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A Primary Evaluation of Potential Small-Molecule Inhibitors of the Astacin Metalloproteinase Ovastacin, a Novel Drug Target in Female Infertility Treatment.


ABSTRACT: Despite huge progress in hormonal therapy and improved in?vitro fertilization methods, the success rates in infertility treatment are still limited. A recently discovered mechanism revealed the interplay between the plasma protein fetuin-B and the cortical granule-based proteinase ovastacin to be a novel key mechanism in the regulation of fertilization. Upon sperm-egg fusion, cleavage of a distinct zona pellucida component by ovastacin destroys the sperm receptor, enhances zona robustness, and eventually provides a definitive block against polyspermy. An untimely onset of this zona hardening prior to fertilization would consequently result in infertility. Physiologically, this process is controlled by fetuin-B, an endogenous ovastacin inhibitor. Here we aimed to discover small-molecule inhibitors of ovastacin that could mimic the effect of fetuin-B. These compounds could be useful lead structures for the development of specific ovastacin inhibitors that can be used in infertility treatment or in?vitro fertilization.

SUBMITTER: Korschgen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496240 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Primary Evaluation of Potential Small-Molecule Inhibitors of the Astacin Metalloproteinase Ovastacin, a Novel Drug Target in Female Infertility Treatment.

Körschgen Hagen H   Jäger Christian C   Tan Kathrin K   Buchholz Mirko M   Stöcker Walter W   Ramsbeck Daniel D  

ChemMedChem 20200702 16


Despite huge progress in hormonal therapy and improved in vitro fertilization methods, the success rates in infertility treatment are still limited. A recently discovered mechanism revealed the interplay between the plasma protein fetuin-B and the cortical granule-based proteinase ovastacin to be a novel key mechanism in the regulation of fertilization. Upon sperm-egg fusion, cleavage of a distinct zona pellucida component by ovastacin destroys the sperm receptor, enhances zona robustness, and e  ...[more]

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