Discovery and optimization of chromenotriazolopyrimidines as potent inhibitors of the mouse double minute 2-tumor protein 53 protein-protein interaction.
Tumor protein 53 (p53) is a critical regulator of cell cycle and apoptosis that is frequently disabled in human tumors. In many tumor types, p53 is deleted or mutated, but in others p53 is inactivated by overexpression or amplification of its negative regulator mouse double minute 2 (MDM2). A high-throughput screening effort identified 6,7-bis(4-bromophenyl)-7,12-dihydro-6H-chromeno[4,3-d][1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine as a potent inhibitor of the MDM2-p53 protein-protein interaction. This screening hit was found to be chemically unstable and difficult to handle due to poor DMSO solubility. Co-crystallization with the target protein helped to direct further optimization and provided a tractable lead series of novel MDM2-p53 inhibitors. In cellular assays, these compounds were shown to upregulate p53 protein levels and p53 signaling and to cause p53-dependent inhibition of proliferation and apoptosis.
Chemistry Research and Discovery, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, USA. johallen@amgen.com
John G
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Allen
Matthew P
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Bourbeau
G Erich
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Wohlhieter
Michael D
MD
Bartberger
Klaus
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Michelsen
Randall
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Hungate
Robert C
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Gadwood
Rick D
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Gaston
Bruce
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Evans
Larry W
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Mann
Michael E
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Matison
Stephen
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Schneider
Xin
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Huang
Dongyin
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Yu
Paul S
PS
Andrews
Andreas
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Reichelt
Alexander M
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Long
Peter
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Yakowec
Evelyn Y
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Yang
Tani Ann
TA
Lee
Jonathan D
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Oliner
D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D055808:Drug Discovery; D045325:HCT116 Cells; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism*
D011743:Pyrimidines; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2