Discovery of a potent CDK2 inhibitor with a novel binding mode, using virtual screening and initial, structure-guided lead scoping

Christine M. Richardson, Claire L. Nunns, Douglas S. Williamson, Martin J. Parratt, Pawel Dokurno, Rob Howes, Jenifer Borgognoni, Martin J. Drysdale, Harry Finch, Roderick E. Hubbard, Philip S. Jackson, Peter Kierstan, Georg Lentzen, Jonathan D. Moore, James B. Murray, Heather Simmonite, Allan E. Surgenor, Christopher J. Torrance

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3880-3885
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume17
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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