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Biophysical investigation and conformational analysis of p38α kinase inhibitor doramapimod and its analogues

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.

Development of a fluorescent-tagged kinase assay system for the detection and characterization of allosteric kinase inhibitors

Kinase disregulation disrupts the intricate network of intracellular signaling pathways and contributes to the onset of diseases such as cancer. Although several kinase inhibitors are on the market, inhibitor selectivity and drug resistance mutations persist as fundamental challenges in the development of effective long-term treatments. Chemical entities binding to less conserved allosteric sites would be expected to offer new opportunities for scaffold development. Because no high-throughput method was previously available, we developed a fluorescence-based kinase binding assay for identifying and characterizing ligands which stabilize the inactive kinase conformation. Here, we present a description of the development and validation of this assay using the serine/threonine kinase p38R. By covalently attaching fluorophores to the activation loop of the kinase, we were able to detect conformational changes and measure the Kd, kon, and koff associated with the binding and dissociation of ligands to the allosteric pocket. We report the SAR of a synthesized focused library of pyrazolourea derivatives, a scaffold known to bind with high affinity to the allosteric pocket of p38R. Additionally, we used protein X-ray crystallography together with our assay to examine the binding and dissociation kinetics to characterize potent quinazoline- and quinoline-based type II inhibitors, which also utilize this binding pocket in p38α. Last, we identified the b-Raf inhibitor sorafenib as a potent low nanomolar inhibitor of p38α and used protein X-ray crystallography to confirm a unique binding mode to the inactive kinase conformation.

UREA DERIVATIVES AS KINASE MODULATORS

The invention provides methods and compositions for treating conditions mediated by various kinases wherein derivatives of urea compounds are employed. The invention also provides methods of using the compounds and/or compositions in the treatment of a variety of diseases and unwanted conditions in subjects.