
pmid: 27033324
The sodium-dependent organic anion transporter SOAT specifically transports sulfated steroid hormones and is supposed to play a role in testicular steroid regulation and male fertility. The present study aimed to identify novel specific SOAT inhibitors for further in vitro and in vivo studies on SOAT function. More than 100 compounds of different molecular structures were screened for inhibition of the SOAT-mediated transport of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in stably transfected SOAT-HEK293 cells. Twenty-five of these with IC50 values covering four orders of magnitude were selected as training set for 3D pharmacophore modelling. The SOAT pharmacophore features were calculated by CATALYST and consist of three hydrophobic sites and two hydrogen bond acceptors. By substrate database screening, compound T 0511-1698 was predicted as a novel SOAT inhibitor with an IC50 of 15 μM. This value was confirmed by cell-based transport assays. Therefore, the developed SOAT pharmacophore model demonstrated its suitability in predicting novel SOAT inhibitors.
Models, Molecular, Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Organic Anion Transporters, Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, Reproducibility of Results, Biochemistry, Bile Acids and Salts, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Endocrinology, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Molecular Biology
Models, Molecular, Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Organic Anion Transporters, Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship, Reproducibility of Results, Biochemistry, Bile Acids and Salts, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Endocrinology, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Molecular Biology
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