Abstract
Monopolar spindle 1 (Mps1) is an attractive oncology target due to its high expression level in cancer cells as well as the correlation of its expression levels with histological grades of cancers. An imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine 10a was identified during an HTS campaign. Although 10a exhibited good biochemical activity, its moderate cellular as well as antiproliferative activities needed to be improved. The cocrystal structure of an analogue of 10a guided our lead optimization to introduce substituents at the 6-position of the scaffold, giving the 6-aryl substituted 21b which had improved cellular activity but no oral bioavailability in rat. Property-based optimization at the 6-position and a scaffold change led to the discovery of the imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine-based 27f, an extremely potent (cellular Mps1 IC50 = 0.70 nM, A549 IC50 = 6.0 nM), selective Mps1 inhibitor over 192 kinases, which could be orally administered and was active in vivo. This 27f demonstrated remarkable antiproliferative activity in the nanomolar range against various tissue cancer cell lines.
MeSH terms
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Administration, Oral
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Animals
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Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
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Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
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Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
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Cell Cycle Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Cell Proliferation / drug effects
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Cell Survival / drug effects
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Drug Discovery*
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Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
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Female
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Humans
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Imidazoles / chemical synthesis
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Imidazoles / chemistry
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Imidazoles / pharmacology*
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Mice, Nude
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Molecular Structure
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors / chemistry
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism
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Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
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Pyridazines / chemical synthesis
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Pyridazines / chemistry
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Pyridazines / pharmacology*
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Rats
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Structure-Activity Relationship
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Cell Cycle Proteins
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Imidazoles
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N-cyclopropyl-4-(8-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)methylamino)-6-(1,1,1-trifluoro-2-methylpropan-2-ylamino)imidazo(1,2-b)pyridazin-3-yl)benzamide
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors
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Pyridazines
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Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
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Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
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TTK protein, human