Cladophorol-A is an inhibitor of cyclic GMP-AMP synthase.
Kissai, M., Chin, E.N., Martinez-Pena, F., Sulpizio, A., Stout, E.P., Usui, I., Barmare, F., Sanchez, B., Esquenazi, E., Stanfield, R.L., Wilson, I.A., Lairson, L.L.(2025) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 115: 130007-130007
- PubMed: 39521150 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.130007
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9C3G - PubMed Abstract: 
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-adenosine monophosphate (AMP) synthase (cGAS) is an enzyme sensor of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) that serves to trigger activation of the cGAS-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway. Excessive activation of this pathway has been demonstrated to contribute to various forms of inflammatory disease. As such, cGAS has arisen as a potential therapeutic target with broad potential applications. Using a pathway-targeted cell-based screening approach, we identified the natural product Cladophorol-A as a new class of non-cytotoxic cGAS inhibitor (cell-based IC 50 = 370 nM). An X-ray co-crystal structure at 2.75 Å resolution revealed that Cladophorol-A inhibits cGAS by binding to its active site within the conserved adenosine nucleobase binding site.
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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