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  2. Discovery and Characterization of the Potent and Highly Selective 1,7-Naphthyridine-Based Inhibitors BAY-091 and BAY-297 of the Kinase PIP4K2A

Discovery and Characterization of the Potent and Highly Selective 1,7-Naphthyridine-Based Inhibitors BAY-091 and BAY-297 of the Kinase PIP4K2A

  • J Med Chem. 2021 Nov 11;64(21):15883-15911. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01245.
Lars Wortmann 1 Nico Bräuer 1 Simon J Holton 1 Horst Irlbacher 1 Jörg Weiske 1 Christian Lechner 1 Robin Meier 1 Jakob Karén 2 Catrine Berthold Siöberg 2 Vera Pütter 1 Clara D Christ 1 Antonius Ter Laak 1 Philip Lienau 1 Ralf Lesche 1 Barbara Nicke 1 Shing-Hu Cheung 1 Marcus Bauser 1 Andrea Haegebarth 1 Franz von Nussbaum 1 Dominik Mumberg 1 Clara Lemos 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Bayer AG, Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
  • 2 Pelago Bioscience AB, Banvaktsvägen 20, 171 48 Solna, Sweden.
Abstract

PIP4K2A is an insufficiently studied type II lipid kinase that catalyzes the conversion of phosphatidylinositol-5-phosphate (PI5P) into phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI4,5P2). The involvement of PIP4K2A/B in Cancer has been suggested, particularly in the context of p53 mutant/null tumors. PIP4K2A/B depletion has been shown to induce tumor growth inhibition, possibly due to hyperactivation of Akt and reactive oxygen species-mediated Apoptosis. Herein, we report the identification of the novel potent and highly selective inhibitors BAY-091 and BAY-297 of the kinase PIP4K2A by high-throughput screening and subsequent structure-based optimization. Cellular target engagement of BAY-091 and BAY-297 was demonstrated using cellular thermal shift assay technology. However, inhibition of PIP4K2A with BAY-091 or BAY-297 did not translate into the hypothesized mode of action and antiproliferative activity in p53-deficient tumor cells. Therefore, BAY-091 and BAY-297 serve as valuable chemical probes to study PIP4K2A signaling and its involvement in pathophysiological conditions such as Cancer.

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    99.55%, PIP4K2A激酶抑制剂