Journal: Nature Reviews. Drug Discovery
Article Title: Targeting phospholipase D in cancer, infection and neurodegenerative disorders
doi: 10.1038/nrd.2016.252
Figure Lengend Snippet: The phospholipase D2 (PLD2) signalling axis is involved in both the entry and egress of influenza virus, as well as the process of autophagy, which can have antiviral function. PLD activity facilitates viral entry, whereas PLD inhibition delays the kinetics of viral endocytosis , thus widening the window of time in which the host cell can effectively prevent virus replication by producing antiviral effector molecules, such as interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) and MxA. Similarly, viral egress appears to be impaired by PLD inhibition . The regulation of AKT activity by PLD2 has also been shown to activate the autophagy pathway, which can limit virus production. PLD-generated phosphatidic acid (PtdOH) recruits AKT to cellular membranes, and AKT subsequently phosphorylates beclin 1 at serine 295. This leads to dissociation of the beclin 1–rubicon complex, a process that promotes autophagy. PLD inhibitors reduce PtdOH concentrations, reduce AKT-mediated phosphorylation of beclin 1 and stabilize the beclin 1–rubicon complex to stall autophagy. The changes depicted in membrane lipid composition are based on previous work that investigated the contributions of PtdOH to membrane curvature , .
Article Snippet: After decades of 'false starts', a brief report was published in 2007 in which a group at Novartis described halopemide ( , compound 8; concentration that inhibits PLD2 activity by 50% (IC 50 ) = 1.5 μM) and a set of 14 analogues as PLD2 inhibitors.
Techniques: Activity Assay, Inhibition, Generated