Design of Selective PAK1 Inhibitor G-5555: Improving Properties by Employing an Unorthodox Low-pK a Polar Moiety.
Ndubaku, C.O., Crawford, J.J., Drobnick, J., Aliagas, I., Campbell, D., Dong, P., Dornan, L.M., Duron, S., Epler, J., Gazzard, L., Heise, C.E., Hoeflich, K.P., Jakubiak, D., La, H., Lee, W., Lin, B., Lyssikatos, J.P., Maksimoska, J., Marmorstein, R., Murray, L.J., O'Brien, T., Oh, A., Ramaswamy, S., Wang, W., Zhao, X., Zhong, Y., Blackwood, E., Rudolph, J.(2015) ACS Med Chem Lett 6: 1241-1246
- PubMed: 26713112 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00398
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5DEY, 5DFP - PubMed Abstract: 
Signaling pathways intersecting with the p21-activated kinases (PAKs) play important roles in tumorigenesis and cancer progression. By recognizing that the limitations of FRAX1036 (1) were chiefly associated with the highly basic amine it contained, we devised a mitigation strategy to address several issues such as hERG activity ...