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A Selective and Orally Bioavailable Quinoline-6-Carbonitrile-Based Inhibitor of CDK8/19 Mediator Kinase with Tumor-Enriched Pharmacokinetics

  • Li Zhang
    Li Zhang
    Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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  • Chen Cheng
    Chen Cheng
    Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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  • Jing Li
    Jing Li
    Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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  • Lili Wang
    Lili Wang
    Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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  • Alexander A. Chumanevich
    Alexander A. Chumanevich
    Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
  • Donald C. Porter
    Donald C. Porter
    Senex Biotechnology, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
  • Aleksei Mindich
    Aleksei Mindich
    CSC BIOCAD, Strelna, Saint-Petersburg 198515, Russia
    Biotechnology Department, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Sochi 354340, Russia
  • Svetlana Gorbunova
    Svetlana Gorbunova
    CSC BIOCAD, Strelna, Saint-Petersburg 198515, Russia
  • Igor B. Roninson
    Igor B. Roninson
    Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
    Senex Biotechnology, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
  • Mengqian Chen*
    Mengqian Chen
    Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
    Senex Biotechnology, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
    *Email: [email protected]
  • , and 
  • Campbell McInnes*
    Campbell McInnes
    Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
    *Email: [email protected]
Cite this: J. Med. Chem. 2022, 65, 4, 3420–3433
Publication Date (Web):February 3, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01951
Copyright © 2022 American Chemical Society

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    Senexins are potent and selective quinazoline inhibitors of CDK8/19 Mediator kinases. To improve their potency and metabolic stability, quinoline-based derivatives were designed through a structure-guided strategy based on the simulated drug–target docking model of Senexin A and Senexin B. A library of quinoline-Senexin derivatives was synthesized to explore the structure–activity relationship (SAR). An optimized compound 20a (Senexin C) exhibits potent CDK8/19 inhibitory activity with high selectivity. Senexin C is more metabolically stable and provides a more sustained inhibition of CDK8/19-dependent cellular gene expression when compared with the prototype inhibitor Senexin B. In vivo pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) evaluation using a novel tumor-based PD assay showed good oral bioavailability of Senexin C with a strong tumor-enrichment PK profile and tumor-PD marker responses. Senexin C inhibits MV4-11 leukemia growth in a systemic in vivo model with good tolerability.

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    • Molecular modeling of compound 20b; Kd and binding kinetics of Senexin B/Senexin C for CDK8/19; PK/PD analysis of Senexin B; kinase selectivity panel data for Senexin C; qPCR primer sequences; synthetic procedures; characterization of compounds 8a–8j and 20a–20n; and LC–MS data for the determination of purity (PDF)

    • Molecular docking of 8a to CDK8 (4F7S) (PDB)

    • Molecular docking of Senexin A to CDK8 (4F7S) (PDB)

    • Molecular docking of 20a to CDK8 (4F7S) (PDB)

    • Molecular docking of Senexin B to CDK8 (4F7S) (PDB)

    • Molecular formula strings (CSV)

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