Application of Fragment-Based NMR Screening, X-ray Crystallography, Structure-Based Design, and Focused Chemical Library Design to Identify Novel muM Leads for the Development of nM BACE-1 (beta-Site APP Cleaving Enzyme 1) Inhibitors.
Primary Citation of Related Structures: 3KMX, 3KMY, 3KN0
PubMed Abstract:
Fragment-based NMR screening, X-ray crystallography, structure-based design, and focused chemical library design were used to identify novel inhibitors for BACE-1. A rapid optimization of an initial NMR hit was achieved by a combination of NMR and a functional assay, resulting in the identification of an isothiourea hit with a K(d) of 15 microM for BACE-1 ...
Fragment-based NMR screening, X-ray crystallography, structure-based design, and focused chemical library design were used to identify novel inhibitors for BACE-1. A rapid optimization of an initial NMR hit was achieved by a combination of NMR and a functional assay, resulting in the identification of an isothiourea hit with a K(d) of 15 microM for BACE-1. NMR data and the crystal structure revealed that this hit makes H-bond interactions with the two catalytic aspartates, occupies the nonprime side region of the active site of BACE-1, and extends toward the S3 subpocket (S3sp). A focused NMR-based search for heterocyclic isothiourea isosteres resulted in several distinct classes of BACE-1 active site directed compounds with improved chemical stability and physicochemical properties. The strategy for optimization of the 2-aminopyridine lead series to potent inhibitors of BACE-1 was demonstrated. The structure-based design of a cyclic acylguanidine lead series and its optimization into nanomolar BACE-1 inhibitors are the subject of the companion paper
Organizational Affiliation:
Schering-Plough Research Institute, 320 Bent Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141, USA. allen.yu-sen.wang@spcorp.com
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