Discovery of pyrimidine benzimidazoles as Src-family selective Lck inhibitors. Part II

Guobao Zhang, Pingda Ren, Nathanael S. Gray, Taebo Sim, Xia Wang, Yi Liu, Jianwei Che, Weitong Dong, Shin Shay Tian, Mark L. Sandberg, Tracy A. Spalding, Russell Romeo, Maya Iskandar, Zhiliang Wang, H. Martin Seidel, Donald S. Karanewsky, Yun He

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    Abstract

    A series of 4-amino-6-benzimidazole-pyrimidines was designed to target lymphocyte-specific tyrosine kinase (Lck), a member of the Src-family kinases (SFKs). These type II inhibitors were optimized using a cellular Lck-dependent proliferation assay and are capable of inhibiting Lck at single-digit nanomolar concentrations. This scaffold is likely to serve a valuable template for developing potent inhibitors of a number of SFKs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6691-6695
    Number of pages5
    JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
    Volume19
    Issue number23
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009 Dec 1

    Keywords

    • Autoimmune disease
    • Kinase inhibitor
    • Lck inhibitor
    • Pyrimidine benzimidazoles
    • Transplantation rejection

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Medicine
    • Molecular Biology
    • Pharmaceutical Science
    • Drug Discovery
    • Clinical Biochemistry
    • Organic Chemistry

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