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  2. Discovery and SAR exploration of a novel series of imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ones as potent and selective mTOR kinase inhibitors

Discovery and SAR exploration of a novel series of imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ones as potent and selective mTOR kinase inhibitors

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Nov 15;21(22):6793-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.09.035.
Deborah S Mortensen 1 Sophie M Perrin-Ninkovic Roy Harris Branden G S Lee Graziella Shevlin Matt Hickman Gody Khambatta Rene R Bisonette Kimberly E Fultz Sabita Sankar
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Affiliation

  • 1 Medicinal Chemistry, Celgene Corporation, 4550 Towne Centre Court, San Diego, CA 92121, USA. dmortens@celgene.com
Abstract

We report here the discovery of a novel series of selective mTOR kinase inhibitors. A series of imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ones, represented by screening hit 1, was developed into lead compounds with excellent mTOR potency and exquisite kinase selectivity. Potent compounds from this series show >1000-fold selectivity over the related PI3Kα lipid kinase. Further, compounds such as 2 achieve mTOR pathway inhibition, blocking both mTORC1 and mTORC2 signaling, in PC3 Cancer cells as measured by inhibition of pS6 and pAkt (S473).

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