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Development and Profiling of Inverse Agonist Tools for the Neuroprotective Transcription Factor Nurr1
Zaienne, Daniel,Willems, Sabine,Schierle, Simone,Heering, Jan,Merk, Daniel
, p. 15126 - 15140 (2021/10/25)
The ligand-sensing transcription factor nuclear receptor related 1 (Nurr1) evolves as an appealing target to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Despite its therapeutic potential observed in various rodent models, potent modulators for Nurr1 are lacking as pharmacological tools. Here, we report the structure-activity relationship and systematic optimization of indole-based inverse Nurr1 agonists. Optimized analogues decreased the receptor's intrinsic transcriptional activity by up to more than 90% and revealed preference for inhibiting Nurr1 monomer activity. In orthogonal cell-free settings, we detected displacement of NCoRs and disruption of the Nurr1 homodimer as molecular modes of action. The inverse Nurr1 agonists reduced the expression of Nurr1-regulated genes in T98G cells, and treatment with an inverse Nurr1 agonist mimicked the effect of Nurr1 silencing on interleukin-6 release from LPS-stimulated human astrocytes. The indole-based inverse Nurr1 agonists valuably extend the toolbox of Nurr1 modulators to further probe the role of Nurr1 in neuroinflammation, cancer, and beyond.
Identification of azepinone fused tetracyclic heterocycles as new chemotypes with protein kinase inhibitory activities
Psarra, Vassiliki,Fousteris, Manolis A.,Hennig, Lothar,Bantzi, Marina,Giannis, Athanassios,Nikolaropoulos, Sotiris S.
supporting information, p. 2376 - 2385 (2016/04/26)
The design and synthesis of small tetracyclic heterocycles which bear two new regioisomeric 2-carboxyethyl-1H-pyrrole-annulated indoloazepinone scaffolds is described. An azepinone motif, which is inherent in the structures of many well studied protein kinase inhibitors, serves as prominent structural feature of the new compounds. Concise access to the new regioisomeric tetracyclic derivatives was accomplished through amide coupling of appropriate pyrrole and indole precursors followed by an intramolecular Heck coupling reaction of the intermediate amide conjugates. Preliminary evaluation of newly synthesized tetracyclic molecules against a panel of protein kinases indicated their inhibitory activities and revealed promising selectivity profiles. The new compounds displayed no significant antiproliferative activity against MCF-7 cancer cells. Interestingly, derivative 19a exhibited selective TAK1 kinase inhibitory activity and figures as a promising chemotype for the discovery of new TAK1 inhibitors.
Palladium-catalyzed oxidative coupling of aromatic primary amines and alkenes under molecular oxygen: Stereoselective assembly of (Z)-enamines
Ji, Xiaochen,Huang, Huawen,Wu, Wanqing,Li, Xianwei,Jiang, Huanfeng
, p. 11155 - 11162 (2013/12/04)
An efficient Pd-catalyzed oxidative coupling of aromatic primary amines and alkenes under molecular oxygen is disclosed. Under mild reaction conditions, it provides a rapid access to (Z)-enamine compounds with exceptional functional group tolerance and ex
