Browsing ICR Divisions by author "Burke, Rosemary"
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2,8-Disubstituted-1,6-Naphthyridines and 4,6-Disubstituted-Isoquinolines with Potent, Selective Affinity for CDK8/19.
Mallinger, A; Schiemann, K; Rink, C; Sejberg, J; Honey, MA; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016-06-09)We demonstrate a designed scaffold-hop approach to the discovery of 2,8-disubstituted-1,6-naphthyridine- and 4,6-disubstituted-isoquinoline-based dual CDK8/19 ligands. Optimized compounds in both series exhibited rapid ... -
8-Substituted Pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one Derivatives As Potent, Cell Permeable, KDM4 (JMJD2) and KDM5 (JARID1) Histone Lysine Demethylase Inhibitors.
Bavetsias, V; Lanigan, RM; Ruda, GF; Atrash, B; McLaughlin, MG; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016-02-25)We report the discovery of N-substituted 4-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazole-2-amine derivatives and their subsequent optimization, guided by structure-based design, to give 8-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones, a ... -
A fragment-based approach applied to a highly flexible target: Insights and challenges towards the inhibition of HSP70 isoforms.
Jones, AM; Westwood, IM; Osborne, JD; Matthews, TP; Cheeseman, MD; et al. (NATURE PORTFOLIO, 2016-10-06)The heat shock protein 70s (HSP70s) are molecular chaperones implicated in many cancers and of significant interest as targets for novel cancer therapies. Several HSP70 inhibitors have been reported, but because the majority ... -
Achieving In Vivo Target Depletion through the Discovery and Optimization of Benzimidazolone BCL6 Degraders.
Bellenie, BR; Cheung, K-MJ; Varela, A; Pierrat, OA; Collie, GW; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2020-04-23)Deregulation of the transcriptional repressor BCL6 enables tumorigenesis of germinal center B-cells, and hence BCL6 has been proposed as a therapeutic target for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). ... -
Assessing histone demethylase inhibitors in cells: lessons learned.
Hatch, SB; Yapp, C; Montenegro, RC; Savitsky, P; Gamble, V; et al. (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2017-03-01)BACKGROUND: Histone lysine demethylases (KDMs) are of interest as drug targets due to their regulatory roles in chromatin organization and their tight associations with diseases including cancer and mental disorders. The ... -
Binding to an Unusual Inactive Kinase Conformation by Highly Selective Inhibitors of Inositol-Requiring Enzyme 1α Kinase-Endoribonuclease.
Colombano, G; Caldwell, JJ; Matthews, TP; Bhatia, C; Joshi, A; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2019-02-19)A series of imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-8-amine kinase inhibitors were discovered to allosterically inhibit the endoribonuclease function of the dual kinase-endoribonuclease inositol-requiring enzyme 1α (IRE1α), a key component ... -
C8-substituted pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-ones: Studies towards the identification of potent, cell penetrant Jumonji C domain containing histone lysine demethylase 4 subfamily (KDM4) inhibitors, compound profiling in cell-based target engagement assays.
Le Bihan, Y-V; Lanigan, RM; Atrash, B; McLaughlin, MG; Velupillai, S; et al. (ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER, 2019-09-01)Residues in the histone substrate binding sites that differ between the KDM4 and KDM5 subfamilies were identified. Subsequently, a C8-substituted pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one series was designed to rationally exploit ... -
Characterisation of CCT271850, a selective, oral and potent MPS1 inhibitor, used to directly measure in vivo MPS1 inhibition vs therapeutic efficacy.
Faisal, A; Mak, GWY; Gurden, MD; Xavier, CPR; Anderhub, SJ; et al. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2017-04-25)BACKGROUND: The main role of the cell cycle is to enable error-free DNA replication, chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. One of the best characterised checkpoint pathways is the spindle assembly checkpoint, which ... -
Characterization of Hedgehog Acyltransferase Inhibitors Identifies a Small Molecule Probe for Hedgehog Signaling by Cancer Cells.
Rodgers, UR; Lanyon-Hogg, T; Masumoto, N; Ritzefeld, M; Burke, R; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016-12-16)The Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway plays a critical role during embryonic development and cancer progression. N-terminal palmitoylation of Shh by Hedgehog acyltransferase (Hhat) is essential for efficient signaling, ... -
Demonstrating In-Cell Target Engagement Using a Pirin Protein Degradation Probe (CCT367766).
Chessum, NEA; Sharp, SY; Caldwell, JJ; Pasqua, AE; Wilding, B; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2018-02-08)Demonstrating intracellular protein target engagement is an essential step in the development and progression of new chemical probes and potential small molecule therapeutics. However, this can be particularly challenging ... -
Determination of Ligand-Binding Affinity (Kd) Using Transverse Relaxation Rate (R2) in the Ligand-Observed 1H NMR Experiment and Applications to Fragment-Based Drug Discovery.
Liu, M; Mirza, A; McAndrew, PC; Thapaliya, A; Pierrat, OA; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2023-08-10)High hit rates from initial ligand-observed NMR screening can make it challenging to prioritize which hits to follow up, especially in cases where there are no available crystal structures of these hits bound to the target ... -
Discovering cell-active BCL6 inhibitors: effectively combining biochemical HTS with multiple biophysical techniques, X-ray crystallography and cell-based assays.
Pierrat, OA; Liu, M; Collie, GW; Shetty, K; Rodrigues, MJ; et al. (NATURE PORTFOLIO, 2022-11-03)By suppressing gene transcription through the recruitment of corepressor proteins, B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) protein controls a transcriptional network required for the formation and maintenance of B-cell germinal centres. ... -
Discovery of 2-(3-Benzamidopropanamido)thiazole-5-carboxylate Inhibitors of the Kinesin HSET (KIFC1) and the Development of Cellular Target Engagement Probes.
Saint-Dizier, F; Matthews, TP; Gregson, AM; Prevet, H; McHardy, T; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2023-02-23)The existence of multiple centrosomes in some cancer cells can lead to cell death through the formation of multipolar mitotic spindles and consequent aberrant cell division. Many cancer cells rely on HSET (KIFC1) to cluster ... -
Discovery of a Chemical Probe Bisamide (CCT251236): An Orally Bioavailable Efficacious Pirin Ligand from a Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 (HSF1) Phenotypic Screen.
Cheeseman, MD; Chessum, NEA; Rye, CS; Pasqua, AE; Tucker, MJ; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2017-01-12)Phenotypic screens, which focus on measuring and quantifying discrete cellular changes rather than affinity for individual recombinant proteins, have recently attracted renewed interest as an efficient strategy for drug ... -
Discovery of an In Vivo Chemical Probe for BCL6 Inhibition by Optimization of Tricyclic Quinolinones.
Harnden, AC; Davis, OA; Box, GM; Hayes, A; Johnson, LD; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2023-04-27)B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) is a transcriptional repressor and oncogenic driver of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Here, we report the optimization of our previously reported tricyclic quinolinone series for the ... -
Discovery of Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable Small-Molecule Modulators of the Mediator Complex-Associated Kinases CDK8 and CDK19.
Mallinger, A; Schiemann, K; Rink, C; Stieber, F; Calderini, M; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016-02-11)The Mediator complex-associated cyclin-dependent kinase CDK8 has been implicated in human disease, particularly in colorectal cancer where it has been reported as a putative oncogene. Here we report the discovery of 109 ... -
Dissecting mechanisms of resistance to targeted drug combination therapy in human colorectal cancer.
Clarke, PA; Roe, T; Swabey, K; Hobbs, SM; McAndrew, C; et al. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2019-06-20)Genomic alterations in cancer cells result in vulnerabilities that clinicians can exploit using molecularly targeted drugs, guided by knowledge of the tumour genotype. However, the selective activity of these drugs exerts ... -
Evaluation of APOBEC3B Recognition Motifs by NMR Reveals Preferred Substrates.
Liu, M; Mallinger, A; Tortorici, M; Newbatt, Y; Richards, M; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2018-09-21)APOBEC3B (A3B) deamination activity on ssDNA is considered a contributing factor to tumor heterogeneity and drug resistance in a number of human cancers. Despite its clinical impact, little is known about A3B ssDNA substrate ... -
Exploiting evolutionary steering to induce collateral drug sensitivity in cancer.
Acar, A; Nichol, D; Fernandez-Mateos, J; Cresswell, GD; Barozzi, I; et al. (NATURE PORTFOLIO, 2020-04-21)Drug resistance mediated by clonal evolution is arguably the biggest problem in cancer therapy today. However, evolving resistance to one drug may come at a cost of decreased fecundity or increased sensitivity to another ... -
Exploiting Protein Conformational Change to Optimize Adenosine-Derived Inhibitors of HSP70.
Cheeseman, MD; Westwood, IM; Barbeau, O; Rowlands, M; Dobson, S; et al. (AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2016-05-26)HSP70 is a molecular chaperone and a key component of the heat-shock response. Because of its proposed importance in oncology, this protein has become a popular target for drug discovery, efforts which have as yet brought ...