Structure-based library approach to kinase inhibitors
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
While purine analogs were being screened for inhibition of various protein kinases, a relatively selective inhibitor, olomoucine, was identified that competitively inhibits CDK2/cyclin A with an IC{sub 50} of 7 {mu}M. A comparison of the CDK2 crystal structures containing bound ATP and bound olomoucine confirms that olomoucine binds in the adenine binding pocket of CDK2, but its purine nucleus adopts an entirely different orientation than that observed for ATP. In spite of the good shape complementarity shown by the olomoucine-CDK2 complex, structural variations at C-6, C-2, and N-9 might be expected to lead to enhanced affinity and selectivity for CDK2. The coupling of this structural information with combinatorial methods is an obvious strategy for optimizing olomoucine`s potency. Herein we apply this approach to the solid-phase synthesis and screening of combinatorial libraries based on the purine scaffold found in olomoucine. The iteration of library synthesis with structural analysis of the optimized leads should provide an effective strategy for the development of more potent and selective inhibitors of CDK2. In addition, libraries containing purine derivatives may prove useful in the search for inhibitors of a large number of cellular processes. 24 refs., 1 fig.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 374487
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 31 Vol. 118; ISSN JACSAT; ISSN 0002-7863
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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