Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 2,4-Diaminoquinazoline Derivatives as SMN2 Promoter Activators for the Potential Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
摘要:
Proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by death of motor neurons in the spinal cord that is caused by deletion and/or mutation of the survival motor neuron gene (SMN1). Adjacent to SMN1 are a variable number of copies of the SMN2 gene. The two genes essentially differ by a single nucleotide, which causes the majority of the RNA transcripts from SMN2 to lack exon 7. Although both SMN1 and SMN2 encode the same Smn protein amino acid sequence, the loss of SMN1 and incorrect splicing of SMN2 have the consequence that Smn protein levels are insufficient for the survival of motor neurons. The therapeutic goal of our medicinal chemistry effort was to identify small-molecule activators of the SMN2 promoter that, by up-regulating gene transcription, would produce greater quantities of full-length Smn protein. Our initial medicinal chemistry effort explored a series of C5 substituted benzyl ether based 2,4-diaminoquinazoline derivatives that were found to be potent activators of the SMN2 promoter; however, inhibition of DHFR was shown to be an off-target activity that was linked to ATP depletion. We used a structure-guided approach to overcome DHFR inhibition while retaining SMN2 promoter activation. A lead compound 11a was identified as having high potency (EC50 = 4 nM) and 2.3-fold induction of the SMN2 promoter. Compound Ila possessed desirable pharmaceutical properties, including excellent brain exposure and long brain half-life following oral dosing to mice. The piperidine compound Ila up-regulated expression of the mouse SMN gene in NSC-34 cells, a mouse motor neuron hybrid cell line. In type I SMA patient fibroblasts, compound Ila induced Smn in a dose-dependent manner when analyzed by immuno-blotting and increased the number of intranuclear particles called gems. The compound restored gems numbers in type I SMA patient fibroblasts to levels near unaffected genetic carriers of SMA.
2,4-diaminoquinazolines for spinal muscular atrophy
申请人:Singh Jasbir
公开号:US20050288314A1
公开(公告)日:2005-12-29
2,4-Diaminoquinazolines of formulae I-IV and VI
are useful for treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
公式I-IV和VI的2,4-二氨基喹唑啉可用于治疗脊髓肌肉萎缩症(SMA)。
2,4-Diaminoquinazolines for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
申请人:Singh Jasbir
公开号:US20110112118A1
公开(公告)日:2011-05-12
2,4-Diaminoquinazolines of formulae I-IV and VI
are useful for treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
公式I-IV和VI的2,4-二氨基喹唑啉化合物可用于治疗脊髓性肌萎缩症(SMA)。
2,4-DIAMINOQUINAZOLINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
申请人:Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
公开号:EP1765810B1
公开(公告)日:2016-08-17
METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
申请人:Reed Robin
公开号:US20140349938A1
公开(公告)日:2014-11-27
The invention features methods of diagnosing a subject as having, or at risk of developing ALS by determining the frequency of Gems in cells obtained from the subject. These methods include diagnosing the severity or monitoring the progression of ALS by determining the Gem frequency in a subject. Also, the invention features methods of identifying compounds useful for the treatment of ALS as well as methods for the treatment of ALS.