Broad-Spectrum Kinase Profiling in Live Cells with Lysine-Targeted Sulfonyl Fluoride Probes

J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Jan 18;139(2):680-685. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b08536. Epub 2017 Jan 4.

Abstract

Protein kinases comprise a large family of structurally related enzymes. A major goal in kinase-inhibitor development is to selectively engage the desired kinase while avoiding myriad off-target kinases. However, quantifying inhibitor interactions with multiple endogenous kinases in live cells remains an unmet challenge. Here, we report the design of sulfonyl fluoride probes that covalently label a broad swath of the intracellular kinome with high efficiency. Protein crystallography and mass spectrometry confirmed a chemoselective reaction between the sulfonyl fluoride and a conserved lysine in the ATP binding site. Optimized probe 2 (XO44) covalently modified up to 133 endogenous kinases, efficiently competing with high intracellular concentrations of ATP. We employed probe 2 and label-free mass spectrometry to quantify intracellular kinase engagement by the approved drug, dasatinib. The data revealed saturable dasatinib binding to a small subset of kinase targets at clinically relevant concentrations, highlighting the utility of lysine-targeted sulfonyl fluoride probes in demanding chemoproteomic applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphate / chemistry
  • Binding Sites
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dasatinib / chemistry
  • Dasatinib / pharmacology
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Lysine / chemistry
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Models, Biological*
  • Molecular Probes / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Kinases / chemistry*
  • Sulfinic Acids / chemistry*

Substances

  • Molecular Probes
  • Sulfinic Acids
  • sulfuryl fluoride
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Protein Kinases
  • Lysine
  • Dasatinib