Abstract
The effects of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) are primarily mediated through VPAC1 and VPAC2, receptors that are preferentially coupled to adenylate cyclase activation. As a large majority of the potent VIP antagonists have modifications in the N-terminal domain of the peptide, the effect of multiplication of this domain on VIP was examined with the aim of possibly amplifying peptide-receptor (VPAC1) activation. Several VIP analogs were designed and synthesized, each carrying multiplication of the N-terminal domain that was obtained by either linear tandem extension or by parallel branching. Circular dichorism (CD) analysis revealed that these extended/branched peptides maintained an α helical structure in organic environment, similar to VIP. A specific branched VIP analog was found to be slightly more potent towards VPAC1-related cAMP production as compared to VIP. This analog could have potential therapeutic value in several disorders, similar to VIP. Two branched N-terminal VIP sequences demonstrated superior receptor binding and activation as compared to two N-terminals in tandem. The results suggest that correct alignment of the VIP N-terminal region is important for receptor binding and activation. However, increased receptor binding was not directly associated with increased cAMP production suggesting steric dynamic interactions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 42-49 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Regulatory Peptides |
| Volume | 137 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Nov 2006 |
Funding
| Funders |
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| United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation |
| Israel Science Foundation |
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Keywords
- CD
- HT29 cells
- Peptides
- Receptor binding
- VIP
- VPAC1
- cAMP
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