Abstract
Virtual screening against a pCDK2/cyclin A crystal structure led to the identification of a potent and novel CDK2 inhibitor, which exhibited an unusual mode of interaction with the kinase binding motif. With the aid of X-ray crystallography and modelling, a medicinal chemistry strategy was implemented to probe the interactions seen in the crystal structure and to establish SAR. A fragment-based approach was also considered but a different, more conventional, binding mode was observed. Compound selectivity against GSK-3 beta was improved using a rational design strategy, with crystallographic verification of the CDK2 binding mode. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3880-3885 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 2007 |
Keywords
- virtual screening
- docking
- CDK2
- cyclin dependent kinase
- X-ray crystallography
- structure-guided drug design
- fragment based
- KINASE INHIBITORS
- PROMISCUOUS INHIBITORS
- CHEMICAL LIBRARIES
- HOMOLOGY MODELS
- PROTEIN-KINASES
- DOCKING
- DESIGN
- IDENTIFICATION
- COMMON