Screening and Development of New Inhibitors of FtsZ from M. Tuberculosis.

A variety of commercial analogs and a newer series of Sulindac derivatives were screened for inhibition of M. tuberculosis (Mtb) in vitro and specifically as inhibitors of the essential mycobacterial tubulin homolog, FtsZ. Due to the ease of preparing diverse analogs and a favorable in vivo pharmaco...

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Main Authors: Bini Mathew, Judith Varady Hobrath, Larry Ross, Michele C Connelly, Hava Lofton, Malini Rajagopalan, R Kiplin Guy, Robert C Reynolds
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
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Larry Ross
Michele C Connelly
Hava Lofton
Malini Rajagopalan
R Kiplin Guy
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description A variety of commercial analogs and a newer series of Sulindac derivatives were screened for inhibition of M. tuberculosis (Mtb) in vitro and specifically as inhibitors of the essential mycobacterial tubulin homolog, FtsZ. Due to the ease of preparing diverse analogs and a favorable in vivo pharmacokinetic and toxicity profile of a representative analog, the Sulindac scaffold may be useful for further development against Mtb with respect to in vitro bacterial growth inhibition and selective activity for Mtb FtsZ versus mammalian tubulin. Further discovery efforts will require separating reported mammalian cell activity from both antibacterial activity and inhibition of Mtb FtsZ. Modeling studies suggest that these analogs bind in a specific region of the Mtb FtsZ polymer that differs from human tubulin and, in combination with a pharmacophore model presented herein, future hybrid analogs of the reported active molecules that more efficiently bind in this pocket may improve antibacterial activity while improving other drug characteristics.
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spelling doaj-art-ddbad2b462fe49b8ad50018d653bdcb02025-08-20T02:31:59ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-011110e016410010.1371/journal.pone.0164100Screening and Development of New Inhibitors of FtsZ from M. Tuberculosis.Bini MathewJudith Varady HobrathLarry RossMichele C ConnellyHava LoftonMalini RajagopalanR Kiplin GuyRobert C ReynoldsA variety of commercial analogs and a newer series of Sulindac derivatives were screened for inhibition of M. tuberculosis (Mtb) in vitro and specifically as inhibitors of the essential mycobacterial tubulin homolog, FtsZ. Due to the ease of preparing diverse analogs and a favorable in vivo pharmacokinetic and toxicity profile of a representative analog, the Sulindac scaffold may be useful for further development against Mtb with respect to in vitro bacterial growth inhibition and selective activity for Mtb FtsZ versus mammalian tubulin. Further discovery efforts will require separating reported mammalian cell activity from both antibacterial activity and inhibition of Mtb FtsZ. Modeling studies suggest that these analogs bind in a specific region of the Mtb FtsZ polymer that differs from human tubulin and, in combination with a pharmacophore model presented herein, future hybrid analogs of the reported active molecules that more efficiently bind in this pocket may improve antibacterial activity while improving other drug characteristics.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0164100&type=printable
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Screening and Development of New Inhibitors of FtsZ from M. Tuberculosis.
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title Screening and Development of New Inhibitors of FtsZ from M. Tuberculosis.
title_full Screening and Development of New Inhibitors of FtsZ from M. Tuberculosis.
title_fullStr Screening and Development of New Inhibitors of FtsZ from M. Tuberculosis.
title_full_unstemmed Screening and Development of New Inhibitors of FtsZ from M. Tuberculosis.
title_short Screening and Development of New Inhibitors of FtsZ from M. Tuberculosis.
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