Discovery of M-808 as a Highly Potent, Covalent, Small-Molecule Inhibitor of the Menin-MLL Interaction with Strong In Vivo Antitumor Activity.

Autor: Xu S, Aguilar A, Huang L, Xu T, Zheng K, McEachern D, Przybranowski S, Foster C, Zawacki K, Liu Z, Chinnaswamy K, Stuckey J, Wang S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of medicinal chemistry [J Med Chem] 2020 May 14; Vol. 63 (9), pp. 4997-5010. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 27.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00547
Abstrakt: Targeting the menin-MLL protein-protein interaction is a new therapeutic strategy for the treatment of acute leukemia carrying MLL fusion (MLL leukemia). We describe herein the structure-based optimization of a class of covalent menin inhibitors, which led to the discovery of M-808 ( 16 ) as a highly potent and efficacious covalent menin inhibitor. M-808 effectively inhibits leukemia cell growth at low nanomolar concentrations and is capable of achieving partial tumor regression in an MV4;11 xenograft tumor model in mice at a well-tolerated dose schedule. Determination of the co-crystal structure of M-808 in complex with menin provides a structural basis for their high-affinity, covalent interactions. M-808 represents a promising, covalent menin inhibitor for further optimization and evaluation toward developing a new therapy for the treatment of MLL leukemia.
Databáze: MEDLINE