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Title: Identification and Characterization of JAK2 Pseudokinase Domain Small Molecule Binders

Abstract

Janus kinases (JAKs) regulate hematopoiesis via the cytokine-mediated JAK-STAT signaling pathway. JAKs contain tandem C-terminal pseudokinase (JH2) and tyrosine kinase (JH1) domains. The JAK2 pseudokinase domain adopts a protein kinase fold and, despite its pseudokinase designation, binds ATP with micromolar affinity. Recent evidence shows that displacing ATP from the JAK2 JH2 domain alters the hyperactivation state of the oncogenic JAK2 V617F protein while sparing the wild type JAK2 protein. In this study, small molecule binders of JAK2 JH2 were identified via an in vitro screen. Top hits were characterized using biophysical and structural approaches. Development of pseudokinase-selective compounds may offer novel pharmacological opportunities for treating cancers driven by JAK2 V617F and other oncogenic JAK mutants.

Authors:
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  1. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
  2. Tampere Univ. of Technology (Finland)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1390880
Grant/Contract Number:  
1S10OD018007
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1948-5875
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; JAK2; Pseudokinase; JH2; MPN; Small molecule

Citation Formats

Puleo, David E., Kucera, Kaury, Hammarén, Henrik M., Ungureanu, Daniela, Newton, Ana S., Silvennoinen, Olli, Jorgensen, William L., and Schlessinger, Joseph. Identification and Characterization of JAK2 Pseudokinase Domain Small Molecule Binders. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00153.
Puleo, David E., Kucera, Kaury, Hammarén, Henrik M., Ungureanu, Daniela, Newton, Ana S., Silvennoinen, Olli, Jorgensen, William L., & Schlessinger, Joseph. Identification and Characterization of JAK2 Pseudokinase Domain Small Molecule Binders. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00153
Puleo, David E., Kucera, Kaury, Hammarén, Henrik M., Ungureanu, Daniela, Newton, Ana S., Silvennoinen, Olli, Jorgensen, William L., and Schlessinger, Joseph. Mon . "Identification and Characterization of JAK2 Pseudokinase Domain Small Molecule Binders". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00153. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1390880.
@article{osti_1390880,
title = {Identification and Characterization of JAK2 Pseudokinase Domain Small Molecule Binders},
author = {Puleo, David E. and Kucera, Kaury and Hammarén, Henrik M. and Ungureanu, Daniela and Newton, Ana S. and Silvennoinen, Olli and Jorgensen, William L. and Schlessinger, Joseph},
abstractNote = {Janus kinases (JAKs) regulate hematopoiesis via the cytokine-mediated JAK-STAT signaling pathway. JAKs contain tandem C-terminal pseudokinase (JH2) and tyrosine kinase (JH1) domains. The JAK2 pseudokinase domain adopts a protein kinase fold and, despite its pseudokinase designation, binds ATP with micromolar affinity. Recent evidence shows that displacing ATP from the JAK2 JH2 domain alters the hyperactivation state of the oncogenic JAK2 V617F protein while sparing the wild type JAK2 protein. In this study, small molecule binders of JAK2 JH2 were identified via an in vitro screen. Top hits were characterized using biophysical and structural approaches. Development of pseudokinase-selective compounds may offer novel pharmacological opportunities for treating cancers driven by JAK2 V617F and other oncogenic JAK mutants.},
doi = {10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00153},
journal = {ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters},
number = 6,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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Figure 1 Figure 1: Chemical structures of the two top hits from the fluorescence polarization screen, (A) JNJ-7706621 and (B) AT9283.

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