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2-Arylamino-6-ethynylpurines are cysteine-targeting irreversible inhibitors of Nek2 kinase
Bayliss, Richard,Boxall, Kathy,Carbain, Benoit,Coxon, Christopher R.,Fry, Andrew M.,Golding, Bernard T.,Griffin, Roger J.,Hardcastle, Ian R.,Harnor, Suzannah J.,Mas-Droux, Corine,Matheson, Christopher J.,Newell, David R.,Richards, Mark W.,Sivaprakasam, Mangaleswaran,Turner, David,Cano, Céline
supporting information, p. 707 - 731 (2020/08/24)
Renewed interest in covalent inhibitors of enzymes implicated in disease states has afforded several agents targeted at protein kinases of relevance to cancers. We now report the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 6-ethynylpurines that act as covalent inhibitors of Nek2 by capturing a cysteine residue (Cys22) close to the catalytic domain of this protein kinase. Examination of the crystal structure of the non-covalent inhibitor 3-((6-cyclohexylmethoxy-7H-purin-2-yl)amino)benzamide in complex with Nek2 indicated that replacing the alkoxy with an ethynyl group places the terminus of the alkyne close to Cys22 and in a position compatible with the stereoelectronic requirements of a Michael addition. A series of 6-ethynylpurines was prepared and a structure activity relationship (SAR) established for inhibition of Nek2. 6-Ethynyl-N-phenyl-7H-purin-2-amine [IC50 0.15 μM (Nek2)] and 4-((6-ethynyl-7H-purin-2-yl)amino)benzenesulfonamide (IC50 0.14 μM) were selected for determination of the mode of inhibition of Nek2, which was shown to be time-dependent, not reversed by addition of ATP and negated by site directed mutagenesis of Cys22 to alanine. Replacement of the ethynyl group by ethyl or cyano abrogated activity. Variation of substituents on the N-phenyl moiety for 6-ethynylpurines gave further SAR data for Nek2 inhibition. The data showed little correlation of activity with the nature of the substituent, indicating that after sufficient initial competitive binding to Nek2 subsequent covalent modification of Cys22 occurs in all cases. A typical activity profile was that for 2-(3-((6-ethynyl-9H-purin-2-yl)amino)phenyl)acetamide [IC50 0.06 μM (Nek2); GI50 (SKBR3) 2.2 μM] which exhibited >5-10-fold selectivity for Nek2 over other kinases; it also showed > 50% growth inhibition at 10 μM concentration against selected breast and leukaemia cell lines. X-ray crystallographic analysis confirmed that binding of the compound to the Nek2 ATP-binding site resulted in covalent modification of Cys22. Further studies confirmed that 2-(3-((6-ethynyl-9H-purin-2-yl)amino)phenyl)acetamide has the attributes of a drug-like compound with good aqueous solubility, no inhibition of hERG at 25 μM and a good stability profile in human liver microsomes. It is concluded that 6-ethynylpurines are promising agents for cancer treatment by virtue of their selective inhibition of Nek2. This journal is
Initial process development and scale-up of the synthesis of a triple reuptake inhibitor ALB 109780
Yang, Qiang,Ulysse, Luckner G.,McLaws, Mark D.,Keefe, Daniel K.,Haney, Brian P.,Zha, Congxiang,Guzzo, Peter R.,Liu, Shuang
, p. 499 - 506 (2012/08/08)
Early process development toward a triple reuptake inhibitor is described. Three different routes were evaluated; one of them was optimized and scaled up to generate 470 g of API as this route minimized the formation of undesired side products. The select
Process development and pilot-scale synthesis of new cyclization conditions of substituted phenylacetamides to tetrahydroisoquinoline-2-ones using Eaton's reagent
Ulysse, Luckner G.,Yang, Qiang,McLaws, Mark D.,Keefe, Daniel K.,Guzzo, Peter R.,Haney, Brian P.
experimental part, p. 225 - 228 (2010/04/29)
Tetrahydroisoquinoline is a ubiquitous structural framework presented in numerous pharmacologically relevant molecules. Although accessible by the Pictet-Spengler cyclization, conditions commonly used for such cyclizations are often difficult to implement on scale. Herein, we report the development of a scaleable approach utilizing Eaton's reagent for the cyclization of substituted phenylacetamide analogues to tetrahydroisoquinoline-2-one. The development, optimization, and safety hazard evaluations, which outline the benefits and ease of workup of this new process, are discussed.
