PMID- 21818401 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20111206 LR - 20240317 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 7 DP - 2011 TI - Proteomic analysis shows synthetic oleanane triterpenoid binds to mTOR. PG - e22862 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0022862 [doi] LID - e22862 AB - New multifunctional drugs that target multiple disease-relevant networks offer a novel approach to the prevention and treatment of many diseases. New synthetic oleanane triterpenoids (SO), such as CDDO (2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9-dien-28-oic acid) and its derivatives, are multifunctional compounds originally developed for the prevention and treatment of inflammation and oxidative stress. However, the protein binding partners and mechanisms of action of these SO are not yet fully understood. Here we characterize the putative target profile of one SO, CDDO-Imidazolide (CDDO-Im), by combining affinity purification with mass spectroscopic proteomic analysis to identify 577 candidate binding proteins in whole cells. This SO pharmaco-interactome consists of a diverse but interconnected set of signaling networks; bioinformatic analysis of the protein interactome identified canonical signaling pathways targeted by the SO, including retinoic acid receptor (RAR), estrogen receptor (ER), insulin receptor (IR), janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT), and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN). Pull-down studies then further validated a subset of the putative targets. In addition, we now show for the first time that the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a direct target of CDDO-Im. We also show that CDDO-Im blocks insulin-induced activation of this pathway by binding to mTOR and inhibiting its kinase activity. Our basic studies confirm that the SO, CDDO-Im, acts on a protein network to elicit its pharmacological activity. FAU - Yore, Mark M AU - Yore MM AD - Department of Pharmacology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America. FAU - Kettenbach, Arminja N AU - Kettenbach AN FAU - Sporn, Michael B AU - Sporn MB FAU - Gerber, Scott A AU - Gerber SA FAU - Liby, Karen T AU - Liby KT LA - eng GR - P30 CA023108/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA078814/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA78814/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110727 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (1-(2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9-dien-28-oyl) imidazole) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 6SMK8R7TGJ (Oleanolic Acid) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Biotinylation MH - Chromatography, Liquid MH - Computational Biology MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/chemistry/metabolism MH - Mass Spectrometry MH - Oleanolic Acid/analogs & derivatives/chemistry/*metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Proteomics/*methods MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism PMC - PMC3144948 COIS- Competing Interests: Karen Liby and Michael Sporn are inventors on patents dealing with chemical synthesis of new triterpenoids and their application in treatment of cancer, as well as in inflammatory diseases, including human kidney disease (patent 6,974,801 issued 1/1/2004). They strongly adhere to the PLoS ONE policy on sharing of data and materials. The Sporn Laboratory has a long history of being extremely free in sharing of materials, with no strings attached, with other laboratories throughout the world. EDAT- 2011/08/06 06:00 MHDA- 2011/12/13 00:00 PMCR- 2011/07/27 CRDT- 2011/08/06 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/06/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/08/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/08/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/12/13 00:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/07/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-11-06910 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0022862 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - PLoS One. 2011;6(7):e22862. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022862. Epub 2011 Jul 27.