The Library
Rapid covalent-probe discovery by electrophile-fragment screening
Tools
Tools
Tools
(2019) Rapid covalent-probe discovery by electrophile-fragment screening. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141 (22). pp. 8951-8968. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b02822
|
PDF
WRAP-rapid-covalent-probe-discovery-electrophile-fragment-screening-Dowson-2019.pdf - Published Version - Requires a PDF viewer. Available under License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Download (4Mb) | Preview |
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b02822
Abstract
Covalent probes can display unmatched potency, selectivity, and duration of action; however, their discovery is challenging. In principle, fragments that can irreversibly bind their target can overcome the low affinity that limits reversible fragment screening, but such electrophilic fragments were considered nonselective and were rarely screened. We hypothesized that mild electrophiles might overcome the selectivity challenge and constructed a library of 993 mildly electrophilic fragments. We characterized this library by a new high-throughput thiol-reactivity assay and screened them against 10 cysteine-containing proteins. Highly reactive and promiscuous fragments were rare and could be easily eliminated. In contrast, we found hits for most targets. Combining our approach with high-throughput crystallography allowed rapid progression to potent and selective probes for two enzymes, the deubiquitinase OTUB2 and the pyrophosphatase NUDT7. No inhibitors were previously known for either. This study highlights the potential of electrophile-fragment screening as a practical and efficient tool for covalent-ligand discovery.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QP Physiology |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Electrophiles , Chemical inhibitors , Enzyme inhibitors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of the American Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | American Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 0002-7863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official Date: | 7 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates: |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume: | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number: | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 8951-8968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1021/jacs.9b02822 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RIOXX Funder/Project Grant: |
|
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year
