Die antiapoptotischen Effekte der Pim-1 Kinase im Rahmen der ischämischen und Desfluran-induzierten Postkonditionierung / Antiapopiotic Effects of ishemic- and Desflurane-induced postconditioning are mediated by Pim-1 Kinase

Gas transport properties of PIM-1 (the first ladder polymer with intrinsic microporosity) and TC-PIM-1 (thermally cross-linked PIM-1) at 35°C and different pressures were thoroughly studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the performance of the TC-PIM-1 membranes with PIM-1 for natural gas separation. The TC-PIM-1 polymer was prepared by post-modification of PIM-1 at 300°C for a period of two days. Sorption isotherms of seven gases, including N2, O2, CH4, CO2, C2H6, C3H8 and n-C4H10, were determined for PIM-1 and TC-PIM-1 using the dual-volume barometric sorption technique at 35°C at different pressures. The sorption isotherms followed the dual-mode sorption model, which is typical for glassy polymers. Moreover, permeability (P) of eight gases, including He, H2, N2, O2, CH4, CO2, C3H8 and n-C4H10, were determined for PIM-1 and TC-PIM-1 at 35°C and 2.0 atm. Furthermore, average diffusion coefficients (D ̅) were calculated from the permeability and solubility data for all tested gases for both polymers. The sorption (S), permeability (P) and average diffusion coefficients (D ̅) for the TC-PIM-1 membrane exhibited lower values than the PIM-1 membrane. However, the TC-PIM-1 membrane showed exceptional gas separation performance. The TC-PIM-1 membrane had a helium (He) permeability of 1218 barrer with He/CH4 and He/N2 ideal selectivities of 27.1 and 23.9 respectively, and carbon dioxide (CO2) permeability of 1088 barrer with CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 ideal selectivities of 24.2 and 21.3 respectively. Additionally, the TC-PIM-1 membrane showed a hydrogen (H2) permeability of 2452 barrer with an ideal H2/CH4 selectivity of 54.5.

L’inhibition de protéines kinases constitue une voie pleine de promesses pour la découverte de nouvelles thérapies ciblées contre le cancer. En 2003, le criblage de la chimiothèque de l’Institut Curie/CNRS a permis de mettre en évidence une famille de composés actifs sur deux de ces enzymes : CK2 et Pim-1. L’objectif de cette thèse était de synthétiser des analogues des « hits » de la chimiothèque possédant le squelette 5-azaindole afin d’en améliorer les propriétés biologiques. La préparation de tels composés étant peu décrite dans la littérature, trois voies de synthèse flexibles et efficaces ont été développées. L’élaboration de 5-azaindoles diarylés symétriques a tout d’abord été mise au point par hétéroannélation pallado-catalysée à partir de dérivés de la 4-aminopyridine. Les composés monosubstitués en position 2 ont ensuite été obtenus par réaction domino sila-Sonogashira/cyclisation 5-endo. Enfin, un procédé one-pot couplage de Sonogashira/aminopalladation/élimination réductrice a permis d’accéder aux molécules diarylées non symétriques avec une régiosélectivité contrôlée. L’application de ces méthodologies a conduit à la préparation de 70 composés fonctionnalisés dont la cytotoxicité et l’activité inhibitrice sur CK2 ont été évaluées. Une étude structure-activité a été réalisée et les fragments d’intérêt que doit posséder une molécule de type 5-azaindole pour inhiber efficacement la kinase ont ainsi été identifiés. / Protein kinases represent promising targets for anti-cancer drug design. In 2003, inhibitors of two of these enzymes, CK2 and Pim-1, were identified by the screening of the Curie Institute/CNRS small-molecule library. The aim of this thesis was to synthesize derivatives of these hits with a 5-azaindole scaffold in order to optimize their biological activity. As the synthesis of such molecules was not reported in the literature, efficient and flexible procedures were developed to access to these structures. Diarylated symmetrical 5-azaindoles were thus prepared by palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation from 4-aminopyridines derivatives. The methodology was subsequently extended to silylalkynes and led to monoarylated products through domino sila-Sonogashira/5-endo cyclization. Finally, a one-pot Sonogashira coupling/aminopalladation/reductive elimination afforded unsymmetrical compounds with a total control of the regioselectivity. Using these methodologies, 70 functionalized molecules were easily prepared. Their cytotoxicity and biological activity as CK2 inhibitors were then evaluated. A structure-activity relationship study was performed, which led to the identification of two key structural elements for the CK2 inhibitory potency of 5-azaindoles.

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the effect of genetic mutations on the pathophysiology of two human disorders: Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (DBA) and isolated congenital nail dysplasia. The first part of this thesis (Paper I-III) investigates the mechanism associated with DBA. DBA is a rare bone marrow failure syndrome characterized by the absence or decrease of erythroid precursor cells. The disease is further associated with growth retardation, malformations, predisposition to malignant disease and heterozygous mutations in ribosomal protein (RP) genes. The second part of this thesis (Paper IV) investigates the genetic basis of isolated autosomal recessive nail dysplasia characterized by pachyonychia and onycholysis of both finger- and toenails. It further dissects the molecular mechanisms regulating nail development. In the first study, we investigated the previously reported RPS19/PIM-1 interaction by generating a combined Rps19/Pim-1 knockout mouse model. We found that allelic Rps19 insufficiency and Pim-1 deficiency have a cooperative effect on murine hematopoiesis resulting in increased myeloid cellularity associated with cell cycle alterations and reduced apoptosis. In the second study, we analyzed primary fibroblasts from DBA patients with truncating mutations in RPS19 or RPS24 and observed a marked delay in cellular growth associated with specific cell cycle defects. In the third study, we discovered that recombinant RPS19 binds its own mRNA and that the binding is altered when two DBA-associated RPS19 mutations are introduced. In the fourth study, we identified mutations in the WNT signaling receptor Frizzled 6 (FZD6). We observed that the nonsense mutant fails to interact with the first downstream effector Dishevelled. Fzd6 mutant mice displayed claw malformations and we detected a transient Fzd6 expression in the distal digits at the embryonic time point for nail development. In summary, this thesis elucidates several mechanisms in the etiology of DBA and congenital nail dysplasia and mechanisms regulating nail development.

Pim (Provirus Integration site for Moloney murine leukemia virus) kinases are a family of three serine/threonine kinases involved in cell cycle, survival and metabolism. These kinases were first identified in malignant cells and are most often associated with their role in cancer. Their role in immunity and lymphocytes is less well known. To date, it has been shown that Pim 1 and/or Pim 2 are important for T lymphocyte survival and activation when the Akt signaling pathway is inhibited by rapamycin. In addition, our laboratory has shown that Pim 2 is critical for BLyS-mediated naive B lymphocyte survival in the presence of rapamycin. This thesis extends the role(s) for Pim 1 and/or 2 to include functions during B cell activation and the generation of immune responses. We found that during in vitro activation of purified resting splenic B cells from wild type mice with a variety of activators that use multiple signaling pathways, including the BCR, TLR and CD40 receptors, both Pim 1 and 2 kinases were induced by 48 hours post-activation, suggesting that they could play a role in B cell activation and differentiation to antibody secreting or memory B cells. Immunization of Pim 1-/-2-/- knockout mice with T cell dependent antigens showed impairment in antibody and antibody secreting cell generation as well as lack of germinal center formation clearly demonstrating an involvement of Pim 1 and/or 2 in the immune response. FACS examination of B cell populations from naive Pim 1-/-2-/- knockout mice revealed normal levels of splenic marginal zone and follicular B cells and T cells, however, decreased numbers of all peritoneal B cell populations and decreased B cells in Peyer's Patches was seen. An examination of serum antibody found in naive Pim 1-/-2-/- knockout mice showed decreased levels of natural antibody, which is likely due to loss of the peritoneal B1 cells but does not explain the significantly decreased TD immune response. To determine whether the defect was B cell intrinsic or a more complex interaction between B and T cells, we determined whether Pim 1-/-2-/- mice would respond to T cell independent, TI-1 and TI-2, antigens. Antibody production and antibody secreting cell formation were also significantly decreased in these mice supporting our notion of a B cell intrinsic defect. To further examine the B cell response problem, we attempted to establish chimeric mice using either bone marrow derived cells or fetal liver cells from WT or Pim 1-/-2-/- donors so that the B cells were derived from Pim 1-/-2-/- mice and the T cells would be WT. Unfortunately, we were not able to consistently engraft and develop mature Pim 1-/-2-/- B cells, which indicate that there is a stem cell defect in these knockout mice that requires further investigation. Because one of the major failures in activated Pim 1-/-2-/- B cells is the generation of antibody secreting cells, an analysis of the expression of transcription factors IRF-4 and BLIMP-1, known to play a role in this process was carried out. Although IRF-4 induction was not affected by the loss of Pim 1 and 2, the number of cells able to increase BLIMP-1 expression was significantly decreased, revealing a partial block in the generation of ASCs. Taken together the data presented in this thesis reveals a new and critical role for Pim 1 and 2 kinases in the humoral immune response.