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  2. Discovery of a Potent and Selective BCL-XL Inhibitor with in Vivo Activity

Discovery of a Potent and Selective BCL-XL Inhibitor with in Vivo Activity

  • ACS Med Chem Lett. 2014 Aug 26;5(10):1088-93. doi: 10.1021/ml5001867.
Zhi-Fu Tao 1 Lisa Hasvold 1 Le Wang 1 Xilu Wang 1 Andrew M Petros 1 Chang H Park 1 Erwin R Boghaert 1 Nathaniel D Catron 1 Jun Chen 1 Peter M Colman 2 Peter E Czabotar 2 Kurt Deshayes 3 Wayne J Fairbrother 3 John A Flygare 3 Sarah G Hymowitz 3 Sha Jin 1 Russell A Judge 1 Michael F T Koehler 3 Peter J Kovar 1 Guillaume Lessene 4 Michael J Mitten 1 Chudi O Ndubaku 3 Paul Nimmer 1 Hans E Purkey 3 Anatol Oleksijew 1 Darren C Phillips 1 Brad E Sleebs 2 Brian J Smith 2 Morey L Smith 1 Stephen K Tahir 1 Keith G Watson 2 Yu Xiao 1 John Xue 1 Haichao Zhang 1 Kerry Zobel 3 Saul H Rosenberg 1 Chris Tse 1 Joel D Leverson 1 Steven W Elmore 1 Andrew J Souers 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 AbbVie, Inc. , 1 North Waukegan Road, North Chicago, Illinois 60064 United States.
  • 2 The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research , 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia ; Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
  • 3 Genentech, Inc. , 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080 United States.
  • 4 The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research , 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia ; Department of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia ; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
Abstract

A-1155463, a highly potent and selective Bcl-xL Inhibitor, was discovered through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) fragment screening and structure-based design. This compound is substantially more potent against BCL-XL-dependent cell lines relative to our recently reported inhibitor, WEHI-539, while possessing none of its inherent pharmaceutical liabilities. A-1155463 caused a mechanism-based and reversible thrombocytopenia in mice and inhibited H146 small cell lung Cancer xenograft tumor growth in vivo following multiple doses. A-1155463 thus represents an excellent tool molecule for studying Bcl-xL biology as well as a productive lead structure for further optimization.

Keywords

BCL-2; BCL-XL; apoptosis; cancer.

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