- Identification of Novel Fused Heteroaromatics-Based MALT1 Inhibitors by High-Throughput Screening to Treat B Cell Lymphoma
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Development of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 (MALT1) inhibitors is of great value and significance in the treatment of neoplastic disorders and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. However, there is a lack of effective MALT1 inhibitors in clinic. Herein, a novel class of potent 5-oxo-1-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-thiazolo[3,4-a]quinazoline-based MALT1 inhibitors and their covalent derivatives were first identified and designed through high-throughput screening. We demonstrated that compounds 15c, 15e, and 20c effectively inhibited the MALT1 protease and displayed selective cytotoxicity to activated B cell-like diffuse large B cell lymphoma with low single-digit micromolar potency. Furthermore, compound 20c specifically repressed NF-κB signaling and induced cell apoptosis in MALT1-dependent TMD8 cells in a dose-dependent manner. More importantly, 20c showed good pharmacokinetic properties and antitumor efficacy with no significant toxicity in the TMD8 xenograft tumor model. Collectively, this study provides valuable lead compounds of MALT1 inhibitors for further structural optimization and antitumor mechanism study.
- Liang, Xuewu,Sun, Chenxia,Li, Chunpu,Yu, Haolan,Wei, Xiaohui,Liu, Xuyi,Bao, Wei,Shi, Yuqiang,Sun, Xiaochen,Khamrakulov, Mirzadavlat,Yang, Chenghua,Liu, Hong
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p. 9217 - 9237
(2021/07/20)
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- Structure-based discovery of new selective small-molecule sirtuin 5 inhibitors
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Human sirtuin 5 (SIRT5) is a protein deacylase regulating metabolic pathways and stress responses and is implicated in metabolism-related diseases. Small-molecule inhibitors for SIRT5 are sought as chemical tools and potential therapeutics. Herein, we proposed a customized virtual screening approach targeting catalytically important and unique residues Tyr102 and Arg105 of SIRT5. Of the 20 tested virtual screening hits, six compounds displayed marked inhibitory activities against SIRT5. For the hit compound 19, a series of newly synthesized (E)-2-cyano-N-phenyl-3-(5-phenylfuran-2-yl)acrylamide derivatives/analogues were carried out structure–activity relationship analyses, resulting in new more potent inhibitors, among which 37 displayed the most potent inhibition to SIRT5 with an IC50 value of 5.59?±?0.75?μM. The biochemical studies revealed that 37 likely acts via competitive inhibition with the succinyl-lysine substrate, rather than the NAD+ cofactor, and it manifested substantial selectivity for SIRT5 over SIRT2 and SIRT6. This study will aid further efforts to develop new selective SIRT5 inhibitors as tools and therapeutics.
- Liu, Sha,Ji, Sen,Yu, Zhu-Jun,Wang, Hua-Li,Cheng, Xu,Li, Wei-Jian,Jing, Li,Yu, Yamei,Chen, Qiang,Yang, Ling-Ling,Li, Guo-Bo,Wu, Yong
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p. 257 - 268
(2017/12/29)
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- Structural influence on the intermolecular/intramolecular hydrogen bonding in solid state of substituted leflunomides: Evidence by X-ray crystal structure
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We report the results of an X-ray crystal structure study of nine substituted leflunomide metabolite analogs (LFM). Comparison of the hydrogen bonding characteristics exhibited by these structurally distinct LFM analogs was especially informative about the inter- and intra-molecular hydrogen bonding patterns that exist in the crystal structure of individual compounds. All compounds had the strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds. In addition, with the exception of the 2,5-difluorophenyl substituted LFM analog, all other compounds formed inter- or intra-molecular hydrogen bonds with the halogen atom and the NH group. However, we found that the presence of a fluorine atom at the 2-position on the phenyl ring of the 2,5-difluoro and 2-fluoro derivatives resulted in only one intramolecular hydrogen bond in the structural framework. Conversely, the 3,5-difluoro substituted LFM analog had an intramolecular hydrogen bond common to the other halide substituted derivatives. The anomaly exhibited by the 2,5-difluoro and the 2-fluoro substituted compounds may be owing to the smaller size of fluorine atom in comparison with the chlorine and bromine atoms in the structures of the other analogs. The presence of a fluorine at the 2-position of the phenyl ring may disrupt the intermolecular hydrogen bonding that was observed for the other derivatives due to differences in the crystal packing for these molecules.
- Venkatachalam,Zheng,Ghosh,Uckun
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p. 103 - 115
(2007/10/03)
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