In this paper we describe a series of 3-cyano-5-aryl-7-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine hits identified by kinase-focused subset screening as starting points for the structure-based design of conformationally constrained 6-acetamido-indole inhibitors of CK2. The synthesis, SAR, and effects of this novel series on Akt signaling and cell proliferation in vitro are described.
Keywords: CK2; casein kinase; pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine; structure-based design.