- Synthesis and structure-activity relationship studies of N -benzyl-2-phenylpyrimidin-4-amine derivatives as potent usp1/uaf1 deubiquitinase inhibitors with anticancer activity against nonsmall cell lung cancer
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Deregulation of ubiquitin conjugation or deconjugation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many human diseases including cancer. The deubiquitinating enzyme USP1 (ubiquitin-specific protease 1), in association with UAF1 (USP1-associated factor 1), is a known regulator of DNA damage response and has been shown as a promising anticancer target. To further evaluate USP1/UAF1 as a therapeutic target, we conducted a quantitative high throughput screen of >400000 compounds and subsequent medicinal chemistry optimization of small molecules that inhibit the deubiquitinating activity of USP1/UAF1. Ultimately, these efforts led to the identification of ML323 (70) and related N-benzyl-2-phenylpyrimidin-4-amine derivatives, which possess nanomolar USP1/UAF1 inhibitory potency. Moreover, we demonstrate a strong correlation between compound IC50 values for USP1/UAF1 inhibition and activity in nonsmall cell lung cancer cells, specifically increased monoubiquitinated PCNA (Ub-PCNA) levels and decreased cell survival. Our results establish the druggability of the USP1/UAF1 deubiquitinase complex and its potential as a molecular target for anticancer therapies.
- Dexheimer, Thomas S.,Rosenthal, Andrew S.,Luci, Diane K.,Liang, Qin,Villamil, Mark A.,Chen, Junjun,Sun, Hongmao,Kerns, Edward H.,Simeonov, Anton,Jadhav, Ajit,Zhuang, Zhihao,Maloney, David J.
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- FUSED PYRIMIDINES AS INHIBITORS OF p97 COMPLEX
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Fused pyrimidine compounds having a saturated, unsaturated or aromatic A ring fused to a pyrimidine ring and having a complex substituents at the 2 position and a substituted amine at the 4 position of the pyrimidine ring as well as optional aliphatic, functional and/or aromatic components substituted at other positions of the pyrimidine ring and A ring are disclosed. These compounds are inhibitors of the AAA proteasome complex containing p97 and are effective medicinal agents for treatment of diseases associated with p97 bioactivity such as cancer.
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