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Biophysical investigation and conformational analysis of p38α kinase inhibitor doramapimod and its analogues
Nasiri, Amir H.,Saxena, Krishna,Bats, Jan W.,Nasiri, Hamid R.,Schwalbe, Harald
, p. 1421 - 1428 (2016/07/21)
Doramapimod (BIRB 796) is a potent inhibitor of p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase. It contains an aryl-pyrazole scaffold as a pharmacophore critical for binding. The aryl-pyrazole scaffold is not planar and adopts an out-of-plane conformation, which is described by the torsion angle θ. In this letter, we report the chemical synthesis and biophysical characterization of different analogues of doramapimod (3-12) exhibiting distinctly different aryl-pyrazole torsion angle θ values. The torsion angle θ values of the synthesized analogues (3-6) were determined by crystal structural analysis and the binding affinities to p38α kinase investigated by microscale thermophoresis. Our results unveil a clear correlation between kinase binding and the torsion angle θ of tested doramapimod analogues, highlighting the importance of inhibitor conformation for protein binding.
Anti-inflammatory medicaments
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, (2010/03/05)
Novel compounds and methods of using those compounds for the treatment of inflammatory conditions are provided. In a preferred embodiment, modulation of the activation state of p38 kinase protein comprises the step of contacting the kinase protein with the novel compounds.
MODULATION OF PROTEIN FUNCTIONALITIES
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, (2008/12/08)
New methods for the rational identification of molecules capable of interacting with specific naturally occurring proteins are provided, in order to yield new pharmacologically important compounds and treatment modalities. Broadly, the method comprises the steps of identifying a switch control ligand forming a part of a particular protein of interest, and also identifying a complemental switch control pocket forming a part of the protein and which interacts with said switch control ligand. The ligand interacts in vivo with the pocket to regulate the conformation and biological activity of the protein such that the protein assumes a first conformation and a first biological activity upon the ligand-pocket interaction, and assumes a second, different conformation and biological activity in the absence of the ligand-pocket interaction. Next, respective samples of said protein in the first and second conformations are provided, and these are screened against one or more candidate molecules by contacting the molecules and the samples. Thereupon, small molecules which bind with the protein at the region of the pocket may be identified. Novel protein-modulator adducts and methods of altering protein activity are also provided.
Anti-inflammatory medicaments
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, (2008/06/13)
Novel compounds and methods of using those compounds for the treatment of inflammatory conditions are provided. In a preferred embodiment, modulation of the activation state of p38 kinase protein comprises the step of contacting the kinase protein with the novel compounds.
