Discovery of novel nonpeptide tricyclic inhibitors of ras farnesyl protein transferase
摘要:
A comprehensive structure-activity relationship (SAR) study of novel tricyclic amides has been undertaken. The discovery of compounds that are potent FPT inhibitors in the nanomolar range has been achieved. These compounds are nonpeptidic and do not contain sulfhydryl groups. They selectively inhibit farnesyl protein transferase (FPT) and not geranylgeranyl protein transferase-1 (GGPT-1). They also inhibit H-Ras processing in Cos monkey kidney cells. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
B(0)AT2, encoded by the SLC6A15 gene, is a transporter for neutral amino acids that has recently been implicated in mood and metabolic disorders. It is predominantly expressed in the brain, but little is otherwise known about its function. To identify inhibitors for this transporter, we screened a library of 3133 different bioactive compounds. Loratadine, a clinically used histamine H1 receptor antagonist, was identified as a selective inhibitor of B(0)AT2 with an IC50 of 4 μM while being less active or inactive against several other members of the SLC6 family. Reversible inhibition of B(0)AT2 was confirmed by electrophysiology. A series of loratadine analogues were synthesized to gain insight into the structure-activity relationships. Our studies provide the first chemical tool for B(0)AT2.
Discovery of novel nonpeptide tricyclic inhibitors of ras farnesyl protein transferase
作者:F. George Njoroge、Ronald J. Doll、Bancha Vibulbhan、Carmen S. Alvarez、W. Robert Bishop、Joanne Petrin、Paul Kirschmeier、Nicholas I. Carruthers、Jesse K. Wong、Margaret M. Albanese、John J. Piwinski、Joseph Catino、V. Girijavallabhan、Ashit K. Ganguly
DOI:10.1016/s0968-0896(96)00206-4
日期:1997.1
A comprehensive structure-activity relationship (SAR) study of novel tricyclic amides has been undertaken. The discovery of compounds that are potent FPT inhibitors in the nanomolar range has been achieved. These compounds are nonpeptidic and do not contain sulfhydryl groups. They selectively inhibit farnesyl protein transferase (FPT) and not geranylgeranyl protein transferase-1 (GGPT-1). They also inhibit H-Ras processing in Cos monkey kidney cells. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.