Spiroarborin, an ent-Clerodane Homodimer from Callicarpa arborea as an Inhibitor of the Eleven-Nineteen Leukemia (ENL) Protein by Targeting the YEATS Domain

J Nat Prod. 2022 Feb 25;85(2):317-326. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00775. Epub 2022 Jan 14.

Abstract

A spiro ent-clerodane homodimer with a rare 6/6/6/6/6-fused pentacyclic scaffold, spiroarborin (1), together with four new monomeric analogues (2-5), were isolated from Callicarpa arborea. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic data analysis, quantum-chemical calculations, and X-ray diffraction. A plausible biosynthetic pathway of 1 was proposed, and a biomimetic synthesis of its derivative was accomplished. Compound 1 showed a potent inhibitory effect by directly binding to the YEATS domain of the 11-19 leukemia (ENL) protein with an IC50 value of 7.3 μM. This gave a KD value of 5.0 μM, as recorded by a surface plasmon resonance binding assay.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Callicarpa* / chemistry
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane* / chemistry
  • Diterpenes, Clerodane* / pharmacology
  • Histones / metabolism
  • Leukemia*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Domains

Substances

  • Diterpenes, Clerodane
  • Histones