On the Intractability of Estrogen-Related Receptor α as a Target for Activation by Small Molecules
作者:Stephen M. Hyatt、Elizabeth L. Lockamy、Rebecca A. Stein、Donald P. McDonnell、Aaron B. Miller、Lisa A. Orband-Miller、Timothy M. Willson、William J. Zuercher
DOI:10.1021/jm7012387
日期:2007.12.27
The estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERR alpha) is a potential target for activation in the treatment of metabolic disease. To date, no small-molecule agonists of ERR alpha have been identified despite several high-throughput screening campaigns. We describe the synthesis and profiling of a small array of compounds designed on the basis of a previously reported agonist-bound crystal structure of the closely related receptor ERR gamma. The results suggest that ERRa may be intractable as a direct target for pharmacologic activation.