Discovery of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-amines as Brk/PTK6 inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Oct 1;21(19):5870-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.07.101. Epub 2011 Aug 3.

Abstract

A series of substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-amines were discovered as novel breast tumor kinase (Brk)/protein tyrosine kinase 6 (PTK6) inhibitors. Tool compounds with low-nanomolar Brk inhibition activity, high selectivity towards other kinases and desirable DMPK properties were achieved to enable the exploration of Brk as an oncology target.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Aurora Kinases
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / enzymology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics
  • Computer Simulation
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Dasatinib
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Design
  • Drug Discovery
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Imidazoles / chemistry
  • Imidazoles / pharmacokinetics
  • Imidazoles / pharmacology*
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Melanocytes / physiology
  • Mice
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
  • Neoplasm Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Oncogenes
  • Phenotype
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogenes
  • Pyrazines / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrazines / chemistry
  • Pyrazines / pharmacokinetics
  • Pyrazines / pharmacology*
  • Pyrimidines / metabolism
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thiazoles / metabolism

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Imidazoles
  • KHDRBS1 protein, human
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrazines
  • Pyrimidines
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • Thiazoles
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • PTK6 protein, human
  • Aurora Kinases
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Dasatinib