Biological Assembly 1  

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Global Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Global Stoichiometry: Monomer - A 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by PISA (software)

Macromolecule Content

• Total Structure Weight: 32342.14 
• Atom Count: 2075 
• Residue Count: 275 
• Unique protein chains: 1

2W1D

Structure determination of Aurora Kinase in complex with inhibitor

• DOI: 10.2210/pdb2W1D/pdb

• Classification: TRANSFERASE
• Organism(s): Homo sapiens
• Expression System: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)


• Deposited: 2008-10-17 Released: 2009-01-27 
• Deposition Author(s): Howard, S., Berdini, V., Boulstridge, J.A., Carr, M.G., Cross, D.M., Curry, J., Devine, L.A., Early, T.R., Fazal, L., Gill, A.L., Heathcote, M., Maman, S., Matthews, J.E., McMenamin, R.L., Navarro, E.F., O'Brien, M.A., O'Reilly, M., Rees, D.C., Reule, M., Tisi, D., Williams, G., Vinkovic, M., Wyatt, P.G.

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.97 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.308 
• R-Value Work: 0.236 

Literature

Fragment-Based Discovery of the Pyrazol-4-Yl Urea (at9283), a Multitargeted Kinase Inhibitor with Potent Aurora Kinase Activity.

Howard, S., Berdini, V., Boulstridge, J.A., Carr, M.G., Cross, D.M., Curry, J., Devine, L.A., Early, T.R., Fazal, L., Gill, A.L., Heathcote, M., Maman, S., Matthews, J.E., Mcmenamin, R.L., Navarro, E.F., O'Brien, M.A., O'Reilly, M., Rees, D.C., Reule, M., Tisi, D., Williams, G., Vinkovic, M., Wyatt, P.G.

(2009) J.Med.Chem. 52: 379

• PubMed: 19143567 
• DOI: 10.1021/jm800984v
• Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
  2W1E, 2W1I, 2W1H, 2W1G, 2W1F, 2W1C


• PubMed Abstract: 
  

Here, we describe the identification of a clinical candidate via structure-based optimization of a ligand efficient pyrazole-benzimidazole fragment. Aurora kinases play a key role in the regulation of mitosis and in recent years have become attractive targets for the treatment of cancer. X-ray crystallographic structures were generated using a novel soakable form of Aurora A and were used to drive the optimization toward potent (IC(50) approximately 3 nM) dual Aurora A/Aurora B inhibitors. These compounds inhibited growth and survival of HCT116 cells and produced the polyploid cellular phenotype typically associated with Aurora B kinase inhibition. Optimization of cellular activity and physicochemical properties ultimately led to the identification of compound 16 (AT9283). In addition to Aurora A and Aurora B, compound 16 was also found to inhibit a number of other kinases including JAK2 and Abl (T315I). This compound demonstrated in vivo efficacy in mouse xenograft models and is currently under evaluation in phase I clinical trials.

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Organizational Affiliation: 

Astex Therapeutics Ltd., 436 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0QA, UK. [e-mail]

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details
SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE 6	A	275	Homo sapiens	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: AURKA (AIK, AIRK1, ARK1, AURA, AYK1, BTAK, IAK1, STK15, STK6) EC: 2.7.11.1
Find proteins for O14965 (Homo sapiens) Go to Gene View: AURKA Go to UniProtKB:  O14965

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram & Interactions
L0D	A	2-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole C10 H8 N4 IYTGPPNUOLLGBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

External Ligand Annotations
ID	Binding Affinity (Sequence Identity %)
L0D	IC50: 910 nM (100) BINDINGDB
L0D	IC50: 910 nM PDBBIND

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
• Resolution: 2.97 Å
• R-Value Free: 0.308 
• R-Value Work: 0.236 
• Space Group: P 6₁ 2 2

Unit Cell:

Length (Å)	Angle (°)
a = 83.008	α = 90.00
b = 83.008	β = 90.00
c = 169.719	γ = 120.00

Software Package:

Software Name	Purpose
REFMAC	refinement

Structure Validation

Entry History 

Deposition Data

• Deposited Date: 2008-10-17 
• Released Date: 2009-01-27 
• Deposition Author(s): Howard, S., Berdini, V., Boulstridge, J.A., Carr, M.G., Cross, D.M., Curry, J., Devine, L.A., Early, T.R., Fazal, L., Gill, A.L., Heathcote, M., Maman, S., Matthews, J.E., McMenamin, R.L., Navarro, E.F., O'Brien, M.A., O'Reilly, M., Rees, D.C., Reule, M., Tisi, D., Williams, G., Vinkovic, M., Wyatt, P.G.

Revision History 

• Version 1.0: 2009-01-27
  Type: Initial release
• Version 1.1: 2011-05-08
  Type: Version format compliance
• Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
  Type: Version format compliance