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ID: ALA3864133

Journal: J Med Chem

Title: Discovery of a Potent and Selective in Vivo Probe (GNE-272) for the Bromodomains of CBP/EP300.

Authors: Crawford TD, Romero FA, Lai KW, Tsui V, Taylor AM, de Leon Boenig G, Noland CL, Murray J, Ly J, Choo EF, Hunsaker TL, Chan EW, Merchant M, Kharbanda S, Gascoigne KE, Kaufman S, Beresini MH, Liao J, Liu W, Chen KX, Chen Z, Conery AR, Côté A, Jayaram H, Jiang Y, Kiefer JR, Kleinheinz T, Li Y, Maher J, Pardo E, Poy F, Spillane KL, Wang F, Wang J, Wei X, Xu Z, Xu Z, Yen I, Zawadzke L, Zhu X, Bellon S, Cummings R, Cochran AG, Albrecht BK, Magnuson S.

Abstract: The single bromodomain of the closely related transcriptional regulators CBP/EP300 is a target of much recent interest in cancer and immune system regulation. A co-crystal structure of a ligand-efficient screening hit and the CBP bromodomain guided initial design targeting the LPF shelf, ZA loop, and acetylated lysine binding regions. Structure-activity relationship studies allowed us to identify a more potent analogue. Optimization of permeability and microsomal stability and subsequent improvement of mouse hepatocyte stability afforded 59 (GNE-272, TR-FRET IC50 = 0.02 μM, BRET IC50 = 0.41 μM, BRD4(1) IC50 = 13 μM) that retained the best balance of cell potency, selectivity, and in vivo PK. Compound 59 showed a marked antiproliferative effect in hematologic cancer cell lines and modulates MYC expression in vivo that corresponds with antitumor activity in an AML tumor model.

CiteXplore: 27682507

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01022