PMID: 18579375

Authors:

Cancilla MT, He MM, Viswanathan N, Simmons RL, Taylor M, Fung AD, Cao K, Erlanson DA

Title:

Discovery of an Aurora kinase inhibitor through site-specific dynamic combinatorial chemistry.

Journal:

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Jul 15;18(14):3978-81. Epub 2008 Jun 10.

Abstract:

We demonstrate a fragment-based lead discovery method that combines site-directed ligand discovery with dynamic combinatorial chemistry. Our technique targets dynamic combinatorial screening to a specified region of a protein by using reversible disulfide chemistry. We have used this technology to rapidly identify inhibitors of the drug target Aurora A that span the purine-binding site and the adaptive pocket of the kinase. The binding mode of a noncovalent inhibitor has been further characterized through crystallography.