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ID: ALA1140879

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem

Title: Synthesis of isothiazol-3-one derivatives as inhibitors of histone acetyltransferases (HATs).

Authors: Gorsuch S, Bavetsias V, Rowlands MG, Aherne GW, Workman P, Jarman M, McDonald E.

Abstract: High-throughput screening led to the identification of isothiazolones 1 and 2 as inhibitors of histone acetyltransferase (HAT) with IC50s of 3 microM and 5 microM, respectively. Analogues of these hit compounds with variations of the N-phenyl group, and with variety of substituents at C-4, C-5 of the thiazolone ring, were prepared and assayed for inhibition of the HAT enzyme PCAF. Potency is modestly favoured when the N-aryl group is electron deficient (4-pyridyl derivative 10 has IC(50)=1.5 microM); alkyl substitution at C-4 has little effect, whilst similar substitution at C-5 causes a significant drop in potency. The ring-fused compound 38 has activity (IC(50)=6.1 microM) to encourage further exploration of this bicyclic structure. The foregoing SAR is consistent with an inhibitory mechanism involving cleavage of the S-N bond of the isothiazolone ring by a catalytically important thiol residue.

CiteXplore: 19101154

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.11.079