Optimizing a Weakly Binding Fragment into a Potent RORγt Inverse Agonist with Efficacy in an in Vivo Inflammation Model
作者:David A. Carcache、Anna Vulpetti、Joerg Kallen、Henri Mattes、David Orain、Rowan Stringer、Eric Vangrevelinghe、Romain M. Wolf、Klemens Kaupmann、Johannes Ottl、Janet Dawson、Nigel G. Cooke、Klemens Hoegenauer、Andreas Billich、Juergen Wagner、Christine Guntermann、Samuel Hintermann
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00529
日期:2018.8.9
factor RORγt is an attractive drug-target due to its role in the differentiation of IL-17 producing Th17 cells that play a critical role in the etiopathology of several autoimmune diseases. Identification of starting points for RORγt inverse agonists with good properties has been a challenge. We report the identification of a fragment hit and itsconversion into a potent inverse agonist through fragment