RESUMO
Drug design efforts in the emerging 2-aminothiazole-4-carboxamide class of CHK1 inhibitors have uncovered specific combinations of key substructures within the molecule; resulting in significant improvements in cell-based activity while retaining a greater than one hundred-fold selectivity against CDK2. The X-ray crystal structure of a complex between compound 39 and the CHK1 protein detailing a 'U-shaped' topology and key interactions with the protein surface at the ATP site is also reported.
Assuntos
Amidas/química , Desenho de Fármacos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/química , Proteínas Quinases/química , Tiazóis/química , Amidas/síntese química , Amidas/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação , Quinase 1 do Ponto de Checagem , Cristalografia por Raios X , Quinase 2 Dependente de Ciclina/antagonistas & inibidores , Quinase 2 Dependente de Ciclina/metabolismo , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Ligação Proteica , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/síntese química , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
A small molecule nonpeptide inhibitor of beta-secretase has been developed, and its binding has been defined through crystallographic determination of the enzyme-inhibitor complex. The molecule is shown to bind to the catalytic aspartate residues in an unprecedented manner in the field of aspartyl protease inhibition. Additionally, the complex reveals a heretofore unknown S(3) subpocket that is created by the inhibitor. This structure has served an important role in the design of newer beta-secretase inhibitors.