4-(Phenylaminomethylene)isoquinoline-1,3(2<i>H</i>,4<i>H</i>)-diones as Potent and Selective Inhibitors of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4 (CDK4)
作者:Hwei-Ru Tsou、Mercy Otteng、Tritin Tran、M. Brawner Floyd、Marvin Reich、Gary Birnberg、Kristina Kutterer、Semiramis Ayral-Kaloustian、Malini Ravi、Ramaswamy Nilakantan、Mary Grillo、John P. McGinnis、Sridhar K. Rabindran
DOI:10.1021/jm800072z
日期:2008.6.1
The cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), as complexes with their respective partners, the cyclins, are critical regulators of cell cycle progression. Because aberrant regulations of CDK4/cyclin D1 lead to uncontrolled cell proliferation, a hallmark of cancer, small-molecule inhibitors of CDK4/cyclin D1 are attractive as prospective antitumor agents. The series of 4-(phenylaminomethylene)isoquinoline-1,3(2H,4H)-dione derivatives reported here represents a novel class of potent inhibitors that selectively inhibit CDK4 over CDK2 and CDK1 activities. In the headpiece of the 4-(phenylaminomethylene)isoquinoline-1,3(2H,4H)dione, a basic amine substitutent is required on the aniline ring for the CDK4 inhibitory activity. The inhibitory activity is further enhanced when an aryl or heteroaryl substituent is introduced at the C-6 position of the isoquinoline-1,3(2H,4H)-dione core. We present here SAR data and a CDK4 mimic model that explains the binding, potency, and selectivity of our CDK4 selective inhibitors.