Abstract
Benzamide riboside (BR) is a nucleoside prodrug that is phosphorylated to its 5-monophosphate (BRMP) and then converted to its active metabolite, BAD (benzamide adenine dinucleotide), an analogue of NAD by the action of NMN adenylyltransferase (NMNAT). BAD is a potent, reversible, and noncompetitive inhibitor of inosine 5- monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) resulting in depletion of guanylates (GTP and dGTP). IMPDH inhibitors such as BR induce differentiation and apoptosis as a consequence of GTP depletion. Tiazofurin (TR) and selenazofurin (SR) require similar metabolism by NMNAT. NMNAT is the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of NAD and NAD analogues. BR- and TR-sensitive leukemic cells contain high NMNAT activity, whereas resistant clones have greatly downregulated NMNAT activity ( < 0.1% of wild type). Perhaps the applicability of BR and analogues could be enhanced if combined with NMNAT gene expression in BR-resistant leukemic blasts. NAD has important regulatory role in repair of DNA damage and cell growth since it is a substrate for poly(ADPribose) polymerase (PARP). PARP appears to direct short-patch base excision repair and induce p53 upregulation leading to apoptosis. BR inhibits PARP at high concentrations when assayed in permeabilized leukemic cells. Several other IMPDH inhibitors (TR, mycophenolic acid, and ribavirin) exhibit similar PARP inhibitory activity. Although this inhibition was reversible, it was not prevented by the addition of guanosine, GTP, or its nonhydrolyzable analog γ-S-GTP. Therefore, it can be concluded that IMPDH inhibitors directly inhibit PARP. Presumably, the shared IMP-NAD active site of IMPDH has a similar architecture to the NAD-binding pocket of PARP.
Keywords: inosine 5-monophosphate dehydrogenase(impdh), tiazofurin, selenazofurin, poly(adp-ribose)polymerase(parp), antimetabolites, growth inhibition, apoptosis, imp dehydrogenase(impdh), nmn adenylyltransferase
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Modulation of Cytotoxicity of Benzamide Riboside by Expression of NMN Adenylyltransferase
Volume: 9 Issue: 7
Author(s): Joel A. Yalowitz and Hiremagalur N. Jayaram
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Keywords: inosine 5-monophosphate dehydrogenase(impdh), tiazofurin, selenazofurin, poly(adp-ribose)polymerase(parp), antimetabolites, growth inhibition, apoptosis, imp dehydrogenase(impdh), nmn adenylyltransferase
Abstract: Benzamide riboside (BR) is a nucleoside prodrug that is phosphorylated to its 5-monophosphate (BRMP) and then converted to its active metabolite, BAD (benzamide adenine dinucleotide), an analogue of NAD by the action of NMN adenylyltransferase (NMNAT). BAD is a potent, reversible, and noncompetitive inhibitor of inosine 5- monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) resulting in depletion of guanylates (GTP and dGTP). IMPDH inhibitors such as BR induce differentiation and apoptosis as a consequence of GTP depletion. Tiazofurin (TR) and selenazofurin (SR) require similar metabolism by NMNAT. NMNAT is the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of NAD and NAD analogues. BR- and TR-sensitive leukemic cells contain high NMNAT activity, whereas resistant clones have greatly downregulated NMNAT activity ( < 0.1% of wild type). Perhaps the applicability of BR and analogues could be enhanced if combined with NMNAT gene expression in BR-resistant leukemic blasts. NAD has important regulatory role in repair of DNA damage and cell growth since it is a substrate for poly(ADPribose) polymerase (PARP). PARP appears to direct short-patch base excision repair and induce p53 upregulation leading to apoptosis. BR inhibits PARP at high concentrations when assayed in permeabilized leukemic cells. Several other IMPDH inhibitors (TR, mycophenolic acid, and ribavirin) exhibit similar PARP inhibitory activity. Although this inhibition was reversible, it was not prevented by the addition of guanosine, GTP, or its nonhydrolyzable analog γ-S-GTP. Therefore, it can be concluded that IMPDH inhibitors directly inhibit PARP. Presumably, the shared IMP-NAD active site of IMPDH has a similar architecture to the NAD-binding pocket of PARP.
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Yalowitz A. Joel and Jayaram N. Hiremagalur, Modulation of Cytotoxicity of Benzamide Riboside by Expression of NMN Adenylyltransferase, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2002; 9 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867024606867
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