A compound and method for treating myocilin glaucoma using a selective Grp94 inhibitor is presented. Clearance of mutant myocilin can be promoted by selectively targeting the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone Grp94 using siRNA knockdown or small molecule inhibitors. Grp94 contributes to the intracellular accumulation of mutant myocilin. Tailored treatments aimed at disrupting the Grp94/mutant myocilin interaction can be used as a new therapeutic strategy for myocilin glaucoma. The inventors developed a compound having a general backbone structure of geldanamycin (GDA) and radicicol (RDC) in which a more hydrophobic surrogate of the quinone in GDA is linked to the resorcinol in RDC through a cis-amide bioisostere.
本文提出了一种使用选择性Grp94
抑制剂治疗myocilin青光眼的化合物和方法。通过选择性靶向内质网(ER)分子伴侣Grp94,使用siRNA敲除或小分子
抑制剂可以促进突变myocilin的清除。 Grp94有助于突变myocilin的细胞内积累。旨在破坏Grp94 /突变myocilin相互作用的定制治疗可用作myocilin青光眼的新治疗策略。发明人开发了一种具有gel
DAnamycin(G
DA)和radicicol(RDC)的通用骨架结构的化合物,其中G
DA中的更亲
水的代用
喹啉通过顺式酰胺
生物同构体连接到RDC中的
邻苯二酚上。