Insights into the Action of Inhibitor Enantiomers against Histone Lysine Demethylase 5A

John R. Horton, Xu Liu, Lizhen Wu, Kai Zhang, John Shanks, Xing Zhang, Ganesha Rai, Bryan T. Mott, Daniel J. Jansen, Stephen C. Kales, Mark J. Henderson, Katherine Pohida, Yuhong Fang, Xin Hu, Ajit Jadhav, David J. Maloney, Matthew D. Hall, Anton Simeonov, Haian Fu, Paula M. VertinoQin Yan, Xiaodong Cheng

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Abstract

Isomers of chiral drugs can exhibit marked differences in biological activities. We studied the binding and inhibitory activities of 12 compounds against KDM5A. Among them are two pairs of enantiomers representing two distinct inhibitor chemotypes, namely, (R)- and (S)-2-((2-chlorophenyl)(2-(piperidin-1-yl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine-7-carboxylic acid (compounds N51 and N52) and (R)- and (S)-N-(1-(3-isopropyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carbonyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (compounds N54 and N55). In vitro, the S enantiomer of the N51/N52 pair (N52) and the R enantiomer of the N54/N55 pair (N54) exhibited about 4- to 5-fold greater binding affinity. The more potent enzyme inhibition of KDM5A by the R-isoform for the cell-permeable N54/N55 pair translated to differences in growth inhibitory activity. We determined structures of the KDM5A catalytic domain in complex with all 12 inhibitors, which revealed the interactions (or lack thereof) responsible for the differences in binding affinity. These results provide insights to guide improvements in binding potency and avenues for development of cell permeable inhibitors of the KDM5 family.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3193-3208
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume61
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 12 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Drug Discovery

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