X-ray Crystal Structure-Guided Design and Optimization of 7 H-Pyrrolo[2,3- d]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile Scaffold as a Potent and Orally Active Monopolar Spindle 1 Inhibitor

Younho Lee, Hyunkyung Kim, Haelee Kim, Ha Yeon Cho, Jun Goo Jee, Kyung Ah Seo, Jung Beom Son, Eunhwa Ko, Hwan Geun Choi, Nam Doo Kim, Ikyon Kim

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Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast-cancer subtype associated with poor prognosis and high relapse rates. Monopolar spindle 1 kinase (MPS1) is an apical dual-specificity protein kinase that is over-expressed in TNBC. We herein report a highly selective MPS1 inhibitor based on a 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile scaffold. Our lead optimization was guided by key X-ray crystal structure analysis. In vivo evaluation of candidate (9) is shown to effectively mitigate human TNBC cell proliferation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6985-6995
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume64
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 May 27

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We thank the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2018R1A6A1A03023718 and NRF-2020R1A2C2005961 to I.K.) for generous financial support.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Chemical Society.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Drug Discovery

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