Structural highlights
Function
[TTK_HUMAN] Phosphorylates proteins on serine, threonine, and tyrosine. Probably associated with cell proliferation. Essential for chromosome alignment by enhancing AURKB activity (via direct CDCA8 phosphorylation) at the centromere, and for the mitotic checkpoint.[1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
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.
X-ray Crystal Structure-Guided Design and Optimization of 7H-Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile Scaffold as a Potent and Orally Active Monopolar Spindle 1 Inhibitor.,Lee Y, Kim H, Kim H, Cho HY, Jee JG, Seo KA, Son JB, Ko E, Choi HG, Kim ND, Kim I J Med Chem. 2021 May 4. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00542. PMID:33942608[2]
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References
- ↑ Jelluma N, Brenkman AB, van den Broek NJ, Cruijsen CW, van Osch MH, Lens SM, Medema RH, Kops GJ. Mps1 phosphorylates Borealin to control Aurora B activity and chromosome alignment. Cell. 2008 Jan 25;132(2):233-46. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.046. PMID:18243099 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.046
- ↑ Lee Y, Kim H, Kim H, Cho HY, Jee JG, Seo KA, Son JB, Ko E, Choi HG, Kim ND, Kim I. X-ray Crystal Structure-Guided Design and Optimization of 7H-Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile Scaffold as a Potent and Orally Active Monopolar Spindle 1 Inhibitor. J Med Chem. 2021 May 4. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00542. PMID:33942608 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00542