Computer-Assisted Discovery and Structural Optimization of a Novel Retinoid X Receptor Agonist Chemotype
作者:Pascal Heitel、Leonie Gellrich、Lena Kalinowsky、Jan Heering、Astrid Kaiser、Julia Ohrndorf、Ewgenij Proschak、Daniel Merk
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00551
日期:2019.2.14
ligands are lipophilic, and their structural diversity is limited. Here, we disclose the computer-assisted discovery of a novel RXR agonist chemotype and its systematic optimization toward potent RXR modulators. We have developed a nanomolar RXR agonist with high selectivity among nuclear receptors and superior physicochemical properties compared to classical rexinoids that appears suitable for in vivo
作为许多核受体的通用异二聚体伴侣,类视黄醇 X 受体 (RXR) 构成了关键的转录因子。它们调节细胞增殖、分化、炎症和代谢稳态,最近被提议作为神经退行性和炎症性疾病的潜在药物靶点。由于 RXR 配体结合位点的疏水性,可用的合成 RXR 配体是亲脂性的,并且其结构多样性有限。在这里,我们公开了一种新型 RXR 激动剂化学型的计算机辅助发现及其对有效 RXR 调节剂的系统优化。我们开发了一种纳摩尔 RXR 激动剂,与经典的类固醇相比,它对核受体具有高选择性,具有优异的理化性质,似乎适合体内应用,并作为未来 RXR 靶向药物化学的先导。