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Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is thought to play a pathogenic role in chronic immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. While covalent, irreversible Btk inhibitors are approved for treatment of hematologic malignancies, they are not approved for autoimmune indications. In efforts to develop additional series of reversible Btk inhibitors for chronic immune diseases, we sought to differentiate from our clinical stage inhibitor fenebrutinib using cyclopropyl amide isosteres of the 2-aminopyridyl group to occupy the flat, lipophilic H2 pocket. While drug-like properties were retained-and in some cases improved-a safety liability in the form of hERG inhibition was observed. When a fluorocyclopropyl amide was incorporated, Btk and off-target activity was found to be stereodependent and a lead compound was identified in the form of the (R,R)- stereoisomer.Pan-BET inhibitors have shown profound efficacy in a number of in vivo preclinical models and have entered the clinic in oncology trials where adverse events have been reported. These inhibitors interact equipotently with the eight bromodomains of the BET family of proteins. To better understand the contribution of each domain to their efficacy and to improve from their safety profile, selective inhibitors are required. This Letter discloses the profile of GSK973, a highly selective inhibitor of the second bromodomains of the BET proteins that has undergone extensive preclinical in vitro and in vivo characterization.Small molecule ligand binding to the ATAD2 bromodomain is investigated here through the synergistic combination of molecular dynamics and protein crystallography. A previously unexplored conformation of the binding pocket upon rearrangement of the gatekeeper residue Ile1074 has been found. Further, our investigations reveal how minor structural differences in the ligands result in binding with different plasticity of the ZA loop for this difficult-to-drug bromodomain.A class of 1,4-diaryl-1,2,3-triazolo-based ureas were synthesized and developed as novel FLT3 inhibitors. The representative compound 28 strongly inhibited FLT3-ITD kinase (IC50 = 32.8 nM) and isogenic BaF3-FLT3-ITD cell (GI50 = 0.6 nM). It exhibited potent inhibition against FLT3-ITD positive MV4-11 (GI50 = 3.0 nM) and MOLM-13 (GI50 = 5.9 nM) cell lines and high selectivity over FLT3-WT cell lines. It also displayed good pharmacokinetics properties and demonstrated promising oral in vivo efficacy in a MV4-11 cell xenografted mouse model. It might be a potent lead compound for further development to treat FLT3-ITD driven acute myloid leukemia.Described here is the first example of the construction of multifunctional drug delivery systems by employing an amphiphilic micromolecule. The intrinsic aggregation-induced emissive and tumor-targeting amphiphilic conjugate of β-d-galactose with tetraphenylethene (TPE-Gal), in which the hydrophobic TPE moiety spontaneously acts as the imaging chromophore and the hydrophilic Gal moiety spontaneously acts as the targeting ligand and galactosidase trigger, can self-assemble into fluorescent vesicles that can efficiently load both water-soluble and -insoluble anticancer drugs. In vitro and in vivo evaluations revealed that the pH/β-d-galactosidase dual-responsive doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded vesicles TPE-Gal@DOX exhibited good targeting effect and higher antitumor efficacy than free DOX. H&E staining analysis displayed remarkable necroses and weak cell proliferation in the tumor area and no toxicity to major organs, indicating the superior targeting antitumor therapeutic efficacy of [email protected] σ1 receptor is a transmembrane protein implicated in several pathophysiological conditions, including neurodegenerative disease (J. Pharmacol. Sci.2015127 (1), 1729), drug addiction (Behav. Tabersonine concentration Pharmacol.201627 (2-3 Spec Issue), 10015), cancer (Handb. Exp. Pharmacol.2017244237308), and pain (Neural Regener. Res.201813 (5), 775778). However, there are no high-throughput functional assays for σ1 receptor drug discovery. Here, we assessed high-throughput structure-based computational docking for discovery of novel ligands of the σ1 receptor. We screened a library of over 6 million compounds using the Schrödinger Glide package, followed by experimental characterization of top-scoring candidates. 77% of tested candidates bound σ1 with high affinity (KD less then 1 μM). These include compounds with high selectivity for the σ1 receptor compared to the genetically unrelated but pharmacologically similar σ2 receptor, as well as compounds with substantial crossreactivity between the two receptors. These results establish structure-based virtual screening as a highly effective platform for σ1 receptor ligand discovery and provide compounds to prioritize in studies of σ1 biology.Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) inhibition and its combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors like pembrolizumab have drawn considerable attention from both academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Here, we describe the discovery of a novel class of highly potent IDO1 heme-displacing inhibitors featuring a unique bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane motif. Compound 1, evolving from an ALIS (automated ligand identification system) hit, exhibited excellent potency but lacked the desired pharmacokinetic profile due to extensive amide hydrolysis of the benzamide moiety. Replacing the central phenyl ring in 1 with a bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane bioisostere effectively circumvented the amide hydrolysis issue, resulting in the discovery of compound 2 with a favorable overall profile such as excellent potency, selectivity, pharmacokinetics, and a low predicted human dose.Bifunctional molecules known as PROTACs simultaneously bind an E3 ligase and a protein of interest to direct ubiquitination and clearance of that protein, and they have emerged in the past decade as an exciting new paradigm in drug discovery. In order to investigate the permeability and properties of these large molecules, we synthesized two panels of PROTAC molecules, constructed from a range of protein-target ligands, linkers, and E3 ligase ligands. The androgen receptor, which is a well-studied protein in the PROTAC field was used as a model system. The physicochemical properties and permeability of PROTACs are discussed.
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