Structure-Guided Design of Nurr1 Agonists Derived from the Natural Ligand Dihydroxyindole
作者:Minh Sai、Jan Vietor、Moritz Kornmayer、Markus Egner、Úrsula López-García、Georg Höfner、Jörg Pabel、Julian A. Marschner、Thomas Wein、Daniel Merk
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00852
日期:2023.10.12
The neuroprotective transcription factor Nurr1 was recently found to bind the dopamine metabolite 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI) providing access to Nurr1 ligand design from a natural template. We screened a custom set of 14 k extended DHI analogues in silico for optimized descendants to select 24 candidates for microscale synthesis and in vitro testing. Three out of six primary hits were validated as novel
最近发现神经保护性转录因子 Nurr1 与多巴胺代谢物 5,6-二羟基吲哚 (DHI) 结合,从而从天然模板获得 Nurr1 配体设计。我们在计算机中筛选了一组定制的 14 k 扩展 DHI 类似物,用于优化的后代,以选择 24 个候选物进行微量合成和体外测试。6 个主要命中中有 3 个被验证为具有高达亚微摩尔结合亲和力的新型 Nurr1 激动剂,突出了 Nurr1 表面区域衬螺旋 12 的成药性。体外分析证实了 DHI 后代的细胞靶标参与,并证明了联合 Nurr1 激动剂治疗的显着累加效应,表明介导 Nurr1 激活的不同结合位点,这可能为 Nurr1 调节开辟新途径。