Discovery of novel irreversible inhibitors of interleukin (IL)-2-inducible tyrosine kinase (Itk) by targeting cysteine 442 in the ATP pocket.
Harling, J.D., Deakin, A.M., Campos, S., Grimley, R., Chaudry, L., Nye, C., Polyakova, O., Bessant, C.M., Barton, N., Somers, D., Barrett, J., Graves, R.H., Hanns, L., Kerr, W.J., Solari, R.(2013) J Biol Chem 288: 28195-28206
- PubMed: 23935099 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M113.474114
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4KIO - PubMed Abstract: 
IL-2-inducible tyrosine kinase (Itk) plays a key role in antigen receptor signaling in T cells and is considered an important target for anti-inflammatory drug discovery. In order to generate inhibitors with the necessary potency and selectivity, a compound that targeted cysteine 442 in the ATP binding pocket and with an envisaged irreversible mode of action was designed ...