- Development of Novel Epoxyketone-Based Proteasome Inhibitors as a Strategy to Overcome Cancer Resistance to Carfilzomib and Bortezomib
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Over the past 15 years, proteasome inhibitors (PIs), namely bortezomib, carfilzomib (Cfz) and ixazomib, have significantly improved the overall survival and quality-of-life for multiple myeloma (MM) patients. However, a significant portion of MM patients do not respond to PI therapies. Drug resistance is present either de novo or acquired after prolonged therapy through mechanisms that remain poorly defined. The lack of a clear understanding of clinical PI resistance has hampered the development of next-generation PI drugs to treat MM patients who no longer respond to currently available therapies. Here, we designed and synthesized novel epoxyketone-based PIs by structural modifications at the P1′ site. We show that a Cfz analog, 9, harboring a hydroxyl substituent at its P1′ position was highly cytotoxic against cancer cell lines displaying de novo or acquired resistance to Cfz. These results suggest that peptide epoxyketones incorporating P1′-targeting moieties may have the potential to bypass resistance mechanisms associated with Cfz and to provide additional clinical options for patients resistant to Cfz.
- Lee, Min Jae,Bhattarai, Deepak,Yoo, Jisu,Miller, Zach,Park, Ji Eun,Lee, Sukyeong,Lee, Wooin,Driscoll, James J.,Kim, Kyung Bo
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p. 4444 - 4455
(2019/05/08)
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- Preparation and biological evaluation of soluble tetrapeptide epoxyketone proteasome inhibitors
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A series of novel tetrapeptidyl epoxyketone inhibitors of 20S proteasome was designed and synthesized. To fully understand the SAR, various groups at R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 positions, including aromatic and aliphatic substituents were designed, synthesized and biologically assayed. Based on the enzymatic results, seven compounds were selected to evaluate their cellular activities and soluble compound 36 showed strong potency against human multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines. Microsomal stability results indicated that compound 36 was more stable in mice, rat and human microsomes than marketed carfilzomib. The in vivo activities of this compound were evaluated with the xenograft mice models of MM cell lines ARH77 and RPMI-8226 with luciferase expression and the T/C value of the two models were 49.5% and 37.6%, respectively. To evaluate the potential cardiovascular toxicity, inhibition of hERG ion channel in HEK293 cells by compound 36 and carfilzomib was carried out. The results indicated that 36 had no binding affinity for the hERG ion channel while carfilzomib could bind it with IC50 of 92.1 μM.
- Lei, Meng,Zhang, Haoyang,Miao, Hang,Du, Xiao,Zhou, Hui,Wang, Jia,Wang, Xueyuan,Feng, Huayun,Shi, Jingmiao,Liu, Zhaogang,Shen, Jian,Zhu, Yongqiang
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p. 4151 - 4162
(2019/08/07)
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- PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF (2S)-N-((S)-1-((S)-4-METHYL-1-((R)-2-METHYL OXIRAN-2-YL)-1-OXOPENTAN-2-YLCARBAMOYL)-2-PHENYLETHYL)-2-((S)-2-(2-MORPHOLINO ACETAMIDO)-4-PHENYLBUTANAMIDO)-4-METHYLPENTANAMIDE
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The present invention relates to process for the preparation of (2S)-N-((S)-l -((S)-4-methyl-1 -((R)-2-methyloxiran-2-yl)-1-oxopentan-2-ylcarbamoyl)-2-phenylethyl)-2-((S)-2-(2-morpholinoacetamido)-4-phenylbutanamido)-4 -methylpentanamide represented by the following structural formula-1.
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- Tunable Probes with Direct Fluorescence Signals for the Constitutive and Immunoproteasome
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Electrophiles are commonly used for the inhibition of proteases. Notably, inhibitors of the proteasome, a central determinant of cellular survival and a target of several FDA-approved drugs, are mainly characterized by the reactivity of their electrophilic head groups. We aimed to tune the inhibitory strength of peptidic sulfonate esters by varying the leaving groups. Indeed, proteasome inhibition correlated well with the pKaof the leaving group. The use of fluorophores as leaving groups enabled us to design probes that release a stoichiometric fluorescence signal upon reaction, thereby directly linking proteasome inactivation to the readout. This principle could be applicable to other sulfonyl fluoride based inhibitors and allows the design of sensitive probes for enzymatic studies.
- Dubiella, Christian,Cui, Haissi,Groll, Michael
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supporting information
p. 13330 - 13334
(2016/10/30)
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- AN IMPROVED PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CARFILZOMIB OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS THEREOF
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The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of carfilzomib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of amorphous form of carfilzomib.
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- CRYSTALLINE PEPTIDE EPOXY KETONE PROTEASE INHIBITORS AND THE SYNTHESIS OF AMINO ACID KETO-EPOXIDES
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The invention relates to crystalline peptide keto epoxide compounds, methods of their preparation, and related pharmaceutical compositions. This invention also relates to methods for the preparation of amino acid keto-epoxides. Specifically, allylic ketones are stereoselectively converted to the desired keto epoxides.
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Paragraph 0455; 0456
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- Compounds for enzyme inhibition
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Peptide-based compounds including heteroatom-containing, three-membered rings efficiently and selectively inhibit specific activities of N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) hydrolases. The activities of those Ntn having multiple activities can be differentially inhibited by the compounds described. For example, the chymotrypsin-like activity of the 20S proteasome may be selectively inhibited with the inventive compounds. The peptide-based compounds include at least three peptide units, an epoxide or aziridine, and functionalization at the N-terminus. Among other therapeutic utilities, the peptide-based compounds are expected to display anti-inflammatory properties and inhibition of cell proliferation.
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