Structurally Diverse Mitochondrial Branched Chain Aminotransferase (BCATm) Leads with Varying Binding Modes Identified by Fragment Screening
作者:Jennifer A. Borthwick、Nicolas Ancellin、Sophie M. Bertrand、Ryan P. Bingham、Paul S. Carter、Chun-wa Chung、Ian Churcher、Nerina Dodic、Charlène Fournier、Peter L. Francis、Andrew Hobbs、Craig Jamieson、Stephen D. Pickett、Sarah E. Smith、Donald O’N. Somers、Claus Spitzfaden、Colin J. Suckling、Robert J. Young
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01607
日期:2016.3.24
Inhibitors of mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase (BCATm), identified using fragment screening, are described. This was carried out using a combination of STD-NMR, thermal melt (T-m), and biochemical assays to identify compounds that bound to BCATm, which were subsequently progressed to X-ray crystallography, where a number of exemplars showed significant diversity in their binding modes. The hits identified were supplemented by searching and screening of additional analogues, which enabled the gathering of further X-ray data where the original hits had not produced liganded structures. The fragment hits were optimized using structure-based design, with some transfer of information between series, which enabled the identification of ligand efficient lead molecules with micromolar levels of inhibition, cellular activity, and good solubility.