- Diarylthiazole: An antimycobacterial scaffold potentially targeting PrrB-PrrA two-component system
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Diarylthiazole (DAT), a hit from diversity screening, was found to have potent antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). In a systematic medicinal chemistry exploration, we demonstrated chemical opportunities to optimize the potency and physicochemical properties. The effort led to more than 10 compounds with submicromolar MICs and desirable physicochemical properties. The potent antimycobacterial activity, in conjunction with low molecular weight, made the series an attractive lead (antibacterial ligand efficiency (ALE) >0.4). The series exhibited excellent bactericidal activity and was active against drug-sensitive and resistant Mtb. Mutational analysis showed that mutations in prrB impart resistance to DAT compounds but not to reference drugs tested. The sensor kinase PrrB belongs to the PrrBA two component system and is potentially the target for DAT. PrrBA is a conserved, essential regulatory mechanism in Mtb and has been shown to have a role in virulence and metabolic adaptation to stress. Hence, DATs provide an opportunity to understand a completely new target system for antimycobacterial drug discovery.
- Bellale, Eknath,Naik, Maruti,Vb, Varun,Ambady, Anisha,Narayan, Ashwini,Ravishankar, Sudha,Ramachandran, Vasanthi,Kaur, Parvinder,McLaughlin, Robert,Whiteaker, James,Morayya, Sapna,Guptha, Supreeth,Sharma, Sreevalli,Raichurkar, Anandkumar,Awasthy, Disha,Achar, Vijayshree,Vachaspati, Prakash,Bandodkar, Balachandra,Panda, Manoranjan,Chatterji, Monalisa
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p. 6572 - 6582
(2014/10/15)
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- Synthesis and evaluation of diarylthiazole derivatives that inhibit activation of sterol regulatory element-binding proteins
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Fatostatin, a recently discovered small molecule that inhibits activation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP), blocks biosynthesis and accumulation of fat in obese mice. We synthesized and evaluated a series of fatostatin derivatives. Our
- Kamisuki, Shinji,Shirakawa, Takashi,Kugimiya, Akira,Abu-Elheiga, Lutfi,Park Choo, Hea-Young,Yamada, Kohei,Shimogawa, Hiroki,Wakil, Salih J.,Uesugi, Motonari
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 4923 - 4927
(2011/09/19)
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