Design and synthesis of pyridine–pyrazolopyridine-based inhibitors of protein kinase B/Akt
作者:Gui-Dong Zhu、Jianchun Gong、Viraj B. Gandhi、Keith Woods、Yan Luo、Xuesong Liu、Ran Guan、Vered Klinghofer、Eric F. Johnson、Vincent S. Stoll、Mulugeta Mamo、Qun Li、Saul H. Rosenberg、Vincent L. Giranda
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2007.01.010
日期:2007.3
Thr-211 is one of three different amino acid residues in the kinase domain of protein kinase B/Akt as compared to protein kinase A (PKA), a closely related analog in the same AGC family. In an attempt to improve the potency and selectivity of our indazole-pyridine series of Akt inhibitors over PKA, efforts have focused on the incorporation of a chemical functionality to interact with the hydroxy group of Thr-211. Several substituents including an oxygen anion, amino, and nitro groups have been introduced at the C-6 position of the indazole scaffold, leading to a significant drop in Akt potency. Incorporation of a nitrogen atom into the phenyl ring at the same position (i.e., 9f) maintained the Akt activity and, in some cases, improved the selectivity over PKA. The structure-activity relationships of the new pyridine-pyrazolopyridine series of Akt inhibitors and their structural features when bound to PKA are also discussed. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.