Identification of the First Selective Activin Receptor-Like Kinase 1 Inhibitor, a Reversible Version of L-783277
作者:Hanna Cho、Sandip Sengupta、Sean S. H. Jeon、Wooyoung Hur、Hwan Geun Choi、Hong-Seog Seo、Byung Joo Lee、Jeong Hun Kim、Minhwan Chung、Noo Li Jeon、Nam Doo Kim、Taebo Sim
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01679
日期:2017.2.23
We synthesized 1 (San78-130), a reversible version of L-783277, as a selective and potent ALK1 inhibitor. Our study showed that 1 possesses great kinase selectivity against a panel of 342 kinases and more potent activity against ALK1 than L-783277. Among the six ALK isotypes (ALK1-6), ALK1 is most significantly inhibited by compound 1. Compound 1 suppresses the BMP9-induced Smad1/5 pathway by mainly inhibiting ALK1 in C2C12 cells. Our molecular dynamics simulations suggest that H-bonding interaction between the C-4' hydroxyl group of 1 and Arg334 of ALK1 substantially contributes to the ALK1 inhibition. To the best of our knowledge, 1 is the first selective ALK1 inhibitor. Furthermore, compound 1 promoted angiogenesis in both endothelial tube formation and microfluidic chip based 3D angiogenesis assays, suggesting that 1 could be a lead compound for therapeutic angiogenesis agents. Our study may provide an insight into designing selective and potent inhibitors against ALK1.