New activators of eIF2α Kinase Heme-Regulated Inhibitor (HRI) with improved biophysical properties
摘要:
Heme-regulated inhibitor (HRI), a eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF2 alpha) kinase, is critically important for coupling protein synthesis to heme availability in reticulocytes and adaptation to various environmental stressors in all cells. HRI modifies the severity of several hemoglobin misfolding disorders including beta-thalassemia. Small molecule activators of HRI are essential for studying normaland patho-biology of this kinase as well as for the treatment of various human disorders for which activation of HRI or phosphorylation of eIF2 alpha may be beneficial. We previously reported development of 14(1,4-trans)-4-aryloxycyclohexyl)-3-arylureas (cHAUs) as specific HRI activators and demonstrated their potential as molecular probes for studying HRI biology and as lead compounds for treatment of various human disorders. To develop more druglike cHAUs for in vivo studies and drug development and to expand the chemical space, we undertook bioassay guided structure-activity relationship studies replacing cyclohexyl ring with various 4-6-membered rings and explored further substitutions on the N-phenyl ring. We tested all analogs in the surrogate eIF2 alpha phosphorylation and cell proliferation assays, and a subset of analogs in secondary mechanistic assays that included endogenous eIF2 alpha phosphorylation and expression of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), a downstream effector. Finally, we determined specificity of these compounds for HRI by testing their anti-proliferative activity in cells transfected with siRNA targeting HRI or mock. These compounds have significantly improved cLogPs with no loss of potencies, making them excellent candidates for lead optimization for development of investigational new drugs that potently and specifically activate HRI. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.
New activators of eIF2α Kinase Heme-Regulated Inhibitor (HRI) with improved biophysical properties
摘要:
Heme-regulated inhibitor (HRI), a eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF2 alpha) kinase, is critically important for coupling protein synthesis to heme availability in reticulocytes and adaptation to various environmental stressors in all cells. HRI modifies the severity of several hemoglobin misfolding disorders including beta-thalassemia. Small molecule activators of HRI are essential for studying normaland patho-biology of this kinase as well as for the treatment of various human disorders for which activation of HRI or phosphorylation of eIF2 alpha may be beneficial. We previously reported development of 14(1,4-trans)-4-aryloxycyclohexyl)-3-arylureas (cHAUs) as specific HRI activators and demonstrated their potential as molecular probes for studying HRI biology and as lead compounds for treatment of various human disorders. To develop more druglike cHAUs for in vivo studies and drug development and to expand the chemical space, we undertook bioassay guided structure-activity relationship studies replacing cyclohexyl ring with various 4-6-membered rings and explored further substitutions on the N-phenyl ring. We tested all analogs in the surrogate eIF2 alpha phosphorylation and cell proliferation assays, and a subset of analogs in secondary mechanistic assays that included endogenous eIF2 alpha phosphorylation and expression of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), a downstream effector. Finally, we determined specificity of these compounds for HRI by testing their anti-proliferative activity in cells transfected with siRNA targeting HRI or mock. These compounds have significantly improved cLogPs with no loss of potencies, making them excellent candidates for lead optimization for development of investigational new drugs that potently and specifically activate HRI. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.
There are disclosed compounds that modulate or inhibit the enzymatic activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer, viral infections and/or inflammatory disorders utilizing the compounds of the invention.
There are disclosed compounds that modulate or inhibit the enzymatic activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer, viral infections and/or inflammatory disorders utilizing the compounds of the invention.
New activators of eIF2α Kinase Heme-Regulated Inhibitor (HRI) with improved biophysical properties
作者:Qingwen Zhang、Ronghui Du、Guilherme Rodrigo Reis Monteiro dos Santos、Revital Yefidoff-Freedman、Andrew Bohm、Jose Halperin、Michael Chorev、Bertal H. Aktas
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111973
日期:2020.2
Heme-regulated inhibitor (HRI), a eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF2 alpha) kinase, is critically important for coupling protein synthesis to heme availability in reticulocytes and adaptation to various environmental stressors in all cells. HRI modifies the severity of several hemoglobin misfolding disorders including beta-thalassemia. Small molecule activators of HRI are essential for studying normaland patho-biology of this kinase as well as for the treatment of various human disorders for which activation of HRI or phosphorylation of eIF2 alpha may be beneficial. We previously reported development of 14(1,4-trans)-4-aryloxycyclohexyl)-3-arylureas (cHAUs) as specific HRI activators and demonstrated their potential as molecular probes for studying HRI biology and as lead compounds for treatment of various human disorders. To develop more druglike cHAUs for in vivo studies and drug development and to expand the chemical space, we undertook bioassay guided structure-activity relationship studies replacing cyclohexyl ring with various 4-6-membered rings and explored further substitutions on the N-phenyl ring. We tested all analogs in the surrogate eIF2 alpha phosphorylation and cell proliferation assays, and a subset of analogs in secondary mechanistic assays that included endogenous eIF2 alpha phosphorylation and expression of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), a downstream effector. Finally, we determined specificity of these compounds for HRI by testing their anti-proliferative activity in cells transfected with siRNA targeting HRI or mock. These compounds have significantly improved cLogPs with no loss of potencies, making them excellent candidates for lead optimization for development of investigational new drugs that potently and specifically activate HRI. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.