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Novel conformationally constrained BET bromodomain inhibitors have been developed. These inhibitors were optimized in two similar, yet distinct chemical series, the 6-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-ones (A) and the 1-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-7(6H)-ones (B). Each series demonstrated excellent activity in binding and cellular assays, and lead compounds from each series demonstrated significant efficacy in in vivo tumor xenograft models.
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Proteínas Nucleares/antagonistas & inibidores , Piridonas/química , Fatores de Transcrição/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Sítios de Ligação , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Cristalografia por Raios X , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Meia-Vida , Humanos , Camundongos , Microssomos/metabolismo , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Mieloma Múltiplo/tratamento farmacológico , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Estrutura Terciária de Proteína , Piridonas/farmacocinética , Piridonas/farmacologia , Piridonas/uso terapêutico , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Transplante HeterólogoRESUMO
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) is a key enzyme of fatty acid metabolism with multiple isozymes often expressed in different eukaryotic cellular compartments. ACC-made malonyl-CoA serves as a precursor for fatty acids; it also regulates fatty acid oxidation and feeding behavior in animals. ACC provides an important target for new drugs to treat human diseases. We have developed an inexpensive nonradioactive high-throughput screening system to identify new ACC inhibitors. The screen uses yeast gene-replacement strains depending for growth on cloned human ACC1 and ACC2. In "proof of concept" experiments, growth of such strains was inhibited by compounds known to target human ACCs. The screen is sensitive and robust. Medium-size chemical libraries yielded new specific inhibitors of human ACC2. The target of the best of these inhibitors was confirmed with in vitro enzymatic assays. This compound is a new drug chemotype inhibiting human ACC2 with 2.8 muM IC(50) and having no effect on human ACC1 at 100 muM.