1. Targeting the PI5P4K Lipid Kinase Family in Cancer Using Covalent Inhibitors.
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Sivakumaren SC, Shim H, Zhang T, Ferguson FM, Lundquist MR, Browne CM, Seo HS, Paddock MN, Manz TD, Jiang B, Hao MF, Krishnan P, Wang DG, Yang TJ, Kwiatkowski NP, Ficarro SB, Cunningham JM, Marto JA, Dhe-Paganon S, Cantley LC, and Gray NS
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- Catalytic Domain drug effects, Cell Line, Tumor, Drug Discovery, Humans, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute drug therapy, Molecular Docking Simulation, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) chemistry, Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) metabolism, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma drug therapy, Protein Kinase Inhibitors chemistry, Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) antagonists & inhibitors, Protein Kinase Inhibitors pharmacology
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The PI5P4Ks have been demonstrated to be important for cancer cell proliferation and other diseases. However, the therapeutic potential of targeting these kinases is understudied due to a lack of potent, specific small molecules available. Here, we present the discovery and characterization of a pan-PI5P4K inhibitor, THZ-P1-2, that covalently targets cysteines on a disordered loop in PI5P4Kα/β/γ. THZ-P1-2 demonstrates cellular on-target engagement with limited off-targets across the kinome. AML/ALL cell lines were sensitive to THZ-P1-2, consistent with PI5P4K's reported role in leukemogenesis. THZ-P1-2 causes autophagosome clearance defects and upregulation in TFEB nuclear localization and target genes, disrupting autophagy in a covalent-dependent manner and phenocopying the effects of PI5P4K genetic deletion. Our studies demonstrate that PI5P4Ks are tractable targets, with THZ-P1-2 as a useful tool to further interrogate the therapeutic potential of PI5P4K inhibition and inform drug discovery campaigns for these lipid kinases in cancer metabolism and other autophagy-dependent disorders., Competing Interests: Declaration of Interests J.A.M. is a member of the scientific advisory board (SAB) of 908 Devices. L.C.C. is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of Agios Pharmaceuticals and is a founder and receives research support from Petra Pharmaceuticals. These companies are developing novel therapies for cancer. N.S.G. is a founder, SAB member, and equity holder in Gatekeeper, Syros, Petra, C4, B2S, and Soltego. The Gray lab receives or has received research funding from Novartis, Takeda, Astellas, Taiho, Janssen, Kinogen, Voronoi, Her2llc, Deerfield, and Sanofi. N.S.G., T.Z., and N.P.K. are inventors on a patent application covering chemical matter in this publication owned by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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