AbstractProtein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) 4 (also known as coactivator‐associated arginine methyltransferase 1; CARM1) is involved in a variety of biological processes and is considered as an emerging target class in oncology and other diseases. A successful strategy to identify PRMT substrate‐competitive inhibitors has been to exploit chemical scaffolds able to mimic the arginine substrate. (S)‐Alanine amide moiety is a valuable arginine mimic for the development of potent and selective PRMT4 inhibitors; however, its high hydrophilicity led to derivatives with poor cellular outcomes. Here, we describe the development of PRMT4 inhibitors featuring a central pyrrole core and an alanine amide moiety. Rounds of optimization, aimed to increase lipophilicity and simultaneously preserve the inhibitory activity, produced derivatives that, despite good potency and physicochemical properties, did not achieve on‐target effects in cells. On the other hand, masking the amino group with a NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1)‐responsive trigger group, led to prodrugs able to reduce arginine dimethylation of the PRMT4 substrates BRG1‐associated factor 155 (BAF155). These results indicate that prodrug strategies can be successfully applied to alanine‐amide containing PRMT4 inhibitors and provide an option to enable such compounds to achieve sufficiently high exposures in vivo.
AbstractProtein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) 4 (also known as coactivator‐associated arginine methyltransferase 1; CARM1) is involved in a variety of biological processes and is considered as an emerging target class in oncology and other diseases. A successful strategy to identify PRMT substrate‐competitive inhibitors has been to exploit chemical scaffolds able to mimic the arginine substrate. (S)‐Alanine amide moiety is a valuable arginine mimic for the development of potent and selective PRMT4 inhibitors; however, its high hydrophilicity led to derivatives with poor cellular outcomes. Here, we describe the development of PRMT4 inhibitors featuring a central pyrrole core and an alanine amide moiety. Rounds of optimization, aimed to increase lipophilicity and simultaneously preserve the inhibitory activity, produced derivatives that, despite good potency and physicochemical properties, did not achieve on‐target effects in cells. On the other hand, masking the amino group with a NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1)‐responsive trigger group, led to prodrugs able to reduce arginine dimethylation of the PRMT4 substrates BRG1‐associated factor 155 (BAF155). These results indicate that prodrug strategies can be successfully applied to alanine‐amide containing PRMT4 inhibitors and provide an option to enable such compounds to achieve sufficiently high exposures in vivo.
Provided are modulators of TLRs of Formula II:
pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds.
提供了公式II的TLR调节剂:其药用盐,含有这类化合物的组合物,以及包括给予这类化合物的治疗方法。
Modulators of toll-like receptors
申请人:Gilead Sciences, Inc.
公开号:US10172860B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-08
Provided are modulators of TLRs of Formula II:
pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds.
所提供的是式 II 的 TLR 调节剂:
其药学上可接受的盐、含有此类化合物的组合物以及包括施用此类化合物的治疗方法。
Intermediates for the preparation of modulators of toll-like receptors