Les peptides constituent une famille de biomolécules dont l’utilisation dans différents domaines thérapeutiques (cancer, diabète, sida) s’est fortement développée ces dernières années. Le défi pour les chimistes consiste à y accéder grâce à de nouvelles méthodes fiables et efficaces. La première partie de notre travail a d’abord été orientée vers le développement deux méthodes de ligations non natives efficaces et complémentaires de celles existant. La première méthode, appelée ligation thiocarbamate, permet d’obtenir des peptides alkylthiocarbamate avec de très bons rendements, alors que la seconde, appelée ligation azaGly, aboutit à la formation d’un azaGlypeptide. La seconde partie de cette thèse traite de la conception et synthèse de nouveaux peptides susceptibles d’inhiber la signalisation HGF/SF-MET. Le récepteur à activité tyrosine kinase MET et son ligand, l’HGF/SF (Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Scattor Factor), sont des cibles de choix pour une thérapie anti-cancéreuse. La ligation thiocarbamate, précédemment décrite, et la ligation thioéther plus classique ont été utilisées pour préparer une chimiothèque de peptides sulfonatés d’inhiber cette signalisation de façon extracellulaire. La capacité de liaison des composés de la chimiothèque avec le domaine extracellulaire de MET a été évaluée grâce à la technologie biopuces. L’activité biologique (tests MTT, d’activité kinase) des meilleurs produits a été ensuite évaluée. / Use of peptides as biomolecules have been extensively applied to various therapeutic fields (cancer, diabetes, AIDS). The challenge for chemists consists in development of new reliable and efficient strategies. Our work especially focused on the conception of two innovative non native chemical ligations bringing an additionnal asset to the existing state of the art.The first ligation, i.e. thiocarbamate ligation, affords alkylthiocarbamate peptides with remarkable yields. Regarding the second one, the azaGly ligation allows the straightforward synthesis of azaGlypeptides. On the other hand, this thesis deals with the design of new peptides suitable to inhibit the signaling pathway of the tyrosine–kinase MET receptor and its ligand HGF/SF (Hepatocyte Growth factor/Scattor factor). Indeed interfering with MET signaling appears to be a promising therapeutic approach.The thiocarbamate ligation disclosed previously along with a classical thioether ligation have been employed for the chemical library design of sulfonated peptids in order to inhibit extracellular interactions. Binding activities assessment of the chemical libray toward the MET extracellular domain has been achieved using a microarray technology. Biological activities (MTT tests and kinase activity) have also been investigated.

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The interaction of the protein Rev with Rev Response Element (RRE) RNA is critical to the HIV-1 life cycle as this complex is required for the export of singly-spliced and unspliced mRNAs from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Disruption of this interaction is considered to be a powerful strategy towards the development of HIV-1 therapeutics. Therefore, we have developed several branched peptide libraries containing unnatural amino acids to target the high-affinity binding site of RRE RNA (RRE IIB), with the idea that branching in peptides can provide multivalent contacts with folded RNA structures and boost binding affinity and selectivity for the target. Unnatural amino acids were incorporated into the library design to encourage non-canonical interactions with the RNA and to improve proteolytic stability. The on-bead high-throughput screening of our first branched peptide library (46,656 sequences) against HIV-1 RRE RNA generated hit peptides with binding affinities in the low micromolar range. We demonstrated that branching in the peptide is required for efficient binding and selectivity towards the RNA, and that the peptides bind a large surface area of RRE IIB. Introduction of boronic acids into branched peptides boosted selectivity of the peptides for RRE IIB, and proved to be a novel and tunable mode of binding towards RNA. Additionally, we revealed that these branched peptide boronic acids (BPBAs) were cell permeable and non-toxic. One BPBA (BPBA3) bound RRE IIB selectively and was able to inhibit HIV-1 replication in vitro, revealing enzymatic cleavage of the RNA upon binding. A second generation BPBA library that introduced acridinyl lysine as an intercalator (4,096 sequences) was screened against RRE IIB. Several hit compounds bound in the low nanomolar regime, and a significant number of compounds inhibited HIV-1 replication in vitro. These BPBAs were also found to severely inhibit the microbial growth of bacteria and fungus, with MICs as low as 1 µg/mL against Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, and Escherichia coli. These compounds were also found to significantly inhibit biofilm formation and growth, and were non-hemolytic. High-throughput screening of a third generation BPBA library containing all unnatural amino acids (46,656 sequences) revealed several hits that bound RRE IIB RNA in the nanomolar range. Sequence motifs present in the hit peptides suggested that the location and composition of amino acids within the branched peptide structure were important for recognizing the RNA target. In particular, lead compounds 2C5 and 4B3 demonstrated selectivity towards RRE, and footprinting experiments combined with SHAPE experiments revealed different interactions of the peptides with the RNA Toxicity assays revealed no impact on cell viability for the majority of hit sequences tested up to 100 µM, and several compounds also demonstrated inhibition of HIV-1 replication. / Ph. D.

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Pacientes com doença reumática cardíaca (DRC) desenvolvem lesões valvares mediadas por linfócitos T CD4+, capazes de reconhecer cruzadamente proteínas cardíacas e estreptocócicas pelo mecanismo de mimetismo molecular. Neste trabalho empregamos uma biblioteca peptídica de Phage Display para identificar auto-antígenos cardíacos capazes de serem reconhecidos por duas linhagens intralesionais de linfócitos T e um clone derivado de uma das linhagens isolados de pacientes com DRC. A análise dos peptídeos dos fagos em banco de dados de proteínas revelou novos epitopos da miosina cardíaca, laminina, vimentina e outras proteínas coiled-coil, provavelmente involvidos no processo auto-imune da DRC. Outras moléculas inflamatórias como citocinas, integrinas e fatores de crescimento também foram identificadas / Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) patients develop valvar lesions with CD4+ T lymphocytes infiltrating the heart. Molecular mimicry between streptococcal and cardiac proteins recognized by these T cells may explain these auto-aggressive lesions. In the present work we used a Phage Display peptide library to identify cardiac antigens which could be recognized by two heart infiltrate T cell lines and by a T cell clone derived from one of the lines which were isolated from RHD patients. Using the protein data bank to analyse the phage peptides, we observed that many sequences showed homology with cardiac myosin, laminin, vimentin and other coiled-coil proteins, suggesting the involvement of these proteins in the autoimmune process of RHD. Other inflammatory molecules such as cytokines and integrins were also identified

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Thesis (Ph.D. in Immunology) -- University of Colorado Denver, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-156). Free to UCD affiliates. Online version available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations;

Pacientes com doença reumática cardíaca (DRC) desenvolvem lesões valvares mediadas por linfócitos T CD4+, capazes de reconhecer cruzadamente proteínas cardíacas e estreptocócicas pelo mecanismo de mimetismo molecular. Neste trabalho empregamos uma biblioteca peptídica de Phage Display para identificar auto-antígenos cardíacos capazes de serem reconhecidos por duas linhagens intralesionais de linfócitos T e um clone derivado de uma das linhagens isolados de pacientes com DRC. A análise dos peptídeos dos fagos em banco de dados de proteínas revelou novos epitopos da miosina cardíaca, laminina, vimentina e outras proteínas coiled-coil, provavelmente involvidos no processo auto-imune da DRC. Outras moléculas inflamatórias como citocinas, integrinas e fatores de crescimento também foram identificadas / Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) patients develop valvar lesions with CD4+ T lymphocytes infiltrating the heart. Molecular mimicry between streptococcal and cardiac proteins recognized by these T cells may explain these auto-aggressive lesions. In the present work we used a Phage Display peptide library to identify cardiac antigens which could be recognized by two heart infiltrate T cell lines and by a T cell clone derived from one of the lines which were isolated from RHD patients. Using the protein data bank to analyse the phage peptides, we observed that many sequences showed homology with cardiac myosin, laminin, vimentin and other coiled-coil proteins, suggesting the involvement of these proteins in the autoimmune process of RHD. Other inflammatory molecules such as cytokines and integrins were also identified

A型インフルエンザウイルス（IAV）は毎年流行を繰り返すインフルエンザの主要な原因ウイルスである。本研究ではIAVを構成するタンパク質の1種、ヘマグルチニン（HA）を標的とする抗IAV薬の創製し、その効果を細胞・個体レベルで検討した。また、抗IAV薬の作用機序の解析を通じて、IAV感染を制御する液胞状オルガネラを見出しており、本論文では本オルガネラの生化学的・形態的性状についても詳細に解析している。 / 博士(理学) / Doctor of Philosophy in Science / 同志社大学 / Doshisha University