Ross P Hryczanek, Andrew S Hackett, Paul Rowland, Chun-Wa Chung, Máire A Convery, Duncan S Holmes, Jonathan P Hutchinson, Semra Kitchen, Justyna Korczynska, Robert P Law, Jonathan D Lea, John Liddle, Richard Lonsdale, Margarete Neu, Leng Nickels, Alex Phillipou, James E Rowedder, Jessica L Schneck, Paul Scott-Stevens, Hester Sheehan, Chloe L Tayler, Ioannis Temponeras, Christopher P Tinworth, Ann L Walker, Justyna Wojno-Picon, Robert J Young, David M Lindsay, Efstratios Stratikos
{"title":"Optimization of Potent and Selective Cyclohexyl Acid ERAP1 Inhibitors Using Structure- and Property-Based Drug Design.","authors":"Ross P Hryczanek, Andrew S Hackett, Paul Rowland, Chun-Wa Chung, Máire A Convery, Duncan S Holmes, Jonathan P Hutchinson, Semra Kitchen, Justyna Korczynska, Robert P Law, Jonathan D Lea, John Liddle, Richard Lonsdale, Margarete Neu, Leng Nickels, Alex Phillipou, James E Rowedder, Jessica L Schneck, Paul Scott-Stevens, Hester Sheehan, Chloe L Tayler, Ioannis Temponeras, Christopher P Tinworth, Ann L Walker, Justyna Wojno-Picon, Robert J Young, David M Lindsay, Efstratios Stratikos","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) cleaves the <i>N</i>-terminal amino acids of peptides, which can then bind onto major histocompatibility class I (MHC-I) molecules for presentation onto the cell surface, driving the activation of adaptive immune responses. In cancer, overtrimming of mature antigenic peptides can reduce cytotoxic T-cell responses, and ERAP1 can generate self-antigenic peptides which contribute to autoimmune cellular responses. Therefore, modulation of ERAP1 activity has potential therapeutic indications for cancer immunotherapy and in autoimmune disease. Herein we describe the hit-to-lead optimization of a series of cyclohexyl acid ERAP1 inhibitors, found by X-ray crystallography to bind at an allosteric regulatory site. Structure-based drug design enabled a >1,000-fold increase in ERAP1 enzymatic and cellular activity, resulting in potent and selective tool molecules. For lead compound <b>7</b>, rat pharmacokinetic properties showed moderate unbound clearance and oral bioavailability, thus highlighting the promise of the series for further optimization.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 12","pages":"2107-2114"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11647717/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142845288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jia Zheng, Wei Zhang, Dan Ni, Shuang Zhao, Yi He, Junchi Hu, Linfeng Li, Yongjun Dang, Zufeng Guo* and Shenyou Nie*,
{"title":"Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 3-Amino-pyrazine-2-carboxamide Derivatives as Novel FGFR Inhibitors","authors":"Jia Zheng, Wei Zhang, Dan Ni, Shuang Zhao, Yi He, Junchi Hu, Linfeng Li, Yongjun Dang, Zufeng Guo* and Shenyou Nie*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c0043110.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00431https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00431","url":null,"abstract":"<p >FGFR has been considered a crucial oncogenic driver and promising target for cancer therapy. Herein, we reported the design and synthesis of 3-amino-<i>N</i>-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-6-methylpyrazine-2-carboxamide derivatives as novel FGFR inhibitors. SAR exploration led to the identification of <b>18i</b> as a pan-FGFR inhibitor with favorable <i>in vitro</i> activity against FGFR1–4. Moreover, <b>18i</b> blocked the activation of FGFR and downstream signaling pathways at the submicromolar level and exhibited potent antitumor activity in multiple cancer cell lines with FGFR abnormalities. Molecular docking was performed to investigate the possible binding modes of <b>18i</b> within the binding site of FGFR2. These results suggest that compound <b>18i</b> is a promising candidate for further drug discovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"2019–2031 2019–2031"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142640684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jia Zheng, Wei Zhang, Dan Ni, Shuang Zhao, Yi He, Junchi Hu, Linfeng Li, Yongjun Dang, Zufeng Guo, Shenyou Nie
{"title":"Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 3-Amino-pyrazine-2-carboxamide Derivatives as Novel FGFR Inhibitors.","authors":"Jia Zheng, Wei Zhang, Dan Ni, Shuang Zhao, Yi He, Junchi Hu, Linfeng Li, Yongjun Dang, Zufeng Guo, Shenyou Nie","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00431","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00431","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>FGFR has been considered a crucial oncogenic driver and promising target for cancer therapy. Herein, we reported the design and synthesis of 3-amino-<i>N</i>-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-6-methylpyrazine-2-carboxamide derivatives as novel FGFR inhibitors. SAR exploration led to the identification of <b>18i</b> as a pan-FGFR inhibitor with favorable <i>in vitro</i> activity against FGFR1-4. Moreover, <b>18i</b> blocked the activation of FGFR and downstream signaling pathways at the submicromolar level and exhibited potent antitumor activity in multiple cancer cell lines with FGFR abnormalities. Molecular docking was performed to investigate the possible binding modes of <b>18i</b> within the binding site of FGFR2. These results suggest that compound <b>18i</b> is a promising candidate for further drug discovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"2019-2031"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571013/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Azaspirooctane-carboxylates as Novel Activators/Modulators of M4 for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease","authors":"Gerard Rosse*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c0051210.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00512https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00512","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Novel azaspirooctane-carboxylates are described for potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, among other conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"1830–1831 1830–1831"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142640975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Longqin Hu*, Akash Taneja, Husam Zahid, Yiling Wang, Min Yang, Zhihua An, Xingsheng Li, Jay A. Tischfield, John Knight, Michael D. Ward and Amrik Sahota,
{"title":"Discovery of l-Lysine Dioxalate (LH1513) as a Novel Inhibitor of Calcium Oxalate Crystallization for Hyperoxaluria","authors":"Longqin Hu*, Akash Taneja, Husam Zahid, Yiling Wang, Min Yang, Zhihua An, Xingsheng Li, Jay A. Tischfield, John Knight, Michael D. Ward and Amrik Sahota, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c0042310.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00423https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00423","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Hyperoxaluria is caused by increased urinary excretion of oxalate leading to the formation of calcium oxalate (CaOx) stones. The lack of effective management strategies for hyperoxaluria prompted us to investigate molecular mimics as stone inhibitors, a strategy that we previously used successfully to discover small molecule inhibitors of <span>l</span>-cystine crystallization for the prevention of <span>l</span>-cystine stone formation in cystinuria. Herein, we report the discovery of <span>l</span>-lysine dioxalate (LH1513), a novel dioxamate derivative, as a more potent inhibitor of CaOx crystallization than citrate and pyruvate. Such inhibition was corroborated by <i>in situ</i> atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements of crystal growth rates at the microscopic length scale. A triester prodrug of LH1513 was found to have sufficient oral bioavailability for a preliminary <i>in vivo</i> study demonstrating efficacy in preventing urinary CaOx crystal formation in an <i>Agxt</i>-knockout mouse model for hyperoxaluria.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"2005–2011 2005–2011"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142640977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel Aminopyrazole Inhibitors of PDE11A for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Types of Dementia.","authors":"Gerard Rosse","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00513","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00513","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"1828-1829"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571023/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Azaspirooctane-carboxylates as Novel Activators/Modulators of M4 for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease.","authors":"Gerard Rosse","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00512","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00512","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Novel azaspirooctane-carboxylates are described for potential treatment of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, among other conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"1830-1831"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571014/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel Aminopyrazole Inhibitors of PDE11A for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Types of Dementia","authors":"Gerard Rosse*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c0051310.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00513https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00513","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"1828–1829 1828–1829"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142640824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Longqin Hu, Akash Taneja, Husam Zahid, Yiling Wang, Min Yang, Zhihua An, Xingsheng Li, Jay A Tischfield, John Knight, Michael D Ward, Amrik Sahota
{"title":"Discovery of l-Lysine Dioxalate (LH1513) as a Novel Inhibitor of Calcium Oxalate Crystallization for Hyperoxaluria.","authors":"Longqin Hu, Akash Taneja, Husam Zahid, Yiling Wang, Min Yang, Zhihua An, Xingsheng Li, Jay A Tischfield, John Knight, Michael D Ward, Amrik Sahota","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00423","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00423","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hyperoxaluria is caused by increased urinary excretion of oxalate leading to the formation of calcium oxalate (CaOx) stones. The lack of effective management strategies for hyperoxaluria prompted us to investigate molecular mimics as stone inhibitors, a strategy that we previously used successfully to discover small molecule inhibitors of l-cystine crystallization for the prevention of l-cystine stone formation in cystinuria. Herein, we report the discovery of l-lysine dioxalate (LH1513), a novel dioxamate derivative, as a more potent inhibitor of CaOx crystallization than citrate and pyruvate. Such inhibition was corroborated by <i>in situ</i> atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements of crystal growth rates at the microscopic length scale. A triester prodrug of LH1513 was found to have sufficient oral bioavailability for a preliminary <i>in vivo</i> study demonstrating efficacy in preventing urinary CaOx crystal formation in an <i>Agxt</i>-knockout mouse model for hyperoxaluria.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"2005-2011"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571055/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jenson R. Feys, Kyle Edwards, Michael A. Joyce, Holly A. Saffran, Justin A. Shields, Kassandra Garcia, D. Lorne Tyrrell and Conrad Fischer*,
{"title":"Peptide Aldehydes Incorporating Thiazol-4-yl Alanine Are Potent In Vitro Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease","authors":"Jenson R. Feys, Kyle Edwards, Michael A. Joyce, Holly A. Saffran, Justin A. Shields, Kassandra Garcia, D. Lorne Tyrrell and Conrad Fischer*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c0044410.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00444https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.4c00444","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The main protease of SARS-CoV-2 is an essential enzyme required for polyprotein cleavage during viral replication and thus is an excellent target for development of direct-acting antiviral compounds. Continued research efforts have elucidated several peptidic small molecules like GC376, boceprevir, and nirmatrelvir with potent anticoronaviral activity bearing optimized amino acid side chain residues. To reduce synthetic complexity and cost, we used simple chemical surrogates that were commercially readily available to develop new inhibitors that mimic the potency of these drug compounds. We synthesized and tested several analogue chimeras of GC376 and boceprevir that have surrogate residues at the P1 and/or P2 position in order to further improve target binding. Both P1 variants with either a nonpolar cyclobutyl or polar thiazol-4-yl alanine resulted in low-micromolar to submicromolar M<sup>pro</sup> inhibitors with strong antiviral activity in cell assays.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"15 11","pages":"2046–2052 2046–2052"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142640749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}