Document Report Card
Basic Information
ID: ALA2401733
Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett
Title: Design and synthesis of highly selective, orally active Polo-like kinase-2 (Plk-2) inhibitors.
Authors: Bowers S, Truong AP, Ye M, Aubele DL, Sealy JM, Neitz RJ, Hom RK, Chan W, Dappen MS, Galemmo RA, Konradi AW, Sham HL, Zhu YL, Beroza P, Tonn G, Zhang H, Hoffman J, Motter R, Fauss D, Tanaka P, Bova MP, Ren Z, Tam D, Ruslim L, Baker J, Pandya D, Diep L, Fitzgerald K, Artis DR, Anderson JP, Bergeron M.
Abstract: Polo-like kinase-2 (Plk-2) is a potential therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease and this Letter describes the SAR of a series of dihydropteridinone based Plk-2 inhibitors. By optimizing both the N-8 substituent and the biaryl region of the inhibitors we obtained single digit nanomolar compounds such as 37 with excellent selectivity for Plk-2 over Plk-1. When dosed orally in rats, compound 37 demonstrated a 41-45% reduction of pS129-α-synuclein levels in the cerebral cortex.
CiteXplore: 23522834