Cellular target identification of Withangulatin A using fluorescent analogues and subsequent chemical proteomics

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Jul 11;55(57):8231-8234. doi: 10.1039/c9cc03653a.

Abstract

Withangulatin A (WA) has been reported to exhibit potent antitumor activity. However, its possible mechanism and direct proteomic targets remain unknown. Herein we report the subcellular localization of WA by designing and synthesizing its fluorescent analogues with coumarin moieties. Furthermore, sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase (SERCA)2 was identified as the potential target of WA for its antitumor activity by chemical proteomics.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Coumarins / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Pregnenes / analysis*
  • Pregnenes / metabolism
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases / analysis
  • Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases / metabolism

Substances

  • Coumarins
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Pregnenes
  • withangulatin A
  • coumarin
  • Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases