1. Discovery of epigenetic regulator I-BET762: lead optimization to afford a clinical candidate inhibitor of the BET bromodomains.
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Mirguet O, Gosmini R, Toum J, Clément CA, Barnathan M, Brusq JM, Mordaunt JE, Grimes RM, Crowe M, Pineau O, Ajakane M, Daugan A, Jeffrey P, Cutler L, Haynes AC, Smithers NN, Chung CW, Bamborough P, Uings IJ, Lewis A, Witherington J, Parr N, Prinjha RK, and Nicodème E
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- Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents chemical synthesis, Anti-Inflammatory Agents pharmacokinetics, Anti-Inflammatory Agents pharmacology, Antineoplastic Agents chemical synthesis, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacokinetics, Apolipoprotein A-I biosynthesis, Benzodiazepines chemical synthesis, Benzodiazepines pharmacokinetics, Cell Cycle Proteins, Dogs, Epigenesis, Genetic, Humans, Macaca fascicularis, Mice, Models, Molecular, Permeability, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Rats, Stereoisomerism, Structure-Activity Relationship, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Benzodiazepines pharmacology, Nuclear Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Transcription Factors antagonists & inhibitors
- Abstract
The bromo and extra C-terminal domain (BET) family of bromodomains are involved in binding epigenetic marks on histone proteins, more specifically acetylated lysine residues. This paper describes the discovery and structure-activity relationships (SAR) of potent benzodiazepine inhibitors that disrupt the function of the BET family of bromodomains (BRD2, BRD3, and BRD4). This work has yielded a potent, selective compound I-BET762 that is now under evaluation in a phase I/II clinical trial for nuclear protein in testis (NUT) midline carcinoma and other cancers.
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- 2013
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