Molecules (2017)
Update date:2022-08-05
Topics: Synthesis Biological Evaluation Structure-based design Bisarylureas 1H-Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine Scaffold Pan-RAF inhibitors Anti-proliferative activities Molecular modelling studies
Fu, Yu
Wang, Yuanyuan
Wan, Shanhe
Li, Zhonghuang
Wang, Guangfa
Zhang, Jiajie
Wu, Xiaoyun
RAF (Ras activating factor) kinases are important and attractive targets for cancer therapy. With the aim of discovering RAF inhibitors that bind to DFG-out inactive conformation created by the movement of Asp-Phe-Gly (DFG), we conducted structure-based drug design using the X-ray cocrystal structures of BRAF (v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1), starting from bisarylurea derivative based on 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine scaffold 1a. Most of the synthesized compounds showed good to excellent inhibitory activities against BRAFV600E kinase, possessed moderate to potent anti-proliferative activities against four tumor cell lines (A375, HT-29, PC-3 and A549) and good selectivity towards cancer cells rather normal cells (Madin-Darby canine kidney, MDCK). The most promising compound, 1v, exhibited potent inhibitory activity against not only BRAFV600E (half maximal inhibitory concentration, IC50 = 23.6 nM) but also wild-Type BRAF (IC50 = 51.5 nM) and C-RAF (IC50 = 8.5 nM), and effective cellular anti-proliferative activities against A375, HT-29, PC-3 and A549 cell lines as well as a very good selectivity profile. Moreover, compound 1v mainly arrested the A375 cell line in the G0/G1 stage, and showed significant suppression of MEK (mitogen-Activated protein kinase kinase) phosphorylation in A375 and HT-29 cell lines. Taken together, the optimal compound 1v showed excellent in vitro potency as a pan-RAF inhibitor. In addition, the promise of compound 1v was further confirmed by molecular dynamics simulation and binding free energy calculations.
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