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Structure-guided development of deoxycytidine kinase inhibitors with nanomolar affinity and improved metabolic stability.

Journal of medicinal chemistry | 2014

Recently, we have shown that small molecule dCK inhibitors in combination with pharmacological perturbations of de novo dNTP biosynthetic pathways could eliminate acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells in animal models. However, our previous lead compound had a short half-life in vivo. Therefore, we set out to develop dCK inhibitors with favorable pharmacokinetic properties. We delineated the sites of the inhibitor for modification, guided by crystal structures of dCK in complex with the lead compound and with derivatives. Crystal structure of the complex between dCK and the racemic mixture of our new lead compound indicated that the R-isomer is responsible for kinase inhibition. This was corroborated by kinetic analysis of the purified enantiomers, which showed that the R-isomer has >60-fold higher affinity than the S-isomer for dCK. This new lead compound has significantly improved metabolic stability, making it a prime candidate for dCK-inhibitor based therapies against hematological malignancies and, potentially, other cancers.

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 CA016042
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P50 CA086306
  • Agency: NIBIB NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 EB013685
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: U54 CA119347

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