Discovery of potent inhibitors of interleukin-2 inducible T-cell kinase (ITK) through structure-based drug design

Autor: John P. Wolak, Ji Wang, Hnin Hnin Khine, Peter Allen Nemoto, Chuk Chui Man, Stéphane De Lombaert, Steven S. Pullen, Hidenori Takahashi, Brian Nicholas Cook, Mohammed A. Kashem, Jörg Bentzien, Andre White, Gregory P. Roth, Fariba Soleymanzadeh, Stanley Kugler
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Bioorganicmedicinal chemistry letters. 19(3)
ISSN: 1464-3405
Popis: Interleukin-2 inducible T-cell kinase (ITK) is a member of the Tec kinase family and is involved with T-cell activation and proliferation. Due to its critical role in acting as a modulator of T-cells, ITK inhibitors could provide a novel route to anti-inflammatory therapy. This work describes the discovery of ITK inhibitors through structure-based design where high-resolution crystal structural information was used to optimize interactions within the kinase specificity pocket of the enzyme to improve both potency and selectivity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE