrated that the Trp-X configuration is biologically superior to the X-Trp layout. The conformationally restricted L-proline conjugate (Trp-Pro) emerged as the lead architecture, exhibiting consistent, single-digit sub-micromolar growth inhibition across all histotypes (GI50 = 1.36-2.06 μM) and effectively outperforming clinical standards cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in resistant models. Interestingly, an inversion of structure-activity relationships was observed in the reverse series, where specific residues like L-phenylglycine and L-tyrosine experienced a prominent rescue of potency upon sequence relocation. These results confirm that the antiproliferative profile of these peptidomimetics is strictly dictated by a highly directional, sequence-specific molecular topology rather than aggregate lipophilicity alone.
(© 2026 The Author(s). Journal of Peptide Science published by European Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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Grant Information: PID2021-123059OB-I00 MCIN; AEI
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: anticancer drugs; antiproliferative activity; peptide sequence inversion; phenotypic screening; structure–activity relationships (SAR); tryptophan dipeptides
Substance Nomenclature: 0 (Dipeptides)
8DUH1N11BX (Tryptophan)
0 (Antineoplastic Agents)
0 (Peptide Library)
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260916 Date Completed: 20260916 Latest Revision: 20260919
Update Code: 20260919
PubMed Central ID: PMC13581466
DOI: 10.1002/psc.70128
PMID: 42749494
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE