Structural insights into the design of small molecule inhibitors that selectively antagonize Mcl-1

J Med Chem. 2010 Mar 11;53(5):2314-8. doi: 10.1021/jm901469p.

Abstract

The screening of a small focused library of rhodanine derivatives as inhibitors of Bcl-2 proteins led to the discovery of two structurally related compounds with different binding profiles against the Bcl-XL and the Mcl-1 proteins. Subsequent NMR studies with mutant proteins and in silico docking studies provide a possible rationale for the observed specificity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cyclin D1 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Cyclin D1 / genetics
  • Cyclin D1 / metabolism*
  • Fluorescence Polarization
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Molecular
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thiazolidines / chemical synthesis*
  • Thiazolidines / chemistry
  • Thiazolidines / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Thiazolidines
  • Cyclin D1