6NSQ

Crystal structure of BRAF kinase domain bound to the inhibitor 2l

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.275 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.237 

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Literature

Rigidification Dramatically Improves Inhibitor Selectivity for RAF Kinases.

Assadieskandar, A., Yu, C., Maisonneuve, P., Kurinov, I., Sicheri, F., Zhang, C.

(2019) ACS Med Chem Lett 10: 1074-1080

  • DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00194
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6NSQ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • One effective means to achieve inhibitor specificity for RAF kinases, an important family of cancer drug targets, has been to target the monomeric inactive state conformation of the kinase domain, which, unlike most other kinases, can accommodate sulfonamide-containing drugs such as vemurafenib and dabrafenib because of the presence of a unique pocket specific to inactive RAF kinases ...

    One effective means to achieve inhibitor specificity for RAF kinases, an important family of cancer drug targets, has been to target the monomeric inactive state conformation of the kinase domain, which, unlike most other kinases, can accommodate sulfonamide-containing drugs such as vemurafenib and dabrafenib because of the presence of a unique pocket specific to inactive RAF kinases. We previously reported an alternate strategy whereby rigidification of a nonselective pyrazolo[3,4- d ]pyrimidine-based inhibitor through ring closure afforded moderate but appreciable increases in selectivity for RAF kinases. Here, we show that a further application of the rigidification strategy to a different pyrazolopyrimidine-based scaffold dramatically improved selectivity for RAF kinases. Crystal structure analysis confirmed our inhibitor design hypothesis revealing that 2l engages an active-like state conformation of BRAF normally associated with poorly discriminating inhibitors. When screened against a panel of distinct cancer cell lines, the optimized inhibitor 2l primarily inhibited the proliferation of the expected BRAF V600E -harboring cell lines consistent with its kinome selectivity profile. These results suggest that rigidification could be a general and powerful strategy for enhancing inhibitor selectivity against protein kinases, which may open up therapeutic opportunities not afforded by other approaches.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-rafB [auth A], A [auth B]284Homo sapiensMutation(s): 16 
Gene Names: BRAF, BRAF1, RAFB1
EC: 2.7.11.1
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Go to UniProtKB:  P15056
PHAROS:  P15056
GTEx:  ENSG00000157764
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
KZP (Subject of Investigation/LOI)
Query on KZP
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C [auth B], D [auth A]5-[(4-amino-1-ethyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)ethynyl]-N-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-methylisoquinolin-1-amine
C25 H20 Cl N7
AZFFXPMHTGBCGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.275 
  • R-Value Work: 0.235 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.237 
  • Space Group: P 2 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 62.543α = 90
b = 89.393β = 90
c = 112.982γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-06-19
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-07-31
    Changes: Data collection, Database references