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Terphenyl-Based Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Programmed Cell Death-1/Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Protein-Protein Interaction
Muszak, Damian,Surmiak, Ewa,Plewka, Jacek,Magiera-Mularz, Katarzyna,Kocik-Krol, Justyna,Musielak, Bogdan,Sala, Dominik,Kitel, Radoslaw,Stec, Malgorzata,Weglarczyk, Kazimierz,Siedlar, Maciej,D?mling, Alexander,Skalniak, Lukasz,Holak, Tad A.
, p. 11614 - 11636 (2021/08/20)
We describe a new class of potent PD-L1/PD-1 inhibitors based on a terphenyl scaffold that is derived from the rigidified biphenyl-inspired structure. Using in silico docking, we designed and then experimentally demonstrated the effectiveness of the terphenyl-based scaffolds in inhibiting PD-1/PD-L1 complex formation using various biophysical and biochemical techniques. We also present a high-resolution structure of the complex of PD-L1 with one of our most potent inhibitors to identify key PD-L1/inhibitor interactions at the molecular level. In addition, we show the efficacy of our most potent inhibitors in activating the antitumor response using primary human immune cells from healthy donors.
