Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of N-(4-Benzamidino)-oxazolidinones: potent and selective inhibitors of kallikrein-related peptidase 6
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Kallikrein-related peptidase 6 (KLK6) is a secreted serine protease that belongs to the family of tissue kallikreins. Aberrant expression of KLK6 has been found in different cancers and neurodegenerative diseases, and KLK6 is currently studied as a potential target in these pathologies. We report a novel series of KLK6 inhibitors discovered in a high-throughput screen within the European Lead Factory program. Structure-guided design based on docking studies enabled rapid progression of a hit cluster to inhibitors with improved potency, selectivity and pharmacokinetic properties. In particular, inhibitors 32 ((5R)-3-(4-carbamimidoylphenyl)-N-((S)-1-(naphthalen-1-yl)propyl)-2-oxooxazolidine-5-carboxamide) and 34 ((5R)-3-(6-carbamimidoylpyridin-3-yl)-N-((1S)-1-(naphthalen-1-yl)propyl)-2-oxooxazolidine-5-carboxamide) have single-digit nanomolar potency against KLK6, with over 25-fold and 100-fold selectivities against the closely related enzyme trypsin, respectively. The most potent compound, 32, effectively reduces KLK6-dependent invasion of HCT116 cells. The high potency in combination with good solubility and low clearance of 32 make it a good chemical probe for KLK6 target validation in vitro and potentially in vivo.
Date Issued
2019-11-18
Date Acceptance
2019-11-01
Citation
ChemMedChem, 2019, 15 (1), pp.79-95
ISSN
0014-827X
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
79
End Page
95
Journal / Book Title
ChemMedChem
Volume
15
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
©2019 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Chemistry, Medicinal
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Drug Discovery
High-throughput screening
Medicinal Chemistry
Structure-activity relationship
Protease inhibitors
SERINE-PROTEASE NEUROSIN
SUBSTRATE-SPECIFICITY
ACTIVATION PROFILES
ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE
SPINAL-CORD
PATHOGENESIS
EXPRESSION
MELANOMA
TARGETS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-11-01