Rapid Discovery and Structure–Activity Relationships of Pyrazolopyrimidines That Potently Suppress Breast Cancer Cell Growth via SRC Kinase Inhibition with Exceptional Selectivity over ABL Kinase
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- 作者：Craig Fraser ; John C. Dawson ; Reece Dowling ; Douglas R. Houston ; Jason T. Weiss ; Alison F. Munro ; Morwenna Muir ; Lea Harrington ; Scott P. Webster ; Margaret C. Frame ; Valerie G. Brunton ; E. Elizabeth Patton ; Neil O. Carragher ; Asier Unciti-Broceta
- 刊名：Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 26, 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：59
- 期：10
- 页码：4697-4710
- 全文大小：758K
- 年卷期：0
- ISSN：1520-4804
文摘
Novel pyrazolopyrimidines displaying high potency and selectivity toward SRC family kinases have been developed by combining ligand-based design and phenotypic screening in an iterative manner. Compounds were derived from the promiscuous kinase inhibitor PP1 to search for analogs that could potentially target a broad spectrum of kinases involved in cancer. Phenotypic screening against MCF7 mammary adenocarcinoma cells generated target-agnostic structure–activity relationships that biased subsequent designs toward breast cancer treatment rather than to a particular target. This strategy led to the discovery of two potent antiproliferative leads with phenotypically distinct anticancer mode of actions. Kinase profiling and further optimization resulted in eCF506, the first small molecule with subnanomolar IC50 for SRC that requires 3 orders of magnitude greater concentration to inhibit ABL. eCF506 exhibits excellent water solubility, an optimal DMPK profile and oral bioavailability, halts SRC-associated neuromast migration in zebrafish embryos without inducing life-threatening heart defects, and inhibits SRC phosphorylation in tumor xenografts in mice.