Structure-based design, synthesis and crystallization of 2-arylquinazolines as lipid pocket ligands of p38α MAPK
作者:Mike Bührmann、Bianca M. Wiedemann、Matthias P. Müller、Julia Hardick、Maria Ecke、Daniel Rauh
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0184627
日期:——
disrupting protein-protein interactions. Small organic molecules that target these less conserved regions might serve as tools for chemical biology research and to probe alternative strategies in targeting protein kinases in disease settings. Here, we present the structure-based design and synthesis of a focused library of 2-arylquinazoline derivatives to target the lipophilic C-terminal binding pocket
A chemical genetic approach is presented to covalentlytarget a unique lipid binding pocket in the protein kinase p38α, whose function is not yet known. Based on a series of cocrystal structures, a library of 2‐arylquinazolines that were decorated with electrophiles were designed and synthesized to covalentlytarget tailored p38αmutants containing artificially introduced cysteine residues. Matching
Structure-based drug design: Synthesis and biological evaluation of quinazolin-4-amine derivatives as selective Aurora A kinase inhibitors
作者:Liang Long、Yong-Heng Wang、Jun-Xiao Zhuo、Zheng-Chao Tu、Ruibo Wu、Min Yan、Quentin Liu、Gui Lu
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.08.053
日期:2018.9
Aurora kinases play critical roles in the regulation of the cell cycle and mitotic spindle assembly. Aurora A kinase, a member of the Aurora protein family, is frequently highly expressed in tumors, and selective Aurora A inhibition serves as a significant component of anticancer therapy. However, designing highly selective Aurora A inhibitors is difficult because Aurora A and B share high homology and differ only by three residues in their ATP-binding pockets. Through structure-based drug design, we designed and synthesized a series of novel quinazolin-4-amine derivatives. These derivatives act as selective Aurora A kinase inhibitors by exploiting the structural differences between Aurora A and B. The selectivities of most compounds were improved (the best up to >757-fold) when comparing with the lead compound (3-fold). In vitro biochemical and cellular assays revealed that compound 6 potently inhibited Aurora A kinase and most human tumor cells. Furthermore, compound 6 effectively suppressed carcinoma, such as triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) in an animal model. Therefore, compound 6 might serve as a promising anticancer drug. Moreover, through molecular dynamic (MD) analysis, we have identified that a salt bridge formed in Aurora B is key contributor for the isoform selectivity of the inhibitor. This salt bridge has not been previously detected in the reported crystal structure of Aurora B. These results might provide a crucial basis for the further development of highly potent inhibitors with high selectivity for Aurora A. (C) 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.