Fluorescence properties of retinoid X receptor antagonist NEt-SB.

Shoya Yamada, Yuta Takamura, Michiko Fujihara, Mayu Kawasaki, Sohei Ito, Shogo Nakano, Hiroki Kakuta

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 2021 Jan 01

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Ligands of retinoid X receptors (RXRs) are effective against various diseases, so there is a need for efficient screening methods to discover new ligands. Existing screening methods are complex and time-consuming, and a simple fluorescence assay would be highly desirable. Here, we focused on NEt-SB (4), which has a stilbene structure, as a candidate for this purpose, and examined its fluorescence properties in detail. The fluorescence intensity of 4 was remarkably increased in highly viscous solvents and upon binding to hRXRα-LBD, due to suppression of free rotation of the stilbene moiety. Although the relatively low fluorescence intensity and the short fluorescence wavelength of 4 make this compound itself unsuitable for use in RXR binding assay, our findings provide a basis for further structural evolution, which may lead to a derivative that would be suitable for fluorescence assay of RXR binders. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Shoya Yamada, Yuta Takamura, Michiko Fujihara, Mayu Kawasaki, Sohei Ito, Shogo Nakano, Hiroki Kakuta. Fluorescence properties of retinoid X receptor antagonist NEt-SB. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters. 2021 Jan 01;31:127666