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Title: Binding and structural analyses of potent inhibitors of the human Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) identified from a collection of commercially-available kinase inhibitors

Abstract

Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase Kinase 2 (CAMKK2) acts as a signaling hub, receiving signals from various regulatory pathways and decoding them via phosphorylation of downstream protein kinases - such as AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) and CAMK types I and IV. CAMKK2 relevance is highlighted by its constitutive activity being implicated in several human pathologies. However, at present, there are no selective small-molecule inhibitors available for this protein kinase. Moreover, CAMKK2 and its closest human homolog, CAMKK1, are thought to have overlapping biological roles. Here we present six new co-structures of potent ligands bound to CAMKK2 identified from a library of commercially-available kinase inhibitors. Enzyme assays confirmed that most of these compounds are equipotent inhibitors of both human CAMKKs and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) revealed that binding to some of these molecules to CAMKK2 is enthalpy driven. We expect our results to advance current efforts to discover small molecule kinase inhibitors selective to each human CAMKK.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [4];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Campinas (UNICAMP), Sao Paulo (Brazil)
  2. Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
  3. Univ. of Campinas (UNICAMP), Sao Paulo (Brazil); Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
  4. Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP); Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq); National Cancer Institute (NCI); National Institutes of Health (NIH)
OSTI Identifier:
1575012
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; 2013/50724-5; 2014/50897-0; 465651/2014-3; R01CA218442; S10 RR029205
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Scientific Reports
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; biochemistry; structural biology

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Profeta, Gerson S., dos Reis, Caio V., Santiago, André da S., Godoi, Paulo H. C., Fala, Angela M., Wells, Carrow I., Sartori, Roger, Salmazo, Anita P. T., Ramos, Priscila Z., Massirer, Katlin B., Elkins, Jonathan M., Drewry, David H., Gileadi, Opher, and Couñago, Rafael M. Binding and structural analyses of potent inhibitors of the human Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) identified from a collection of commercially-available kinase inhibitors. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-52795-1.
Profeta, Gerson S., dos Reis, Caio V., Santiago, André da S., Godoi, Paulo H. C., Fala, Angela M., Wells, Carrow I., Sartori, Roger, Salmazo, Anita P. T., Ramos, Priscila Z., Massirer, Katlin B., Elkins, Jonathan M., Drewry, David H., Gileadi, Opher, & Couñago, Rafael M. Binding and structural analyses of potent inhibitors of the human Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) identified from a collection of commercially-available kinase inhibitors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52795-1
Profeta, Gerson S., dos Reis, Caio V., Santiago, André da S., Godoi, Paulo H. C., Fala, Angela M., Wells, Carrow I., Sartori, Roger, Salmazo, Anita P. T., Ramos, Priscila Z., Massirer, Katlin B., Elkins, Jonathan M., Drewry, David H., Gileadi, Opher, and Couñago, Rafael M. Mon . "Binding and structural analyses of potent inhibitors of the human Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) identified from a collection of commercially-available kinase inhibitors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52795-1. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1575012.
@article{osti_1575012,
title = {Binding and structural analyses of potent inhibitors of the human Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) identified from a collection of commercially-available kinase inhibitors},
author = {Profeta, Gerson S. and dos Reis, Caio V. and Santiago, André da S. and Godoi, Paulo H. C. and Fala, Angela M. and Wells, Carrow I. and Sartori, Roger and Salmazo, Anita P. T. and Ramos, Priscila Z. and Massirer, Katlin B. and Elkins, Jonathan M. and Drewry, David H. and Gileadi, Opher and Couñago, Rafael M.},
abstractNote = {Calcium/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase Kinase 2 (CAMKK2) acts as a signaling hub, receiving signals from various regulatory pathways and decoding them via phosphorylation of downstream protein kinases - such as AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) and CAMK types I and IV. CAMKK2 relevance is highlighted by its constitutive activity being implicated in several human pathologies. However, at present, there are no selective small-molecule inhibitors available for this protein kinase. Moreover, CAMKK2 and its closest human homolog, CAMKK1, are thought to have overlapping biological roles. Here we present six new co-structures of potent ligands bound to CAMKK2 identified from a library of commercially-available kinase inhibitors. Enzyme assays confirmed that most of these compounds are equipotent inhibitors of both human CAMKKs and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) revealed that binding to some of these molecules to CAMKK2 is enthalpy driven. We expect our results to advance current efforts to discover small molecule kinase inhibitors selective to each human CAMKK.},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-019-52795-1},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Mon Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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