- Design and synthesis of novel fluorescently labeled analogs of vemurafenib targeting MKK4
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The mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4) plays a key role in liver regeneration and is under investigation as a target for stimulating hepatocytes to increased proliferation. Therefore, new small molecules inhibiting MKK4 may represent a promising approach for treating acute and chronic liver diseases. Fluorescently labeled compounds are useful tools for high-throughput screenings of large compound libraries. Here we utilized the azaindole-based scaffold of FDA-approved BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib 1, which displays off-target activity on MKK4, as a starting point in our fluorescent compound design. Chemical variation of the scaffold and optimization led to a selection of fluorescent 5-TAMRA derivatives which possess high binding affinities on MKK4. Compound 45 represents a suitable tool compound for Fluorescence polarization assays to identify new small-molecule inhibitors of MKK4.
- Kircher, Theresa,Pantsar, Tatu,Oder, Andreas,Peter von Kries, Jens,Juchum, Michael,Pfaffenrot, Bent,Kloevekorn, Philip,Albrecht, Wolfgang,Selig, Roland,Laufer, Stefan
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- From off-to on-target: New BRAF-inhibitor-template-derived compounds selectively targeting mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4)
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The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP) kinase 4 (MKK4) was found to be a major regulator of liver regeneration and could be a valuable drug target addressing liver related diseases by restoring its intrinsic regenerative capacity. We report on the synthesis and optimization of novel MKK4 inhibitors following a target-hopping strategy from the FDA-approved BRAFV600E inhibitor PLX4032 (8). Applying an iterative multi-parameter optimization process we carved out essential structural features yielding in compounds with a low nanomolar affinity for MKK4 and excellent selectivity profiles against the main off-targets MKK7 and JNK1, which, upon relevant inhibition, would totally abrogate the pro-regenerative effect of MKK4 inhibition, as well as against the off-targets MAP4K5, ZAK and BRAF with selectivity factors ranging from 40 to 430 for our best-balanced compounds 70 and 73.
- Kl?vekorn, Philip,Pfaffenrot, Bent,Juchum, Michael,Selig, Roland,Albrecht, Wolfgang,Zender, Lars,Laufer, Stefan A.
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- PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS FOR PROMOTING LIVER REGENERATION OR REDUCING OR PREVENTING HEPATOCYTE DEATH
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The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of MKK4 (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4) and their use in promoting liver regeneration or reducing or preventing hepatocyte death. The compounds selectively inhibit protein kinase MKK4 over protein kinases JNK and MKK7. (I), wherein R x, R y , R z and R zz are selected from: a) R x and R y are F and R z and R zz are H; b) R x, R y and R zz are independently halogen and R z is H; c) R x R z and R zz are independently halogen and R y is H; and d) R x R y and R z are independently halogen and R zz is H
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- COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR KINASE MODULATION, AND INDICATIONS THEREFOR
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Compounds and salts thereof, formulations thereof, conjugates thereof, derivatives thereof, forms thereof and uses thereof are described. In certain aspects and embodiments, the described compounds or salts thereof, formulations thereof, conjugates thereof, derivatives thereof, forms thereof are active on each of B-Raf, B-Raf V600E and c-Raf-1 protein kinase. In certain aspects and embodiments, the described compounds are active in inhibiting proliferation of a Ras mutant cell line. Also described are methods of use thereof to treat diseases and conditions, including melanoma, glioma, glioblastoma, pilocytic astrocytoma, liver cancer, biliary tract cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, bladder cancer, gallbladder cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, kidney cancer, ovarian cancer, adrenocortical cancer, prostate cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, medullary thyroid cancer, tumor angiogenesis, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, plasma cell leukemia, and multiple myeloma.
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