Structural highlights
Function
[CATS_HUMAN] Thiol protease. Key protease responsible for the removal of the invariant chain from MHC class II molecules. The bond-specificity of this proteinase is in part similar to the specificities of cathepsin L and cathepsin N.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
A pyridazin-4-one fragment 4 (hCatS IC(50)=170 microM) discovered through Tethering was modeled into cathepsin S and predicted to overlap in S2 with the tetrahydropyridinepyrazole core of a previously disclosed series of CatS inhibitors. This fragment served as a template to design pyridazin-3-one 12 (hCatS IC(50)=430 nM), which also incorporates P3 and P5 binding elements. A crystal structure of 12 bound to Cys25Ser CatS led to the synthesis of the potent diazinone isomers 22 (hCatS IC(50)=60 nM) and 27 (hCatS IC(50)=40 nM).
Diazinones as P2 replacements for pyrazole-based cathepsin S inhibitors.,Ameriks MK, Bembenek SD, Burdett MT, Choong IC, Edwards JP, Gebauer D, Gu Y, Karlsson L, Purkey HE, Staker BL, Sun S, Thurmond RL, Zhu J Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Jul 15;20(14):4060-4. Epub 2010 May 25. PMID:20541404[1]
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References
- ↑ Ameriks MK, Bembenek SD, Burdett MT, Choong IC, Edwards JP, Gebauer D, Gu Y, Karlsson L, Purkey HE, Staker BL, Sun S, Thurmond RL, Zhu J. Diazinones as P2 replacements for pyrazole-based cathepsin S inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Jul 15;20(14):4060-4. Epub 2010 May 25. PMID:20541404 doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.05.086
