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J Med Chem ; 64(8): 4623-4661, 2021 04 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33818106

ABSTRACT

Targeting the protein-protein interaction (PPI) between nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) is a potential therapeutic strategy to control diseases involving oxidative stress. Here, six classes of known small-molecule Keap1-Nrf2 PPI inhibitors were dissected into 77 fragments in a fragment-based deconstruction reconstruction (FBDR) study and tested in four orthogonal assays. This gave 17 fragment hits of which six were shown by X-ray crystallography to bind in the Keap1 Kelch binding pocket. Two hits were merged into compound 8 with a 220-380-fold stronger affinity (Ki = 16 µM) relative to the parent fragments. Systematic optimization resulted in several novel analogues with Ki values of 0.04-0.5 µM, binding modes determined by X-ray crystallography, and enhanced microsomal stability. This demonstrates how FBDR can be used to find new fragment hits, elucidate important ligand-protein interactions, and identify new potent inhibitors of the Keap1-Nrf2 PPI.


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Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1/antagonists & inhibitors , Small Molecule Libraries/chemistry , Binding Sites , Crystallography, X-Ray , Drug Stability , Humans , Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1/metabolism , Ligands , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Microsomes/metabolism , Molecular Dynamics Simulation , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/chemistry , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism , Protein Binding , Protein Interaction Maps/drug effects , Small Molecule Libraries/metabolism , Small Molecule Libraries/pharmacology , Structure-Activity Relationship , Surface Plasmon Resonance
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ChemMedChem ; 16(6): 949-954, 2021 03 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33305877

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Inhibition of PSD-95 has emerged as a promising strategy for the treatment of ischemic stroke, as shown with peptide-based compounds that target the PDZ domains of PSD-95. In contrast, developing potent and drug-like small molecules against the PSD-95 PDZ domains has so far been unsuccessful. Here, we explore the druggability of the PSD-95 PDZ1-2 domain and use fragment screening to investigate if this protein is prone to binding small molecules. We screened 2500 fragments by fluorescence polarization (FP) and validated the hits by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), including an inhibition counter-test, and found four promising fragments. Three ligand efficient fragments were shown by 1 H,15 N HSQC NMR to bind in the small hydrophobic P0 pockets of PDZ1-2, and one of them underwent structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies. Overall, we demonstrate that fragment screening can successfully be applied to PDZ1-2 of PSD-95 and disclose novel fragments that can serve as starting points for optimization towards small-molecule PDZ domain inhibitors.


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Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein/antagonists & inhibitors , Small Molecule Libraries/pharmacology , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , Fluorescence Polarization , Humans , Ligands , Models, Molecular , Molecular Structure , PDZ Domains/drug effects , Small Molecule Libraries/chemistry , Structure-Activity Relationship , Surface Plasmon Resonance
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