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American Chemical Society, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 33(136), p. 11622-11625, 2014

DOI: 10.1021/ja507040n

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Potent and Selective Activity-Based Probes for GH27 Human Retaining α-Galactosidases

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Abstract

Lysosomal degradation of glycosphingolipids is mediated by the consecutive action of several glycosidases. Malfunctioning of one of these hydrolases can lead to a lysosomal storage disorder such as Fabry disease, which is caused by a deficiency in α-galactosidase A. Herein we describe the development of potent and selective activity-based probes that target retaining α-galactosidases. The fluorescently labeled aziridine-based probes 3 and 4 inhibit the two human retaining α-galactosidases, αGal A and αGal B, covalently and with high affinity. Moreover, they enable the visualization of the endogenous activity of both α-galactosidases in cell extracts, thereby providing a means to study the presence and location of active enzyme levels in different cell types, for instance healthy cells versus those derived from Fabry patients.