1432065-33-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
A Comparative Assessment Study of Known Small-Molecule Keap1-Nrf2 Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitors: Chemical Synthesis, Binding Properties, and Cellular Activity
Tran, Kim T.,Pallesen, Jakob S.,Solbak, Sara M.,Narayanan, Dilip,Baig, Amina,Zang, Jie,Aguayo-Orozco, Alejandro,Carmona, Rosa M. C.,Garcia, Anthony D.,Bach, Anders
, p. 8028 - 8052 (2019/10/11)
Inhibiting the protein-protein interaction (PPI) between the transcription factor Nrf2 and its repressor protein Keap1 has emerged as a promising strategy to target oxidative stress in diseases, including central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Numerous non-covalent small-molecule Keap1-Nrf2 PPI inhibitors have been reported to date, but many feature suboptimal physicochemical properties for permeating the blood-brain barrier, while others contain problematic structural moieties. Here, we present the first side-by-side assessment of all reported Keap1-Nrf2 PPI inhibitor classes using fluorescence polarization, thermal shift assay, and surface plasmon resonance - and further evaluate the compounds in an NQO1 induction cell assay and in counter tests for nonspecific activities. Surprisingly, half of the compounds were inactive or deviated substantially from reported activities, while we confirm the cross-assay activities for others. Through this study, we have identified the most promising Keap1-Nrf2 inhibitors that can serve as pharmacological probes or starting points for developing CNS-active Keap1 inhibitors.
DIRECT INHIBITORS OF KEAP1-NRF2 INTERACTION AS ANTIOXIDANT INFLAMMATION MODULATORS
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, (2018/06/09)
A method of identifying compounds as direct inhibitors of Keap1-Nrf2 interaction through high-throughput screening and lead development. The direct inhibitors of Keap1-Nrf2 interaction are more specific and free of various undesirable effects than existing indirect inhibitors, and are potential drug candidates of chemopreventive and therapeutic agents for treatment of various diseases or conditions involving oxidative stress and/or inflammation, including but not limited to cancers, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's. Novel compounds are identified and methods of preventing or treating diseases or conditions related to Keap1-Nrf2 interaction activity by use of the novel compounds identified or compositions containing such compounds are also disclosed.
Discovery of a small-molecule inhibitor and cellular probe of Keap1-Nrf2 protein-protein interaction
Hu, Longqin,Magesh, Sadagopan,Chen, Lin,Wang, Lili,Lewis, Timothy A.,Chen,Khodier, Carol,Inoyama, Daigo,Beamer, Lesa J.,Emge, Thomas J.,Shen, Jian,Kerrigan, John E.,Kong, Ah-Ng Tony,Dandapani, Sivaraman,Palmer, Michelle,Schreiber, Stuart L.,Munoz, Benito
, p. 3039 - 3043 (2013/06/27)
A high-throughput screen (HTS) of the MLPCN library using a homogenous fluorescence polarization assay identified a small molecule as a first-in-class direct inhibitor of Keap1-Nrf2 protein-protein interaction. The HTS hit has three chiral centers; a combination of flash and chiral chromatographic separation demonstrated that Keap1-binding activity resides predominantly in one stereoisomer (SRS)-5 designated as ML334 (LH601A), which is at least 100× more potent than the other stereoisomers. The stereochemistry of the four cis isomers was assigned using X-ray crystallography and confirmed using stereospecific synthesis. (SRS)-5 is functionally active in both an ARE gene reporter assay and an Nrf2 nuclear translocation assay. The stereospecific nature of binding between (SRS)-5 and Keap1 as well as the preliminary but tractable structure-activity relationships support its use as a lead for our ongoing optimization.
