Facile Identification of Dual FLT3-Aurora A Inhibitors: A Computer-Guided Drug Design Approach
Autor: | Chungming Chang, Yung Chang Hsu, John T.A. Hsu, Yi Yu Ke, Kuei Jung Yen, Chun Hwa Chen, Hsing Pang Hsieh, Wen-Hsing Lin, Chieh Chien Lee, Hui Yi Shiao |
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Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Molecular Drug media_common.quotation_subject Antineoplastic Agents Biochemistry Structure-Activity Relationship chemistry.chemical_compound Aurora kinase Cell Line Tumor Drug Discovery Humans General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Protein Kinase Inhibitors IC50 Aurora Kinase A Cell Proliferation media_common Pharmacology Dose-Response Relationship Drug Molecular Structure Drug discovery Organic Chemistry Combinatorial chemistry fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 chemistry Drug Design embryonic structures Computer-Aided Design Molecular Medicine Drug Screening Assays Antitumor Antiproliferative effect Lead compound |
Zdroj: | ChemMedChem. 9:953-961 |
ISSN: | 1860-7179 |
Popis: | Computer-guided drug design is a powerful tool for drug discovery. Herein we disclose the use of this approach for the discovery of dual FMS-like receptor tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3)-Aurora A inhibitors against cancer. An Aurora hit compound was selected as a starting point, from which 288 virtual molecules were screened. Subsequently, some of these were synthesized and evaluated for their capacity to inhibit FLT3 and Aurora kinase A. To further enhance FLT3 inhibition, structure-activity relationship studies of the lead compound were conducted through a simplification strategy and bioisosteric replacement, followed by the use of computer-guided drug design to prioritize molecules bearing a variety of different terminal groups in terms of favorable binding energy. Selected compounds were then synthesized, and their bioactivity was evaluated. Of these, one novel inhibitor was found to exhibit excellent inhibition of FLT3 and Aurora kinase A and exert a dramatic antiproliferative effect on MOLM-13 and MV4-11 cells, with an IC50 value of 7 nM. Accordingly, it is considered a highly promising candidate for further development. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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