Design, synthesis, and functional evaluation of triazine-based bivalent agents that simultaneously target the active site and hot spot of phosphatase Cdc25B

Yosei Nagaoka, Prakash Parvatkar, Go Hirai, Junko Ohkanda

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Abstract

Cdc25B phosphatase catalyzes the dephosphorylation and activation of cyclin-dependent kinases 2 (CDK2/CycA) and their overexpression has been reported in cancers. Although Cdc25B has received much attention as a drug target, its flat and featureless surface makes it challenging to develop new agents targeting this protein. In this study, we investigated the rational design of a series of bivalent triazine-based derivatives with the aim of simultaneously targeting the active site and the remote hotspot critical for the interaction with CDK2/CycA. Compounds 1e and 10, containing aromatic residues, were shown to inhibit Cdc25B activity selectively over Cdc25A at low micromolar concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Article number128265
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume48
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 15 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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