PMID: 26141769

Authors:

Gessier F, Kallen J, Jacoby E, Chene P, Stachyra-Valat T, Ruetz S, Jeay S, Holzer P, Masuya K, Furet P

Title:

Discovery of dihydroisoquinolinone derivatives as novel inhibitors of the p53-MDM2 interaction with a distinct binding mode.

Journal:

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2015 Jun 23. pii: S0960-894X(15)00651-4. doi:, 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.06.058.

Abstract:

Blocking the interaction between the p53 tumor suppressor and its regulatory protein MDM2 is a promising therapeutic concept under current investigation in oncology drug research. We report here the discovery of the first representatives of a new class of small molecule inhibitors of this protein-protein interaction: the dihydroisoquinolinones. Starting from an initial hit identified by virtual screening, a derivatization program has resulted in compound 11, a low nanomolar inhibitor of the p53-MDM2 interaction showing significant cellular activity. Initially based on a binding mode hypothesis, this effort was then guided by a X-ray co-crystal structure of MDM2 in complex with one of the synthesized analogs. The X-ray structure revealed an unprecedented binding mode for p53-MDM2 inhibitors.