Discovery of 'molecular switches' within a GIRK activator scaffold that afford selective GIRK inhibitors.

Authors :: Wen W
Wu W
Romaine IM
Kaufmann K
Du Y
Sulikowski GA
Weaver CD
Lindsley CW
Source :: Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters [Bioorg Med Chem Lett] 2013 Aug 15; Vol. 23 (16), pp. 4562-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jun 20.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: This letter describes a multi-dimensional SAR campaign based on a potent, efficacious and selective GIRK1/2 activator (~10-fold versus GIRK1/4 and inactive on nonGIRK 1-containing GIRKs, GIRK 2 or GIRK2/3). Further chemical optimization through an iterative parallel synthesis effort identified multiple 'molecular switches' that modulated the mode of pharmacology from activator to inhibitor, as well as engendering varying selectivity profiles for GIRK1/2 and GIRK1/4. Importantly, these compounds were all inactive on nonGIRK1 containing GIRK channels. However, SAR was challenging as subtle structural modifications had large effects on both mode of pharmacology and GIRK1/2 and GIRK1/4 channel selectivity.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Biotransformation
G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels chemistry
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Pharmaceutical Preparations chemistry
Protein Binding
Structure-Activity Relationship
Drug Discovery
G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels antagonists & inhibitors
Pharmaceutical Preparations chemical synthesis

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