Structure-based optimization of 1H-imidazole-2-carboxamides as Axl kinase inhibitors utilizing a Mer mutant surrogate.
Keung, W., Boloor, A., Brown, J., Kiryanov, A., Gangloff, A., Lawson, J.D., Skene, R., Hoffman, I., Atienza, J., Kahana, J., De Jong, R., Farrell, P., Balakrishna, D., Halkowycz, P.(2017) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 27: 1099-1104
- PubMed: 28082036 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.12.024
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5TC0, 5TD2 - PubMed Abstract: 
Axl has been a target of interest in the oncology field for several years based on its role in various oncogenic processes. To date, no wild-type Axl crystal structure has been reported. Herein, we describe the structure-based optimization of a novel chemotype of Axl inhibitors, 1H-imidazole-2-carboxamide, using a mutated kinase homolog, Mer(I650M), as a crystallographic surrogate ...