Unexpected binding modes of inhibitors to the histone chaperone ASF1 revealed by a foldamer scanning approach.
Perrin, M.E., Li, B., Mbianda, J., Bakail, M., Andre, C., Moal, G., Legrand, P., Ropars, V., Douat, C., Ochsenbein, F., Guichard, G.(2023) Chem Commun (Camb) 59: 8696-8699
- PubMed: 37347155 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cc01891a
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
8BV1, 8CJ1, 8CJ2, 8CJ3 - PubMed Abstract: 
In the search for foldamer inhibitors of the histone chaperone ASF1, we explored the possibility of substituting four α-residues (≈one helix turn) by 3-urea segments and scanned the sequence of a short α-helical peptide known to bind ASF1. By analysing the impact of the different foldamer replacements within the peptide chain, we uncovered new binding modes of the peptide-urea chimeras to ASF1.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Joliot Institute, Commissariat à l'énergie Atomique (CEA), Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale (DRF), CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. francoise.ochsenbein@cea.fr.