- Discovery of pyrrolopyrimidine inhibitors of Akt
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The discovery and optimization of a series of pyrrolopyrimidine based protein kinase B (Pkb/Akt) inhibitors discovered via HTS and structure based drug design is reported. The compounds demonstrate potent inhibition of all three Akt isoforms and knockdown of phospho-PRAS40 levels in LNCaP cells and tumor xenografts.
- Blake, James F.,Kallan, Nicholas C.,Xiao, Dengming,Xu, Rui,Bencsik, Josef R.,Skelton, Nicholas J.,Spencer, Keith L.,Mitchell, Ian S.,Woessner, Richard D.,Gloor, Susan L.,Risom, Tyler,Gross, Stefan D.,Martinson, Matthew,Morales, Tony H.,Vigers, Guy P.A.,Brandhuber, Barbara J.
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p. 5607 - 5612
(2010/11/17)
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- Identification of dipeptidyl nitriles as potent and selective inhibitors of cathepsin B through structure-based drug design
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Cathepsin B is a member of the papain superfamily of cysteine proteases and has been implicated in the pathology of numerous diseases, including arthritis and cancer. As part of an effort to identify potent, reversible inhibitors of this protease, we examined a series of dipeptidyl nitriles, starting with the previously reported Cbz-Phe-NH-CH2CN (19, IC50 = 62 μM). High-resolution X-ray crystallographic data and molecular modeling were used to optimize the P1, P2, and P3 substituents of this template. Cathepsin B is unique in its class in that it contains a carboxylate recognition site in the S2′ pocket of the active site. Inhibitor potency and selectivity were enhanced by tethering a carboxylate functionality from the carbon α to the nitrile to interact with this region of the enzyme. This resulted in the identification of compound 10, a 7 nM inhibitor of cathepsin B, with excellent selectivity over other cysteine cathepsins.
- Greenspan,Clark,Tommasi,Cowen,McQuire,Farley,Van Duzer,Goldberg,Zhou,Du,Fitt,Coppa,Fang,Macchia,Zhu,Capparelli,Goldstein,Wigg,Doughty,Bohacek,Knap
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p. 4524 - 4534
(2007/10/03)
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