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Chemical validation of a druggable site on Hsp27/HSPB1 using in silico solvent mapping and biophysical methods
Makley, Leah N.,Johnson, Oleta T.,Ghanakota, Phani,Rauch, Jennifer N.,Osborn, Delaney,Wu, Taia S.,Cierpicki, Tomasz,Carlson, Heather A.,Gestwicki, Jason E.
, (2021/02/09)
Destabilizing mutations in small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are linked to multiple diseases; however, sHsps are conformationally dynamic, lack enzymatic function and have no endogenous chemical ligands. These factors render sHsps as classically “undruggable” targets and make it particularly challenging to identify molecules that might bind and stabilize them. To explore potential solutions, we designed a multi-pronged screening workflow involving a combination of computational and biophysical ligand-discovery platforms. Using the core domain of the sHsp family member Hsp27/HSPB1 (Hsp27c) as a target, we applied mixed solvent molecular dynamics (MixMD) to predict three possible binding sites, which we confirmed using NMR-based solvent mapping. Using this knowledge, we then used NMR spectroscopy to carry out a fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) screen, ultimately identifying two fragments that bind to one of these sites. A medicinal chemistry effort improved the affinity of one fragment by ~50-fold (16 μM), while maintaining good ligand efficiency (~0.32 kcal/mol/non-hydrogen atom). Finally, we found that binding to this site partially restored the stability of disease-associated Hsp27 variants, in a redox-dependent manner. Together, these experiments suggest a new and unexpected binding site on Hsp27, which might be exploited to build chemical probes.
Substituent Effects of 2-Pyridones on Selective O-Arylation with Diaryliodonium Salts: Synthesis of 2-Aryloxypyridines under Transition-Metal-Free Conditions
Li, Xiao-Hua,Ye, Ai-Hui,Liang, Cui,Mo, Dong-Liang
, p. 1699 - 1710 (2018/02/06)
An efficient transition-metal-free strategy to synthesize 2-aryloxypyridine derivatives has been developed by a selective O-arylation of 2-pyridones with diaryliodonium salts. The reaction was compatible with a series of functional groups for 2-pyridones and diaryliodonium salts such as halides, nitro, cyano, and ester groups. The substituents at the C6-position of 2-pyridones favored O-arylation products because of steric hindrance. The reaction was easily performed on a gram-scale and 6-chloro-2-pyridone was a good precursor to access various unsubstituted 2-aryloxypyridines by dehalogenation. A P2Y 1 lead compound analogue could be prepared in good yield over two steps.
Discovery of dually acting small-molecule inhibitors of cancer-resistance relevant receptor tyrosine kinases EGFR and IGF-1R
Hempel, Cornelius,Najjar, Abdulkarim,Totzke, Frank,Sch?chtele, Christoph,Sippl, Wolfgang,Ritter, Christoph,Hilgeroth, Andreas
supporting information, p. 2159 - 2166 (2016/11/17)
Novel benzo-anellated furo- and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines with a 4-benzylamine substitution have been evaluated as inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Substituent effects on the determined protein kinase affinity have been discussed based on varied benzylamine residues at the differently substituted molecular scaffolds. Docking studies were carried out in order to explore the potential binding modes of the novel inhibitors. The observed activity data encouraged the measurement of the inhibition of the insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R), which is known to play an important role in the cancer-resistance development against EGFR inhibitors via receptor heterodimerizations with IGF-1R. We identified novel dual inhibitors of both kinases and report their first cancer cell growth inhibition data.
