Discovery of indirubin derivatives as new class of DRAK2 inhibitors from high throughput screening.

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ID: ALA3797047

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: Discovery of indirubin derivatives as new class of DRAK2 inhibitors from high throughput screening.

Authors: Jung ME, Byun BJ, Kim HM, Lee JY, Park JH, Lee N, Son YH, Choi SU, Yang KM, Kim SJ, Lee K, Kim YC, Choi G.

Abstract: DRAK2 is a serine/threonine kinase belonging to the death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) family and has emerged as a promising drug target for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancers. To identify small molecule inhibitors for DRAK2, we performed a high throughput screening campaign using in-house chemical library and identified indirubin-3'-monoximes as novel class of DRAK2 inhibitors. Among the compounds tested, compound 16 exhibited the most potent inhibitory activity against DRAK2 (IC50=0.003μM). We also propose that compound 16 may bind to the ATP-binding site of the enzyme based on enzyme kinetics and molecular docking studies.

CiteXplore: 27106709

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.03.111

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