Structure-based de novo design of ligands using a three-dimensional model of the insulin receptor

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.01.064

For the first time, a three-dimensional model of the insulin receptor is used in the de novo design of novel ligands that potentially mimic interactions of insulin at its receptor. Compound 4 competed with insulin as seen in autophosphorylation assays and inhibited up to 68% of IR autophosphorylation at 300 μM of 4 in 3T3IR cells induced by 1 nM insulin. This model provides a basis for the design of potent insulin receptor ligands.