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Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Inhibitors: Transcreener ADP Assay Powers Drug Detection Strategy

by Bellbrook Labs / Wednesday, 19 September 2018 / Published in HTS Assays, Products, Success Stories
Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Inhibitors

The impact of Acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCs) on eukaryotic metabolism and metabolic-related disease states is profound. ACCs catalyze the formation of malonyl-CoA by ATP-dependent carboxylation of acetyl-CoA. In humans, the two isoforms of ACC exhibit highly regulated, tissue-specific patterns of expression, with ACC1 being present in lipogenic tissues such as liver and adipose, and ACC2 being expressed in oxidative tissues such as liver, heart, and skeletal muscle¹. Thus, the ACC product malonyl-CoA serves as a critical signal, controlling synthesis and use of fatty acids – a shift that is sensitive to changes in diet and exercise, and which also controls the switch between carbohydrate and fatty acid utilization in liver and skeletal muscle1,2

Finding an Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Inhibitor

Logically, it then follows that inhibition of ACC isoforms could be advantageous for lessening many cardiovascular risk factors linked to obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome. Several studies have supported this hypothesis, including studies of ACC2 knock-out mice that exhibited favorable metabolic shift and protection from diet-induced diabetes and obesity3,4, and the use of a non-isoform-selective inhibitor called CP-640186 which stimulated insulin sensitivity and fatty acid clearance in animal models.

This strategy has captured the attention of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which has filed a series of patent applications relating to ACC inhibitor compounds. Each patent and patent application details the use of Transcreener® ADP² FP Assay in a screen to measure inhibition of recombinant human ACC1 (rhACC1) in vitro. The first application, which was filed in 2011 and resulted in an issued patent in 2014, claims a series of substituted pyrazolospiroketone compounds as an Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase inhibitor and describes the use of the Transcreener ADP² FP Assay to screen for the inhibition of activity of rhACC1 expressed in Sf9 cells and purified using a His-tag5. A more recently published patent application filed in January, 2018 also describes the use of Transcreener ADP² FP Assay in similar fashion6.

More data including clinical studies are needed to assess the feasibility of ACC inhibitors for the prevention and/or treatment of various diseases and conditions such as metabolic syndrome2, diabetes, and other related conditions7. Assays amenable to high-throughput screens are an essential tool in this approach. The robust, sensitive performance of the Transcreener ADP² FP Assay has powered a set of investigations that – given the global impact of diabetes and related conditions – one can only hope will prove fruitful for discovering, validating and testing much-needed new therapies.

– Robyn M. Perrin, PhD

Learn more about the Trancsreener ADP² Assay

References
[1] Tong L, Harwood HJ. 2006. Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylases: versatile targets for drug discovery. J Cell Biochem. 99(6): 10.1002/jcb.21077.

[2] Harwood HJ. 2005. Treating the metabolic syndrome: acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibition. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 9:267–281.

[3] Abu-Elheiga L, Matzuk MM, Abo-Hashema KAH, Wakil SJ. 2001. Continuous fatty acid oxidation and reduced fat storage in mice lacking acetyl-CoA carboxylase 2. Science.  291:2613–2616.

[4] Abu-Elheiga L, Oh W, Kordari P, Wakil SJ. 2003. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 2 mutant mice are protected against obesity and diabetes induced by high-fat/high-carbohydrate diets. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 100:10207–10212.

[5] U.S. Pat. No. 8,859,577, issued October 14, 2014

[6] U.S. Pat. App. No. 20180162858, filed January 30, 2018.

[7] Luo DX, Tong DJ, Rajput S, Wang C, Liao DF, Cao D, Maser E. 2012. Targeting acetyl-CoA carboxylases: small molecular inhibitors and their therapeutic potential. Recent Pat Anticancer Drug Discov. 7(2):168-84.

Tagged under: Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase, Transcreener ADP ATPase Assay, Transcreener ADP Kinase Assay

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