Structural highlights
Function
[FABP4_HUMAN] Lipid transport protein in adipocytes. Binds both long chain fatty acids and retinoic acid. Delivers long-chain fatty acids and retinoic acid to their cognate receptors in the nucleus (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Dual inhibition of fatty acid binding proteins 4 and 5 (FABP4 and FABP5) is expected to provide beneficial effects on a number of metabolic parameters such as insulin sensitivity and blood glucose levels and should protect against atherosclerosis. Starting from a FABP4 selective focused screening hit, biostructure information was used to modulate the selectivity profile in the desired way and to design potent dual FABP4/5 inhibitors with good selectivity against FABP3. With very good pharmacokinetic properties and no major safety alerts, compound 12 was identified as a suitable tool compound for further in vivo investigations.
Design and synthesis of selective, dual fatty acid binding protein 4 and 5 inhibitors.,Kuhne H, Obst-Sander U, Kuhn B, Conte A, Ceccarelli SM, Neidhart W, Rudolph MG, Ottaviani G, Gasser R, So SS, Li S, Zhang X, Gao L, Myers M Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Oct 15;26(20):5092-5097. doi:, 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.08.071. Epub 2016 Aug 22. PMID:27658368[1]
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References
- ↑ Kuhne H, Obst-Sander U, Kuhn B, Conte A, Ceccarelli SM, Neidhart W, Rudolph MG, Ottaviani G, Gasser R, So SS, Li S, Zhang X, Gao L, Myers M. Design and synthesis of selective, dual fatty acid binding protein 4 and 5 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2016 Oct 15;26(20):5092-5097. doi:, 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.08.071. Epub 2016 Aug 22. PMID:27658368 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.08.071
