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Introducing structure-based three-dimensional pharmacophore models for accelerating the discovery of selective BRD9 binders
Bifulco, Giuseppe,Bruno, Ines,Chini, Maria Giovanna,Ferraro, Maria Grazia,Gazzillo, Erica,Irace, Carlo,Lauro, Gianluigi,Maione, Francesco,Piccolo, Marialuisa,Pierri, Martina,Terracciano, Stefania
, (2021/11/27)
A well-structured in silico workflow is here reported for disclosing structure-based pharmacophore models against bromodomain-containing protein 9 (BRD9), accelerating virtual screening campaigns and facilitating the identification of novel binders. Specifically, starting from 23 known ligands co-crystallized with BRD9, three-dimensional pharmacophore models, namely placed in a reference protein structure, were developed. Specifically, we here introduce a fragment-related pharmacophore model, useful for the identification of new promising small chemical probes targeting the protein region responsible of the acetyllysine recognition, and two further pharmacophore models useful for the selection of compounds featuring drug-like properties. A pharmacophore-driven virtual screening campaign was then performed to facilitate the selection of new selective BRD9 ligands, starting from a large library of commercially available molecules. The identification of a promising BRD9 binder (7) prompted us to re-iterate this computational workflow on a second focused in-house built library of synthesizable compounds and, eventually, three further novel BRD9 binders were disclosed (8–10). Moreover, all these compounds were tested among a panel comprising other nine bromodomains, showing a high selectivity for BRD9. Preclinical bioscreens for potential anticancer activity highlighted compound 7 as that showing the most promising biological effects, proving the reliability of this in silico pipeline and confirming the applicability of the here introduced structure-based three-dimensional (3D) pharmacophore models as straightforward tools for the selection of new BRD9 ligands.
Design, Synthesis and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Novel Chalcone Derivatives Bearing Triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline Moieties as Potent Anticancer Agents with Dual EGFR Kinase and Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitory Effects
Alswah, Mohamed,Bayoumi, Ashraf H.,Elgamal, Kamal,Elmorsy, Ahmed,Ihmaid, Saleh,Ahmed, Hany E. A.
, (2018/01/05)
A series of hybrid of triazoloquinoxaline-chalcone derivatives 7a–k were designed, synthesized, fully characterized, and evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against three target cell lines: human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), human colon carcinoma (HCT-116), and human hepatocellular carcinoma (HEPG-2). The preliminary results showed that some of these chalcones like 7b–c, and 7e–g exhibited significant antiproliferative effects against most of the cell lines, with selective or non-selective behavior, indicated by IC50 values in the 1.65 to 34.28 μM range. In order to investigate the mechanistic aspects of these active compounds, EGFR TK and tubulin inhibitory activities were measured as further biological assays. The EGFR TK assay results revealed that the derivatives 7a–c, 7e, and 7g could inhibit the EGFR TK in the submicromolar range (0.093 to 0.661 μM). Moreover, an antitubulin polymerization effect was noted for the active derivatives compared to the reference drug colchicine, with compounds 7e and 7g displaying 14.7 and 8.4 micromolar activity, respectively. Furthermore, a molecular docking study was carried out to explain the observed effects and the binding modes of these chalcones with the EGFR TK and tubulin targets.
4-Aminotriazoloquinoxalines. A Novel Class of Potent Adenosine Receptor Antagonists and Potential Rapid-Onset Antidepressants
Sarges, Reinhard,Howard, Harry R.,Browne, Ronald G.,Lebel, Lorraine A.,Seymour, Patricia A.,Koe, B. Kenneth
, p. 2240 - 2254 (2007/10/02)
A series of 4-aminotriazoloquinoxalines has been prepared.Many compounds from this class reduce immobility in Porsolt's behavioral despair model in rats upon acute administration and may therefore have therapeutic potential as novel and rapid acting antidepressant agents.Optimal activity in this test is associated with hydrogen, CF3, or small alkyl groups in the 1-position, with NH2, NH-acetyl, or amines substituted with small alkyl groups in the 4-position, and with hydrogen or 8-halogen substituents in the aromatic ring.Furthermore, many of these 4-aminoquinoxalines bind avidly, and in some cases very selectively, to adenosine A1 and A2 receptors.A1 affinity of these compounds was measured by their inhibition of tritiated CHA (N6-cyclohexyladenosine) binding in rat cerebral cortex membranes and A2 affinity by their inhibition of tritiated NECA (5'-(N-ethylcarbamoyl)adenosine) binding to rat striatal homogenate in the presence of cold N6-cyclopentyladenosine.Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies show that best A1 affinity is associated with ethyl, CF3, or C2F5 in the 1-position, NH-iPr or NH-cycloalkyl in the 4-position, and with an 8-chloro substituent.Affinity at the A2 receptor is mostly dependent on the presence of an NH2 group in the 4-position and is enhanced by phenyl, CF3, or ethyl in the 1-position.The most selective A1 ligand by a factor of >3000 is 121 (CP-68,247; 8-chloro-4-(cyclohexylamino)-1-(trifluoromethyl)triazoloquinoxaline) with an IC50 of 28 nM at the A1 receptor.The most potent A2 ligand is 128 (CP-66,713; 4-amino-8-chloro-1-phenyltriazoloquinoxaline) with an IC50 of 21 nM at the A2 receptor and a 13-fold selectivity for this receptor.Representatives from this series appear to act as antagonists at both A1 and A2 receptors since they antagonize the inhibiting action of CHA on norepinephrine-stimulated cAMP formation in fat cells and they decrease cAMP accumulation induced by adenosine in limbic forebrain slices.Thus certain members of this 4-aminotriazoloquinoxaline series are among the most potent and A1 or A2 selective non-xanthine adenosine antagonists known.
