Gadolinium complexes linked to an apolar fragment are known to be efficiently internalized into various cell types, including hepatocytes. Two lipid-functionalized gadolinium chelates have been investigated for the targeting of the human liver fatty acid binding protein (hL-FABP) as a means of increasing the sensitivity and specificity of intracellular-directed MRI probes. hL-FABP, the most abundant cytosolic lipid binding protein in hepatocytes, displays the ability to interact with multiple ligands involved in lipid signaling and is believed to be an obligate carrier to escort lipidic drugs across the cell. The interaction modes of a fatty acid and a bile acid based gadolinium complex with hL-FABP have been characterized by relaxometric and NMR experiments in solution with close-to-physiological protein concentrations. We have introduced the analysis of paramagnetic-induced protein NMR signal intensity changes as a quantitative tool for the determination of binding stoichiometry and of precise metal-ion-center positioning in protein-ligand supramolecular adducts. A few additional NMR-derived restraints were then sufficient to locate the ligand molecules in the protein binding sites by using a rapid data-driven docking method. Relaxometric and 13C NMR competition experiments with oleate and the gadolinium complexes revealed the formation of heterotypic adducts, which indicates that the amphiphilic compounds may co-exist in the protein cavity with physiological ligands. The differences in adduct formation between fatty acid and bile acid based complexes provide the basis for an improved molecular design of intracellular targeted probes. Sensitive MRI probes: Lipid-based gadolinium complexes display good affinity towards the most abundant human liver intracellular lipid carrier, hL-FABP, and increase the relaxivity in the supramolecular adducts. The NMR-derived structural details and results of competition experiments provide the grounds for the design of sensitive magnetic resonance probes (see figure). The formation of heterotypic adducts makes targeting of hL-FABP possible in the presence of the physiological lipid pool
High Relaxivity Supramolecular Adducts Between Human-Liver Fatty-Acid-Binding Protein and Amphiphilic Gd(III) Complexes: Structural Basis for the Design of Intracellular Targeting MRI Probes
GIANOLIO, Eliana;ARENA, FRANCESCA;AIME, Silvio;
2012-01-01
Abstract
Gadolinium complexes linked to an apolar fragment are known to be efficiently internalized into various cell types, including hepatocytes. Two lipid-functionalized gadolinium chelates have been investigated for the targeting of the human liver fatty acid binding protein (hL-FABP) as a means of increasing the sensitivity and specificity of intracellular-directed MRI probes. hL-FABP, the most abundant cytosolic lipid binding protein in hepatocytes, displays the ability to interact with multiple ligands involved in lipid signaling and is believed to be an obligate carrier to escort lipidic drugs across the cell. The interaction modes of a fatty acid and a bile acid based gadolinium complex with hL-FABP have been characterized by relaxometric and NMR experiments in solution with close-to-physiological protein concentrations. We have introduced the analysis of paramagnetic-induced protein NMR signal intensity changes as a quantitative tool for the determination of binding stoichiometry and of precise metal-ion-center positioning in protein-ligand supramolecular adducts. A few additional NMR-derived restraints were then sufficient to locate the ligand molecules in the protein binding sites by using a rapid data-driven docking method. Relaxometric and 13C NMR competition experiments with oleate and the gadolinium complexes revealed the formation of heterotypic adducts, which indicates that the amphiphilic compounds may co-exist in the protein cavity with physiological ligands. The differences in adduct formation between fatty acid and bile acid based complexes provide the basis for an improved molecular design of intracellular targeted probes. Sensitive MRI probes: Lipid-based gadolinium complexes display good affinity towards the most abundant human liver intracellular lipid carrier, hL-FABP, and increase the relaxivity in the supramolecular adducts. The NMR-derived structural details and results of competition experiments provide the grounds for the design of sensitive magnetic resonance probes (see figure). The formation of heterotypic adducts makes targeting of hL-FABP possible in the presence of the physiological lipid pool
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