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We screened a series of new epoxysuccinyl peptides for the development of a lysosomal cathepsin L-specific inhibitor. Among the compounds tested, (2S,3S)-oxirane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid 2-[((S)-1-benzylcarbamoyl-2-phenyl-ethyl)-amide] 3-{[2-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-amide} (compound CAA0225) was the most potent inhibitor of cathepsin L. CAA0225 inhibited rat liver cathepsin L with IC50 values of 1.9 nM, but not rat liver cathepsin B (IC50, &gt;1000-5000 nM). To assess the contribution of cathepsin L to lysosomal proteolysis, we evaluated autophagy, which is the process of lysosomal self-degradation of cell constituents. In HeLa and Huh-7 cells cultured under nutrient-deprived conditions CAA0225 significantly inhibited degradation of long-lived proteins; however, the magnitude of inhibition was comparable to that in the presence of CA-074-OMe, which is a cathepsin B-specific inhibitor. Thus the contributions of cathepsin L and cathepsin B to autophagic protein degradation of cytoplasmic proteins are nearly equal. During autophagy, microtubule-associated protein IA/IB light chain 3-II (LC3-II) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (A) receptor-associated protein (GABARAP)-II, which are specific markers of autophagosomal membranes that engulf cytoplasmic components, also undergo degradation upon fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes. CAA0225 effectively inhibited degradation of LC3-II and GABARAP, whereas CA-074-OMe had only a marginal effect on their levels. Therefore we conclude that cathepsin L does not play a general role in the degradation of proteins in the lumen of autophagosomes, but rather is involved specifically in the degradation of autophagosomal membrane markers.

Characterization of CAA0225, a Novel Inhibitor Specific for Cathepsin L, as a Probe for Autophagic Proteolysis