Development of novel urea-based ATM kinase inhibitors with subnanomolar cellular potency and high kinome selectivity.
ATM kinase
ATM kinase inhibitors
Cancer
DDR pathway
MD simulation
PIKK
Journal
European journal of medicinal chemistry
ISSN: 1768-3254
Titre abrégé: Eur J Med Chem
Pays: France
ID NLM: 0420510
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 May 2022
05 May 2022
Historique:
received:
23
12
2021
revised:
22
02
2022
accepted:
23
02
2022
pubmed:
25
3
2022
medline:
26
4
2022
entrez:
24
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The ATM kinase is a key molecule regulating DNA damage response and can be targeted resulting in efficient radio- or chemosensitization. Due to the enormous size of this protein and the associated difficulties in obtaining high-quality crystal structures, we sought to develop an accurate in silico model to identify new targeting possibilities. We identified a urea group as the most beneficial chemical anchor point, which could undergo multiple interactions in the aspartate-rich hydrophobic region I of the atypical ATM kinase domain. Based on in silico data, we designed and synthesized a comprehensive set of novel urea-based inhibitors and characterized them in diverse biochemical assays. Using this strategy, we identified inhibitors with subnanomolar potency, which were further evaluated in cellular models, selectivity and early DMPK properties. Finally, the two lead compounds 34 and 39 exhibited subnanomolar cellular activity along with an excellent selectivity profile and favorable metabolic stability.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35325634
pii: S0223-5234(22)00136-2
doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114234
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
0
Proteins
0
Urea
8W8T17847W
Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
EC 2.7.11.1
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
114234Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Stefan Laufer has patent pending to DKFZ, German Cancer Research Center. Michael Forster has patent pending to DKFZ, German Cancer Research Center. Teodor Dimitrov has patent pending to DKFZ, German Cancer Research Center. Athina Anastasia Moschopoulou has patent pending to DKFZ, German Cancer Research Center. Lars Zender has patent pending to DKFZ, German Cancer Research Center.