The anti-inflammatory compound BAY-11-7082 is a potent inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatases

Navasona Krishnan, Gyula Bencze, Philip Cohen, Nicholas K. Tonks

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    Abstract

    The families of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) and protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) function in a coordinated manner to regulate signal transduction events that are critical for cellular homeostasis. Aberrant tyrosine phosphorylation, resulting from disruption of either PTP or PTK function, has been shown to be the cause of major human diseases, including cancer and diabetes. Consequently, the characterization of small-molecule inhibitors of these kinases and phosphatases may not only provide molecular probes with which to define the significance of particular signaling events, but also may have therapeutic implications. BAY-11-7082 is an anti-inflammatory compound that has been reported to inhibit IB kinase activity. The compound has an ,-unsaturated electrophilic center, which confers the property of being a Michael acceptor; this suggests that it may react with nucleophilic cysteine-containing proteins, such as PTPs. In this study, we demonstrated that BAY-11-7082 was a potent, irreversible inhibitor of PTPs. Using mass spectrometry, we have shown that BAY-11-7082 inactivated PTPs by forming a covalent adduct with the active-site cysteine. Administration of the compound caused an increase in protein tyrosine phosphorylation in RAW264 macrophages, similar to the effects of the generic PTP inhibitor sodium orthovanadate. These data illustrate that BAY-11-7082 is an effective pan-PTP inhibitor with cell permeability, revealing its potential as a new probe for chemical biology approaches to the study of PTP function. Furthermore, the data suggest that inhibition of PTP function may contribute to the many biological effects of BAY-11-7082 that have been reported to date.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2830-2841
    Number of pages12
    JournalFEBS Journal
    Volume280
    Issue number12
    Early online date9 May 2013
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • Michael acceptor
    • BAY 11-7082
    • MECHANISM
    • PTP1B
    • B-ALPHA PHOSPHORYLATION
    • CANCER
    • CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE
    • kinase
    • anti-inflammatory
    • covalent inhibitor
    • IDENTIFICATION
    • REDOX REGULATION
    • phosphatase
    • EXPRESSION
    • 1B

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