Tricyclic farnesyl protein transferase inhibitors: crystallographic and calorimetric studies of structure-activity relationships.

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Strickland CL, Weber PC, Windsor WT, Wu Z, Le HV, Albanese MM, Alvarez CS, Cesarz D, del Rosario J, Deskus J, Mallams AK, Njoroge FG, Piwinski JJ, Remiszewski S, Rossman RR, Taveras AG, Vibulbhan B, Doll RJ, Girijavallabhan VM, Ganguly AK

Tricyclic farnesyl protein transferase inhibitors: crystallographic and calorimetric studies of structure-activity relationships.

J Med Chem. 1999 Jun 17;42(12):2125-35.

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Abstract

Crystallographic and thermodynamic studies of farnesyl protein transferase (FPT) complexed with novel tricyclic inhibitors provide insights into the observed SAR for this unique class of nonpeptidic FPT inhibitors. The crystallographic structures reveal a binding pattern conserved across the mono-, di-, and trihalogen series. In the complexes, the tricycle spans the FPT active site cavity and interacts with both protein atoms and the isoprenoid portion of bound farnesyl diphosphate. An amide carbonyl, common to the tricyclic compounds described here, participates in a water-mediated hydrogen bond to the protein backbone. Ten high-resolution crystal structures of inhibitors complexed with FPT are reported. Included are crystallographic data for FPT complexed with SCH 66336, a compound currently undergoing clinical trials as an anticancer agent (SCH 66336, 4-[2-[4-(3,10-dibromo-8-chloro-6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[5, 6]cyclohepta[1, 2-b]pyridin-11-yl)-1-piperidinyl]-2-oxoethyl]-1-piperidinecarbo xamide ). Thermodynamic binding parameters show favorable enthalpies of complex formation and small net entropic contributions as observed for 4-[2-[4-(3,10-dibromo-8-chloro-6,11-dihydro-11H-benzo[5, 6]cyclohepta[1, 2-b]pyridin-11-ylidene)-1-piperidinyl]-2-oxoethyl]pyridine N-oxide where DeltaH degrees bind = -12.5 kcal/mol and TDeltaS degrees bind = -1.5 kcal/mol.

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Binding Properties

Drug	Target	Property	Measurement	pH	Temperature (°C)
Lonafarnib	Protein farnesyltransferase/geranylgeranyltransferase type-1 subunit alpha	IC 50 (nM)	1.9	N/A	N/A	Details