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Active site targeting of hedgehog precursor protein with phenylarsine oxide

  • Timothy S. Owen
  • , Xie Jian Xie
  • , Benjamin Laraway
  • , George Ngoje
  • , Chunyu Wang
  • , Brian P. Callahan

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Abstract

Hedgehog proteins, signaling molecules implicated in human embryo development and cancer, can be inhibited at the stage of autoprocessing by the trivalent arsenical phenyl arsine oxide (PhAsIII). The interaction (apparent Ki, 4×10-7M) is characterized by an optical binding assay and by NMR spectroscopy. PhAsIII appears to be the first validated inhibitor of hedgehog autoprocessing, which is unique to hedgehog proteins and essential for biological activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-58
Number of pages4
JournalChemBioChem
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2015

Keywords

  • Active-site probe
  • Arsenic
  • Autoprocessing
  • Cholesterol
  • Hedgehog

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