Studies on the ATP Binding Site of Fyn Kinase for the Identification of New Inhibitors and Their Evaluation as Potential Agents against Tauopathies and Tumors
作者:Cristina Tintori、Giuseppina La Sala、Giulia Vignaroli、Lorenzo Botta、Anna Lucia Fallacara、Federico Falchi、Marco Radi、Claudio Zamperini、Elena Dreassi、Lucia Dello Iacono、Donata Orioli、Giuseppe Biamonti、Mirko Garbelli、Andrea Lossani、Francesca Gasparrini、Tiziano Tuccinardi、Ilaria Laurenzana、Adriano Angelucci、Giovanni Maga、Silvia Schenone、Chiara Brullo、Francesca Musumeci、Andrea Desogus、Emmanuele Crespan、Maurizio Botta
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00140
日期:2015.6.11
Fyn is a member of the Src-family of nonreceptor protein-tyrosine kinases. Its abnormal activity has been shown to be related to various human cancers as well as to severe pathologies,; such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Herein, a structure-based drug design protocol was employed aimed at identifying novel Fyn inhibitors. Two hits from commercial sources (1, 2) were found active against Fyn with K-i of about 2 mu M, while derivative 4a, derived from our internal library, showed a K-i of 0.9 mu M. A hit-to-lead optimization effort was then initiated on derivative 4a to improve its potency. Slightly modifications rapidly determine an increase in the binding affinity, with the best inhibitors 4c and 44 having K(i)s of 70 and 95 nM, respectively. Both compounds were found able to inhibit the phosphorylation of : the protein Tau in an Alzheimer's model cell line and showed antiproliferative activities against different cancer cell lines.