Leptomycin

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Leptomycin B
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(2E,5S,6R,7S,9R,10E,12E,15R,16Z,18E)-17-Ethyl-6-hydroxy-3,5,7,9,11,15-hexamethyl-19-[(2S,3S)-3-methyl-6-oxo-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-yl]-8-oxononadeca-2,10,12,16,18-pentaenoic acid
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  • InChI=1S/C33H48O6/c1-9-28(14-15-29-24(5)13-16-31(36)39-29)19-22(3)12-10-11-21(2)17-25(6)32(37)27(8)33(38)26(7)18-23(4)20-30(34)35/h10-11,13-17,19-20,22,24-27,29,33,38H,9,12,18H2,1-8H3,(H,34,35)/b11-10+,15-14+,21-17+,23-20+,28-19+/t22-,24+,25-,26+,27-,29+,33-/m1/s1 Yes check.svgY
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  • InChI=1/C33H48O6/c1-9-28(14-15-29-24(5)13-16-31(36)39-29)19-22(3)12-10-11-21(2)17-25(6)32(37)27(8)33(38)26(7)18-23(4)20-30(34)35/h10-11,13-17,19-20,22,24-27,29,33,38H,9,12,18H2,1-8H3,(H,34,35)/b11-10+,15-14+,21-17+,23-20+,28-19+/t22-,24+,25-,26+,27-,29+,33-/m1/s1
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Properties
C33H48O6
Molar mass 540.741 g·mol−1
Density 1.072 g/mL
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Leptomycins are secondary metabolites produced by Streptomyces spp.

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Leptomycin B (LMB) was originally discovered as a potent antifungal compound. [1] Leptomycin B was found to cause cell elongation of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe . Since then this elongation effect has been used for the bioassay of leptomycin. However, recent data shows that leptomycin causes G1 cell cycle arrest in mammalian cells and is a potent anti-tumor agent against murine experimental tumors in combination therapy. [2]

Leptomycin B has been shown to be a potent and specific nuclear export inhibitor in humans [3] and the fission yeast S. pombe. [4] Leptomycin B alkylates and inhibits CRM1 (chromosomal region maintenance)/exportin 1 ( XPO1 ), a protein required for nuclear export of proteins containing a nuclear export sequence (NES), by glycosylating a cysteine residue (cysteine 529 in S. pombe). [5] In addition to antifungal and antibacterial activities, leptomycin B blocks the cell cycle and is a potent anti-tumor agent. At low nM concentrations, leptomycin B blocks the nuclear export of many proteins including HIV-1 Rev, MAPK/ERK, and NF-κB/IκB, and it inhibits the inactivation of p53. [6] Leptomycin B also inhibits the export and translation of many RNAs, including COX-2 and c-Fos mRNAs, by inhibiting the export of ribonucleoproteins.[ citation needed ]

Leptomycin A (LPA) was discovered together with LMB. LMB is twice as potent as LPA.[ clarification needed ]

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References

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Original data copied with permission from Leptomycin B manufacturer product page (Fermentek)