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N-Acylethanolamine acid amidase

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Immunopharmacology Ligand  Target has curated data in GtoImmuPdb

Target id: 1402

Nomenclature: N-Acylethanolamine acid amidase

Abbreviated Name: NAAA

Family: N-Acylethanolamine turnover

Gene and Protein Information Click here for help
Species TM AA Chromosomal Location Gene Symbol Gene Name Reference
Human - 359 4q21.1 NAAA N-acylethanolamine acid amidase
Mouse - 362 5 E2 Naaa N-acylethanolamine acid amidase
Rat - 362 14p22 Naaa N-acylethanolamine acid amidase
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Acid ceramidase-like protein | N-palmitoylethanolamine acid amidase | ASAH-like protein | N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase
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Description:  Human N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase (NAAA) precursor (C126A)- reveals the molecular mechanism of activation of the immunoregulatory amidase NAAA
PDB Id:  6DXW
Resolution:  2.3Å
Species:  Human
References:  1
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EC Number: 3.5.1.-
Rank order of affinity (Human)
N-palmitoylethanolamine > MEA > SEAN-oleoylethanolamide > anandamide  [10]

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Inhibitors
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Ligand Sp. Action Value Parameter Reference
F215 Small molecule or natural product Immunopharmacology Ligand Hs Inhibition 8.1 pIC50 2-3
pIC50 8.1 (IC50 9x10-9 M) [2-3]
ARN726 Small molecule or natural product Primary target of this compound Immunopharmacology Ligand Hs Irreversible inhibition 7.6 pIC50 8
pIC50 7.6 (IC50 2.7x10-8 M) [8]
ARN726 Small molecule or natural product Immunopharmacology Ligand Rn Irreversible inhibition 7.2 pIC50 8
pIC50 7.2 (IC50 6.3x10-8 M) [8]
ARN19702 Small molecule or natural product Primary target of this compound Ligand has a PDB structure Immunopharmacology Ligand Hs Inhibition 6.6 pIC50 4
pIC50 6.6 (IC50 2.3x10-7 M) [4]
Description: Fluorogenic enzyme assay using hNAAA extracted from stably transfected HEK293 cells.
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Immunopharmacology Comments
NAAA is involved in the metabolism of fatty acid ethanolamides and endocannabinoids, which are endogenous ligands known to alleviate pain and inflammation [7]. It is located intracellularly in lysosomes of innate and adaptive immune cells, where it is activated at acidic pH. The molecular mechanism underlying activation of NAAA was revealed by X-ray crystallography [1]. NAAA catalyses the hydrolysis of short unsaturated N-acylethanolamines such as palmitoylethanolamide (PEA). PEA, as an agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα), mediates a pro-inflammatory effect. Hydrolytic deactivation of PEA by NAAA reduces this PEA-PPARα activity. NAAA's function is in contrast to that of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) which preferentially degrades long-chain polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamine substrates, including anandamide.
Pharmacological inhibition of NAAA, which induces an increase in fatty acid ethanolamides and endocannabinoids, is a therapeutic approach that is being investigated to enhance the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of these endogenous modulators [3-7,9].

References

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1. Gorelik A, Gebai A, Illes K, Piomelli D, Nagar B. (2018) Molecular mechanism of activation of the immunoregulatory amidase NAAA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 115 (43): E10032-E10040. [PMID:30301806]

2. Li Y, Chen Q, Yang L, Li Y, Zhang Y, Qiu Y, Ren J, Lu C. (2017) Identification of highly potent N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) inhibitors: Optimization of the terminal phenyl moiety of oxazolidone derivatives. Eur J Med Chem, 139: 214-221. [PMID:28802121]

3. Li Y, Zhou P, Chen H, Chen Q, Kuang X, Lu C, Ren J, Qiu Y. (2018) Inflammation-restricted anti-inflammatory activities of a N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) inhibitor F215. Pharmacol Res, 132: 7-14. [PMID:29572189]

4. Migliore M, Pontis S, Fuentes de Arriba AL, Realini N, Torrente E, Armirotti A, Romeo E, Di Martino S, Russo D, Pizzirani D et al.. (2016) Second-Generation Non-Covalent NAAA Inhibitors are Protective in a Model of Multiple Sclerosis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 55 (37): 11193-7. [PMID:27404798]

5. Nuzzi A, Fiasella A, Ortega JA, Pagliuca C, Ponzano S, Pizzirani D, Bertozzi SM, Ottonello G, Tarozzo G, Reggiani A et al.. (2016) Potent α-amino-β-lactam carbamic acid ester as NAAA inhibitors. Synthesis and structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. Eur J Med Chem, 111: 138-59. [PMID:26866968]

6. Petrosino S, Campolo M, Impellizzeri D, Paterniti I, Allarà M, Gugliandolo E, D'Amico R, Siracusa R, Cordaro M, Esposito E et al.. (2017) 2-Pentadecyl-2-Oxazoline, the Oxazoline of Pea, Modulates Carrageenan-Induced Acute Inflammation. Front Pharmacol, 8: 308. [PMID:28611664]

7. Piomelli D, Scalvini L, Fotio Y, Lodola A, Spadoni G, Tarzia G, Mor M. (2020) N-Acylethanolamine Acid Amidase (NAAA): Structure, Function, and Inhibition. J Med Chem, 63 (14): 7475-7490. [PMID:32191459]

8. Ribeiro A, Pontis S, Mengatto L, Armirotti A, Chiurchiù V, Capurro V, Fiasella A, Nuzzi A, Romeo E, Moreno-Sanz G et al.. (2015) A Potent Systemically Active N-Acylethanolamine Acid Amidase Inhibitor that Suppresses Inflammation and Human Macrophage Activation. ACS Chem Biol, 10 (8): 1838-46. [PMID:25874594]

9. Tuo W, Leleu-Chavain N, Spencer J, Sansook S, Millet R, Chavatte P. (2017) Therapeutic Potential of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase, Monoacylglycerol Lipase, and N-Acylethanolamine Acid Amidase Inhibitors. J Med Chem, 60 (1): 4-46. [PMID:27766867]

10. Ueda N, Yamanaka K, Yamamoto S. (2001) Purification and characterization of an acid amidase selective for N-palmitoylethanolamine, a putative endogenous anti-inflammatory substance. J Biol Chem, 276 (38): 35552-7. [PMID:11463796]

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