1401423-43-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
The tale of proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) for Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2)
Konstantinidou, Markella,Oun, Asmaa,Pathak, Pragya,Zhang, Bidong,Wang, Zefeng,ter Brake, Frans,Dolga, Amalia M.,Kortholt, Arjan,D?mling, Alexander
, p. 959 - 965 (2021)
Here we present the rational design and synthetic methodologies towards proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) for the recently-emerged target leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2). Two highly potent, selective, brain-penetrating kinase inhibitors were selected, and their structure was appropriately modified to assemble a cereblon-targeting PROTAC. Biological data show strong kinase inhibition and the ability of the synthesized compounds to enter the cells. However, data regarding the degradation of the target protein are inconclusive. The reasons for the inefficient degradation of the target are further discussed.
Discovery of highly potent, selective, and brain-penetrable leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) small molecule inhibitors
Estrada, Anthony A.,Liu, Xingrong,Baker-Glenn, Charles,Beresford, Alan,Burdick, Daniel J.,Chambers, Mark,Chan, Bryan K.,Chen, Huifen,Ding, Xiao,Dipasquale, Antonio G.,Dominguez, Sara L.,Dotson, Jennafer,Drummond, Jason,Flagella, Michael,Flynn, Sean,Fuji, Reina,Gill, Andrew,Gunzner-Toste, Janet,Harris, Seth F.,Heffron, Timothy P.,Kleinheinz, Tracy,Lee, Donna W.,Le Pichon, Claire E.,Lyssikatos, Joseph P.,Medhurst, Andrew D.,Moffat, John G.,Mukund, Susmith,Nash, Kevin,Scearce-Levie, Kimberly,Sheng, Zejuan,Shore, Daniel G.,Tran, Thuy,Trivedi, Naimisha,Wang, Shumei,Zhang, Shuo,Zhang, Xiaolin,Zhao, Guiling,Zhu, Haitao,Sweeney, Zachary K.
, p. 9416 - 9433 (2013/01/16)
There is a high demand for potent, selective, and brain-penetrant small molecule inhibitors of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) to test whether inhibition of LRRK2 kinase activity is a potentially viable treatment option for Parkinson's disease patients. Herein we disclose the use of property and structure-based drug design for the optimization of highly ligand efficient aminopyrimidine lead compounds. High throughput in vivo rodent cassette pharmacokinetic studies enabled rapid validation of in vitro-in vivo correlations. Guided by this data, optimal design parameters were established. Effective incorporation of these guidelines into our molecular design process resulted in the discovery of small molecule inhibitors such as GNE-7915 (18) and 19, which possess an ideal balance of LRRK2 cellular potency, broad kinase selectivity, metabolic stability, and brain penetration across multiple species. Advancement of GNE-7915 into rodent and higher species toxicity studies enabled risk assessment for early development.
