Targeting the BACE1 Active Site Flap Leads to a Potent Inhibitor That Elicits Robust Brain A beta Reduction in Rodents.
Wu, Y.J., Guernon, J., Yang, F., Snyder, L., Shi, J., Mcclure, A., Rajamani, R., Park, H., Ng, A., Lewis, H., Chang, C., Camac, D., Toyn, J.H., Ahlijanian, M.K., Albright, C.F., Macor, J.E., Thompson, L.A.(2016) ACS Med Chem Lett 7: 271-276
- PubMed: 26985314 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00432
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5ENK, 5ENM - PubMed Abstract: 
By targeting the flap backbone of the BACE1 active site, we discovered 6-dimethylisoxazole-substituted biaryl aminothiazine 18 with 34-fold improved BACE1 inhibitory activity over the lead compound 1. The cocrystal structure of 18 bound to the active site indicated two hydrogen-bond interactions between the dimethylisoxazole and threonine 72 and glutamine 73 of the flap ...