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  2. 3-(7-Azaindolyl)-4-arylmaleimides as potent, selective inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase-3

3-(7-Azaindolyl)-4-arylmaleimides as potent, selective inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase-3

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Jun 21;14(12):3245-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.03.090.
Han-Cheng Zhang 1 Hong Ye Bruce R Conway Claudia K Derian Michael F Addo Gee-Hong Kuo Leonard R Hecker Diane R Croll Jian Li Lori Westover Jun Z Xu Richard Look Keith T Demarest Patricia Andrade-Gordon Bruce P Damiano Bruce E Maryanoff
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Affiliation

  • 1 Drug Discovery, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Spring House, PA 19477-0776, USA. hzhang@prdus.jnj.com
Abstract

A novel series of acyclic 3-(7-azaindolyl)-4-(aryl/heteroaryl)maleimides was synthesized and evaluated for activity against GSK-3beta and selectivity versus PKC-betaII, as well as a broad panel of protein kinases. Compounds 14 and 17c potently inhibited GSK-3beta (IC(50)=7 and 26 nM, respectively) and exhibited excellent selectivity over PKC-betaII (325 and >385-fold, respectively). Compound 17c was also highly selective against 68 Other protein kinases. In a cell-based functional assay, both 14 and 17c effectively increased glycogen synthase activity by inhibiting GSK-3beta.

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