KEY WORDS: drug design, anticancer drugs, enzyme inhibitors, macromolecular structure
Principal Investigator: dr hab. Milosz Ruszkowski
Research topic: Cancer cells reprogram their proline metabolism to enable survival, proliferation and metastatic spread. In the final reaction of proline biosynthesis, δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate (P5C) reductase converts P5C into proline utilizing NAD(P)H as a cofactor. The aim of this project is to develop inhibitors of PYCR1, a human P5C reductase, which has emerged as a novel intervention point to deregulate the metabolism of malignant cells. To this end, we will combine high-throughput screening with rationalized drug design and use both wet-lab experiments and computer-aided methods. First, we will identify the so-called hit compounds, able to slow down PYCR1 activity to some extent. Then, we will optimize these molecules to produce more potent inhibitors. The optimization steps will be guided by 3D structures of these molecules binding to PYCR1, which will suggest changes to be made for improved efficacy. New compounds will be synthesized and their potency against PYCR1 activity will be tested in vitro and in cellulo.
We offer this position within the research project OPUS 22 nr 2021/43/B/NZ7/01611 entitled: Search for Inhibitors of Human δ1-Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate Reductase 1 (PYCR1) as Lead Molecules for the Development of Novel Anticancer Drugs, financed by the National Science Centre, Poland.
IBCH PAS is one of leading research institutes in Poland and conducts research in the field of chemistry, molecular biology and biomedicine. The Institute provides access to cutting-edge research equipment. The organic synthesis laboratory will be located at Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), which is a partner in the project consortium.
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