Back Pocket Flexibility Provides Group II p21-Activated Kinase (PAK) Selectivity for Type I 1/2 Kinase Inhibitors.
Staben, S.T., Feng, J.A., Lyle, K., Belvin, M., Boggs, J., Burch, J.D., Chua, C.C., Cui, H., Dipasquale, A.G., Friedman, L.S., Heise, C., Koeppen, H., Kotey, A., Mintzer, R., Oh, A., Roberts, D.A., Rouge, L., Rudolph, J., Tam, C., Wang, W., Xiao, Y., Young, A., Zhang, Y., Hoeflich, K.P.(2014) J Med Chem 57: 1033-1045
- PubMed: 24432870 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jm401768t
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4O0R, 4O0T, 4O0V, 4O0X, 4O0Y - PubMed Abstract: 
Structure-based methods were used to design a potent and highly selective group II p21-activated kinase (PAK) inhibitor with a novel binding mode, compound 17. Hydrophobic interactions within a lipophilic pocket past the methionine gatekeeper of group II PAKs approached by these type I 1/2 binders were found to be important for improving potency ...