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A Boronic Acid Conjugate of Angiogenin that Shows ROS-Responsive Neuroprotective Activity.


ABSTRACT: Angiogenin (ANG) is a human ribonuclease that is compromised in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ANG also promotes neovascularization, and can induce hemorrhage and encourage tumor growth. The causal neurodegeneration of ALS is associated with reactive oxygen species, which are also known to elicit the oxidative cleavage of carbon-boron bonds. We have developed a synthetic boronic acid mask that restrains the ribonucleolytic activity of ANG. The masked ANG does not stimulate endothelial cell proliferation but protects astrocytes from oxidative stress. By differentiating between the two dichotomous biological activities of ANG, this strategy could provide a viable pharmacological approach for the treatment of ALS.

SUBMITTER: Hoang TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5418131 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Boronic Acid Conjugate of Angiogenin that Shows ROS-Responsive Neuroprotective Activity.

Hoang Trish T TT   Smith Thomas P TP   Raines Ronald T RT  

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20170125 10


Angiogenin (ANG) is a human ribonuclease that is compromised in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ANG also promotes neovascularization, and can induce hemorrhage and encourage tumor growth. The causal neurodegeneration of ALS is associated with reactive oxygen species, which are also known to elicit the oxidative cleavage of carbon-boron bonds. We have developed a synthetic boronic acid mask that restrains the ribonucleolytic activity of ANG. The masked ANG does not stimulate en  ...[more]

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