Triphenylbutanamines: Kinesin Spindle Protein Inhibitors with in Vivo Antitumor Activity
摘要:
The human mitotic kinesin Eg5 represents a novel mitotic spindle target for cancer chemotherapy. We previously identified S-trityl-L-cysteine (STLC) and related analogues as selective potent inhibitors of Eg5. We herein report on the development of a series of 4,4,4-triphenylbutan-1-amine inhibitors derived from the STLC scaffold. This new generation systematically improves on potency: the most potent C-trityl analogues exhibit K-i(aPP) <= 10 nM and GI(50) approximate to 50 nM, comparable to results from the phase II clinical benchmark ispinesib. Crystallographic studies reveal that they adopt the same overall binding configuration as S-trityl analogues at an allosteric site formed by loop L5 of Eg5. Evaluation of their druglike properties reveals favorable profiles for future development and, in the clinical candidate ispinesib, moderate hERG and CYP inhibition. One triphenylbutanamine analogue and ispinesib possess very good bioavailability (51% and 45%, respectively), with the former showing in vivo antitumor growth activity in nude mice xenograft studies.
Triphenylbutanamines: Kinesin Spindle Protein Inhibitors with in Vivo Antitumor Activity
摘要:
The human mitotic kinesin Eg5 represents a novel mitotic spindle target for cancer chemotherapy. We previously identified S-trityl-L-cysteine (STLC) and related analogues as selective potent inhibitors of Eg5. We herein report on the development of a series of 4,4,4-triphenylbutan-1-amine inhibitors derived from the STLC scaffold. This new generation systematically improves on potency: the most potent C-trityl analogues exhibit K-i(aPP) <= 10 nM and GI(50) approximate to 50 nM, comparable to results from the phase II clinical benchmark ispinesib. Crystallographic studies reveal that they adopt the same overall binding configuration as S-trityl analogues at an allosteric site formed by loop L5 of Eg5. Evaluation of their druglike properties reveals favorable profiles for future development and, in the clinical candidate ispinesib, moderate hERG and CYP inhibition. One triphenylbutanamine analogue and ispinesib possess very good bioavailability (51% and 45%, respectively), with the former showing in vivo antitumor growth activity in nude mice xenograft studies.
Modified Peptide Inhibitors of the Keap1–Nrf2 Protein–Protein Interaction Incorporating Unnatural Amino Acids
作者:Nikolaos D. Georgakopoulos、Sandeep K. Talapatra、Jemma Gatliff、Frank Kozielski、Geoff Wells
DOI:10.1002/cbic.201800170
日期:2018.9.4
Increasing the activity: Peptideinhibitors of the Keap1–Nrf2 protein–proteininteraction in which unnatural amino acids are incorporated in heptamer sequences have been developed. The starting sequence has been co‐crystallised with the Keap1 Kelch domain, and the best peptides have Keap1 affinities in the nanomolar range in fluorescence polarisation (FP) and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC)