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A Potent α/β-Peptide Analogue of GLP-1 with Prolonged Action in Vivo

  • Lisa M. Johnson
  • , Stacey Barrick
  • , Marlies V. Hager
  • , Amanda McFedries
  • , Edwin A. Homan
  • , Mary E. Rabaglia
  • , Mark P. Keller
  • , Alan D. Attie
  • , Alan Saghatelian
  • , Alessandro Bisello
  • , Samuel H. Gellman

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Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a natural agonist for GLP-1R, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) on the surface of pancreatic β cells. GLP-1R agoinsts are attractive for treatment of type 2 diabetes, but GLP-1 itself is rapidly degraded by peptidases in vivo. We describe a design strategy for retaining GLP-1-like activity while engendering prolonged activity in vivo, based on strategic replacement of native α residues with conformationally constrained β-amino acid residues. This backbone-modification approach may be useful for developing stabilized analogues of other peptide hormones.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)12848-12851
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume136
Issue number37
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 5 2015

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